THE FIRST CONFERENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE INDUSTRY IN B&H
Details of the organization
Name *
Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country *
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Website (URL)
http://www.mkt.gov.ba
Type *
Governments
National implementation mechanism
The organization has a strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level:
No
The organization has a national e-strategy:
No
Information about the project
Project title *
THE FIRST CONFERENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE INDUSTRY IN B&H
Description *
The Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with Bit Alliance of BiH organised the First Software Development Conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina ever, that was held on 25 April 2017 in the Bosnian Parliament assembly. More than 500 participants were present from different institutions of BiH, including 2 governmental entities of BiH, foreign embassies and organizations, faculties, school representatives and teachers, NGO-s, employment agencies and media at the conference The aim was to present and promote the potential of domestic software industry, as a potential solution to attract youngsters to enroll in IT faculties and studies, creating an opportunity for employment and retention in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two main category topics were discussed: 1. Rise and of development trends of software industry in BiH, presentation of successful stories 2. Good practices of institutional support to the development of the software industry in BiH
Project website
http://www.mkt.gov.ba/saopstenja/default.aspx?id=5673&langTag=bs-BA
Geographical coverage *
National implementation:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Status *
Ongoing
from 25/04/2017
to
25/04/2017
Partners
Bit Alliance (1. Atlantbh, 2.Authority Partners, 3. BS Telecom Solutions, 4.codeNest, 5.Comtrade, 6.Config, 7.Green River Media, 8.Imel, 9.Klika, 10Lanaco, 11.MANIA, 12.Ministry of Programming, 13.Misija:Web, 14.Mistral, 15.NSoft, 16.PING, 17.Symphony, 18.ZIRA).
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
*
Capacity building
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
Project type *
Project
Programme
Conference
Training initiative
