The first day of the conference will feature an Opening Ceremony. This session will welcome all participants to the 16th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance and officially start the 4-day programme. It will be addressed by the following people:

• Marielza Oliveira | Director of the UNESCO Communications and Information Sector's Division for Digital Inclusion, Policies and Transformation
• Roberto Tostes Reis |  Vice President of Technology at ABEP-TIC (Brazilian Association of State Entities of Information and Communication Technology)
• Elsa Estevez | Chair of the ICEGOV Steering Committee