STIKK completes the workshops session for drafting the National IT Strategy

On the 22nd and 29th of May, STIKK held the final workshops for drafting the National IT Strategy.

These workshop covered module 5.2: Strategy Organization and Implementation and module 6: Monitoring and Evaluation.

These workshops were supported by the Norwegian Embassy and GIZ.

STIKK Job Fair 2014

STIKK in cooperation with member companies and with the assistance of Academia Partners organized “STIKK Job Fair 2014” for the ICT Sector, with the aim of reducing unemployment and providing opportunities to students and professionals to be introduced with the private sector and the market needs for employment.

The “STIKK Job Fair 2014” was held on May 27, 2014, at the Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK), in Prishtina. There were 11 ICT companies (Trokit, SAP, AdaptivIT, ASECCO, Cacttus, DataPrognet, ITD, Sollaborate, ZAG Apps, DM Consulting and Entermedia) participating in the Job Fair. Each of these companies had the opportunity to promote themselves and their products/services, where there were 40 job vacancies.

During the day, 560 visitors came to visit the Job Fair and apply for the opened vacancies.

Based on the feedback from the participating companies, each company contacted approximately 120 students/professional during the day. Moreover, the companies and participants were satisfied with the overall organization of the “STIKK Job Fair 2014”, especially with the location and time.

STIKK is planning to organize more and better Job Fairs for the ICT sector in the near future.

STIKK takes part at the e-Leadership Regional Cluster Event

On the 21st of May STIKK took part at the e-Leadership Regional Cluster Event which was organized by ESI Center and took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The event tackled topics like e-leadership and e-competences in IT-intensive industries. The speakers of the conference were Dr. Paul Nielsen from SEI-CMU, Richard Soley from OMG, André Richier from the European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry, and many others.

STIKK participated in public consultation and presentation of the IPA II program- regional collaboration 2014-2020 Kosovo- Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia

On 16th of May, 2014 STIKK tool part on public consultant and presentation of IPA II program- regional collaboration 2014-2020 Kosovo-FYROM organized from EU IPA CBC Programme Macedonia-Kosovo at Restaurant Buajana, Gjilan.

At this meeting representatives of the Kosovar Ministry of Administration and Local Government, representative of CBIB+, mayor of Vitia, vice-president of the municipality of Gjilan and participants from civil society and academia participated.

The purpose of this consultation and public presentation was to inform the public and interested parties on the draft version of the IPA CBC Programme II between Kosovo and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for the period 2014 -2020.