iPRES 2025 Recording - Day 2 - Opening keynote: 'Digital Nation' - Tuvalu's Future Now | Zenodo Skip to main Communities My dashboard Log in Sign up iPRES 2025 Recordings Published November 2025 | Version v1 Video/Audio Open iPRES 2025 Recording - Day 2 - Opening keynote: 'Digital Nation' - Tuvalu's Future Now Authors/Creators Kofe, Simon Description Day 2 - Keynote 1: 'Digital Nation' - Tuvalu's Future Now The Honourable Simon Kofe Minister for Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovation, Government of Tuvalu Simon Kofe is a Tuvaluan politician, lawyer, and advocate for climate action on the global stage. He currently serves as Tuvalu’s Minister for Transport, Energy, Communication and Innovation, and previously held the Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs portfolio. Trained in law in the Pacific, Kofe has been instrumental in advancing Tuvalu’s digital transformation through the Future Now Project, which safeguards Tuvalu’s sovereignty, culture, and governance systems in the face of rising seas. Kofe gained international recognition at COP26, where he delivered a speech while standing knee-deep in seawater to highlight the existential threat of climate change to low-lying islands. His leadership has also been central to global advocacy for a shipping carbon levy and redefining statehood in international law. Beyond politics, Kofe is deeply committed to youth empowerment, sports development, and community service, embodying Tuvalu’s values of resilience, innovation, and collective responsibility. Files day_02_0930_opening_keynote_room_c (1080p).mp4 Files (959.1 MB) Name Size day_02_0930_opening_keynote_room_c (1080p).mp4 md5:5387f49f2f10337de777b1a1503dd2d6 959.1 MB Preview Download 24 Views 12 Downloads Show more details All versions This version Views Total views 24 24 Downloads Total downloads 12 12 Data volume Total data volume 41.2 GB 41.2 GB More info on how stats are collected.... Versions External resources Indexed in OpenAIRE Communities Details DOI DOI Badge DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19688642 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19688642) reStructuredText .. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19688642.svg :target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19688642 HTML <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19688642"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19688642.svg" alt="DOI"></a> Image URL https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19688642.svg Target URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19688642 Resource type Video/Audio Publisher iPRES 2025 Conference iPRES 2025, the 21st International Conference on Digital Preservation , Wellington, New Zealand, 3 - 7 November 2025 (Session 'Keynote 1') Rights License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International The Creative Commons Attribution license allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the condition that the creator is appropriately credited. Read more Citation Export Technical metadata Created April 22, 2026 Modified April 22, 2026 Jump up About About Policies Infrastructure Principles Projects Roadmap Contact Blog Blog Support Help FAQ Developers REST API OAI-PMH Contribute GitHub Donate Funded by Powered by CERN Data Centre & InvenioRDM Status Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of Use This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies