ict impact in republic of kosova
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Presentation held by Ms. Vjolca Cavolli as a part of the ICT the enabler for business development in the region Session at the 8th SEEITA and 7th MASIT Open Days Conference, 14th-15th October, 2010TRANSCRIPT
8th SEEITA – 7th SEE ICT Forum Meeting & 7th MASIT Open Days Conference14-15 October 2010, Ohrid www.seeita.org
ICT Impact in Republic of Kosova
Vjollca Cavolli
STIKK Executive Director
8th SEEITA – 7th SEE ICT Forum Meeting & 7th MASIT Open Days Conference14-15 October 2010, Ohrid www.seeita.org
About Republic of Kosova
• Population: approximately 2.2 million
• Ethnic composition: 90 % Albanians, 5 % Serbs,
2 % Muslim Slavs (Bosniaks, Gorans),
2 % Roma and 1 % Turks
• Distribution: 42 % urban, 58 % rural
• Diaspora: over 500,000 people living abroad
• Languages: Albanian, Serbian, English.
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E-Government
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•E-Wealth management
•Intranet & CMS
•E-Municipality
•E-Tourism
Government on-line
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E-Banking•Institutional Payment
•National Payment
•International payment
•Account movements and balances
•Daily account statements
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Telecommunication sector overview
Internet and Broadband
13 ISP providers in market
4 national wholesalers; PTK j.s.c /Dardanet, Ipko, Kujtesa and ArtMotion
Broadband penetration has reached 6.08% per population and 36% per household
Market share based on the number
of Internet connections %21.28
53.86
54.85Telecom of Kosovo
Ipko
Kujtesa
Source: TRA Regulatory Framework
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Telecommunication sector overview
Market Players Vala Ipko D3 mobile Z mobile
Business Model/Type MNO
GSM 900
MNO
GSM
900/1800
MVNO
GSM
MVNO
GSM
Market share (users-
SIM)
66.35% 31.87% 0.81% 1%
Market share (Revenue) 79.53% 20.37% - -
Prepaid subscribers 96.5 %
Postpaid subscribers 3.5%
Source: TRA Regulatory Framework
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Skill upgrading
• 27.000 teachers expected to be ECDL certified over the next 2 years
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Intangible investments and assets
•Restaurant Management•Accounting Solutions•CMS(Content Management System)•CRM(Customer relationship management)•Document Management•Collaborative Solutions (Share Point)•AMIS (Application for management of purchased requests)
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Intellectual property
• Balanced regulation and use of IPRs are important for small firms.
• STIKK in cooperation with USAID will publish the IPR Manual for Software companies on 26th
October 2010.
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Thank You
Vjollca CavolliSTIKK Executive Director