"Digitization chance for developing countries"

It was organized by the World Economic Forum in Sofia within the framework of the Western Balkans Summit, the Serbian government announced.

The meeting was attended by world political leaders, representatives of international organizations, economic and youth organizations, who talked about three key topics for the region: the economic development of the Western Balkans, digital connectivity and the strengthening of the role of a new generation of young leaders.

Brnabic opened the second panel within the meeting, "Meeting the future by building a digital ecosystem", where she talked about digital transformation and development of the region.

At the beginning of the presentation she emphasised that digitization encourages creativity, innovation, inclusion and modernization of our societies.

Digitisation is a chance for developing countries to catch up with technologically developed countries and reduce the gap in technology and business practices, the Prime Minister said.

The digital agenda for the Western Balkans, as she pointed out, will allow for the reduction of roaming costs, greater coverage of broadband and the construction of e-Government and other electronic services.

Electronic infrastructure is equally important as road and rail infrastructure, and therefore its strengthening is one of Serbia's priorities, Brnabic said, adding that Serbia's goal is to reach EU standards by 2020 and that we have 100% coverage of the territory with that network.

Brnabic said digitization is not just IT - it is the key to launching entrepreneurial culture and further business development, pointing out that the IT sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in Serbia with more than 10% per year,...