TIRANA, April 18 /ATA/- On April 18 -19, Macedonia hosts in Skopje the Western Balkans Digital Summit, which brings together heads of regional governments, representatives of business, regional organizations, youth, academia as well as civil society organizations in the Western Balkans. The main objective of this Summit is to set up a digital platform for exchanging ideas and proposals within the Western Balkans.
On the first day of this summit, Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania Senida Mesi joined the panel on “Integration of Western Balkan Countries in the Pan-European Digital Market” alongside Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Zoran Zaev, President of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Zvizdić, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj and the Minister of Economy of Montenegro Dragica Sekulić.
In her remarks, Vice Prime Minister Mesi, asserting Albania’s full commitment to digital integration of the region with the pan-European digital market, expressed her conviction that this integration will become a reality and that it constitutes a must and commitment towards our citizens and future generations.
As a region, we are fully committed to pushing ahead with digital agenda through concrete projects and joint initiatives. Alignment of digital skills strategies with EU model is a must for entire region,” Mesi said.
Coordinated Roaming policies towards a free Roaming region are part of our commitment. We are fully committed to working together to create a free Roaming Zone, which will further our cooperation in the region, she said.
Touching on significant progress that Albania has made in terms of public service digitalisation, whereby Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is already part of all sectors of the public sector, Mesi emphasized our country’s commitment to host the Western Balkans Digital Summit in 2020.
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