TIRANA, Dec 10 /ATA/ – World Bank’s Acting Country Manager Richard Record hailed Albania as a champion for the GovTech agenda.
In his remarks at a regional conference “Shaping the Shaping the Future of GovTech” in Tirana on Tuesday, the WB senior official underlined that Albania had set an incredible example in successfully implementing the GovTech agenda.
“Today’s theme, shaping the future of GovTech, is a World Bank priority and we are working with various countries around the world to pursue this agenda and we are looking forward to learning from what Albania has done, so that we can implement it in other countries too,” Record said.
“The WB is delighted to support Albania’s GovTech program being implemented the National Agency for Information Society. GovTech is a high-level regional and global program and we are confident that the Albanian program is an amazing example of how the country is implementing it,” he added.
Record underlined that GovTech is a crucial to economic development and its implementation requires strong commitment to public sector reforms and introduction of digital technologies.
WB official highlighted progress in improving business climate, public service delivery, transparence and accountability.
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