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ICT in Serbia. ELITEX New Delhi, 25 – 26 April 2005 . Radmila Medakovic secretary. Overview. Profile of the Republic of Serbia Serbian Chamber of Commerce Information Technology Association ICT sector in Serbia. Profile of the Republic of Serbia – Basic Facts. Area: 88.361 km²
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ICT in Serbia ELITEX New Delhi, 25 – 26 April 2005 Radmila Medakovic secretary
Overview • Profile of the Republic of Serbia • Serbian Chamber of Commerce • Information Technology Association • ICT sector in Serbia ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
Profile of the Republic of Serbia – Basic Facts • Area: 88.361 km² • Population: 7,5 million (excluding Kosovo and Methohia) • Nationality: Serbs • Ethnic Groups: Serbs (82.86%), Bosnjaks (1.82%), Romes (1.44%), Yugoslavs (1.08%), Croats (0.94%), Montenegrians (0.92%), Albanians (0.82%), Slovakians (0.74%), etc. • Employed: 1.850.000 • Capital: Belgrade (1.576.124 inhabitants) • Other major cities: Novi Sad (179.625), Niš (175.391), Kragujevac (147.305), Subotica (100.386) • National Currency: 1 dinar = 100 para, 1 EUR =cca.80,51 dinars, 1 USD=cca.61,3363 dinars (March, 2005) ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
Serbian Chamber of Commerce • Serbian Chamber of Commerce is interest-based, independent and business-professional organization of enterprises, entrepreneurs and other types of organizations performing economic activities on the territory of Serbia, linked by common interest. • Following the examples of the EU countries, adopting the Euro-continental model and respecting our own tradition, the work of all chambers and commerce in Serbia is regulated in a modern manner, in accordance with the Law on Chamber’s of Commerce adopted on November 21, 2001. ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
ICT Association in Serbian Chamber of Commerce • The ICT association currently consists of more than 2000 corporate members. • The IT Association plays an active role in contributing the age of the information society. • Through its operating activities the ICT sector has become better recognized, and therefore substantially influences the preparation for legislation, which will govern the IT market. • Cooperate with government bodies and institutions, as well as with other associations in the ICT field. ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
ICT Association • The target in activities of the ICT Association is: • to enable enterprises engaged in ICT activities to effect directly the creation of economic environment for more successful operation, • to create modern technical and technological precondition for the application and development of information and communication technologies, • to identify a framework for economic and social development in general. ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
ICT Association – members and groups • Members • All enterprises predominantly involved in ICT activities, • Enterprises and organization – users of ICT that have outstanding information development function, • Scientific and educational institution engaged in ICT ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
ICT sector in Serbia ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
ICT sector in Serbia ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
Serbian Internet marketThe number of Internet users in Serbia 2004: 2.2 million S&M Cyber space users ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
Regional location of companies in ICT Source: OECD 2003 ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
ICT sector in Serbia • ICT sector has a high annual growth rate of 18,3% and 5-year projected CAGR of 16,8%. Source: IDC, Market analysis and ICT sector trend in Serbia & Montenegro, 2003 - 2008 (2003). CAGR: Compounded Annual Growth Rate. ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
ICT sector in Serbia • Since 2000. Serbia has found way to build information • society in general. • We have adopted: • law about telecommunications • law about e-signature • law about info-tech parks • We have started the process of: • establishing partners relations with leading world companies in ICT sector • software legalisations • operation systems localization for the use of Serbian language ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
ICT sector in Serbia • Advantages: • Qualified personnel resources • Creativity, flexibility and receptivity for new trends • High technological level not lagging behind the world trends • High level knows and skills • Tradition • Internationally competitive industry of software • Competitiveness on non-price bases - highly qualified labor • Price-based competitiveness • Geo-strategic position ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
Development regional cooperation Free Trade Agreements: • The South East Europe Free Trade Area enables • duty-free access to a market of 60 million people. • The diversity of the eight countries in the area, in • terms of their position, legal environment, • growth potential, availability of resources and • prices, offers a great opportunity for companies • to combine different parts of the region in order • to achieve the best business performance. ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
Development regional cooperation Free Trade Agreements: Serbia and Montenegro has a Free Trade Agreement with the Russian Federation Memorandum of understending and cooperation with the IT Association Russian Federation ELITEX 2005 - ICT sector in Serbia
ICT in Serbia Secretary Radmila Medaković radmila.medakovic@pks.co.yu itodbor@pks.co.yu ELITEX New Delhi, 25 – 26 April 2005