TIRANA, May 31 /ATA/ About 20 thousand young men and women are expected to attend the TUMO Center’s courses in the field of technology and coding this year.
This is what the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, said at the 4th international ICITTBT conference, which brought together experts, researchers and businesses to discuss the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Cyber Security, Smart Cities and the Digital Economy.
Veliaj said that “Tirana is ready to host two new study programs, which will pave the way for the adoption of new technologies and the creation of a sustainable digital economy.”
“This year 20,000 students, aged 12 to 18 years , are expected to attend TUMO courses. Meanwhile, for the age from 18 to 22, we are gearing up to introduce the ‘Ecole 42’ project from France and for the age over 22, for start-up, “Plug & Play” from California. We discussed with Granoff from AADF how to start these courses next semester and make Tirana a champion, as it is in many fields, in tourism, in urban design, and in many other activities. In the field of technology, today we are moving faster than any other country, and of course, Tirana is poised to be at the top, just as it is in all other fields,” Veliaj said.
Veliaj emphasized the importance of these areas in the development of cities and improving the lives of citizens.
“It is a great pleasure to see Tirana full of life and activities, but above all conferences like these, which promote digitalization and the culture of future jobs in Tirana. The fact that Tirana today is the most interesting ecosystem in the Balkans, where the highest employment is concentrated in the digital field and in the field of tourism, and the fact that Tirana is today the leading city, where children aged 12-18 call education at Tumo a digital right, that is, 1,600 to 2,000 children today on a full municipal scholarship learn all these skills, I believe that for the Canadian Institute of Technology, for many of those who are engaged in the sciences that produce the employment of the future, for us they are very important part of the ecosystem”, said Veliaj.
This conference is expected to create new opportunities for international cooperation and highlight Albania’s role as an important hub for technological innovation in the region.
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