Peder Wiese from Statens IT (Denmark) elected as the new President of EURITAS

Following the recent elections, Peder Wiese from Denmark’s Statens IT has been elected President of EURITAS, the European association of public sector ICT service providers. Serving alongside him as Vice Presidents will be Saša Bilić from Croatia’s APIS IT, Roland Ledinger from Austria’s Federal Computing Centre (BRZ), and Pier Paolo Greco from Italy’s Assinter.

Peder Wiese is currently Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Statens It in Denmark. Along with a technical background, he brings leadership in national public IT operations, and a track record of collaborative projects.

Advancing EURITAS’ mission

„Having worked with EURITAS for more than five years – as Vice President, Chair of the Joint Advisors Group, and Head of the Open Source Work Group – I have gained valuable insights into the challenges facing public IT service providers across Europe. I am excited to build on that experience as we move forward together“, said Wiese after the elections.

He expressed his gratitude to all members of the EURITAS family for their trust and support and extended special thanks to the Danish Agency for Governmental IT Services for backing this important collaboration, adding that he looks forward to what can be achieved together in the coming years.

The newly elected leadership team will continue to advance EURITAS’s mission of strengthening collaboration among Europe’s public ICT service providers, promoting digital sovereignty, and supporting innovation and efficiency in public administration across the continent.

About EURITAS

EURITAS as the European association of public IT service providers currently comprises 14 member organizations from eleven European countries. Combined, they employ more than 50.000 IT specialists and provide digital public services for almost 200 million European citizens.