Vesa Lipponen is the Chief Information Officer at the Finnish Ministry of Finance, where he leads ICT governance and digital transformation across ten central government agencies.

With more than 15 years of experience in public sector digitalisation, Vesa has played a key role in designing and delivering government-wide transformation programmes. His background in social sciences informs his strong focus on ethics, public value, and the evolving role of government in the digital era.

In his current role, he oversees ICT governance for major public institutions, including the Finnish Tax Administration, Customs, Statistics Finland, the State Treasury, and the VATT Institute for Economic Research. He has worked across all levels of government and has extensive experience in public administration, policymaking, and the national budget process.

Vesa is currently leading work on two major national reforms: the transformation of Finland’s gambling system and the digitalisation of state aid processes.

He is particularly interested in how artificial intelligence can strengthen public sector productivity, improve services, and support better government decision-making.