26.01.2016

STIKK is looking for a Junior Project Manager

STIKK is looking to hire a Junior Project Manager with at least 1 year of experience in project management or at least project assistant.

Required Qualifications

– Experience in project management, or at least project assistant;
– Excellent English language skills;
– Solid editing and writing skills;
– Experience with Social Media;
– Computer Literate;
– Good communications and social skills;
– Proven organisational skills and the ability to work independently;
– Familiarity with Content Management Systems and Mail Chimp (optional).

Check out the Terms of Reference attached in order to find out more about the position and how to apply: https://stikk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ToR_-_02STIKK2016_-_Junior_Project_Manager.pdf

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22.01.2016

Two important Government Cabinet decisions

In December, the Government of the Republic of Kosovo made two very important decisions related to the ICT sector.

THE INSTITUTE OF BUILDING BECOMES AN INCUBATOR FOR IT BUSINESSES

As a result of STIKK’s continuous lobbying and advocacy for two years, the Government decided on 23 December 2015 (Decision No. 10/65) that the building where the Institute of Building in the Cadastral Zone of Lower Bernice, with an area of 8000m2 announced that from henceforth will be a Business Incubator for enterprises that work in the ICT sector. The Ministry of Trade and Industry will administrate the building, nevertheless STIKK and its member companies will directly benefit from this initiative.

Vendim për Inkubator për IT Biznese (Bërnicë): https://stikk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Vendim_Inkubator_per_IT_Biznese_-_Bernice.pdf

THE NATIONAL IT STRATEGY HAS BEEN APPROVED

During the meeting on the 30 December 2015, the Government of Kosovo decided (No. 14/67) upon the approval of Kosovo’s National IT Strategy. This strategy was prepared during 2014 by STIKK, Ministry of Economic Development, and other stakeholders, with the support of GIZ and the Norwegian Embassy. The strategy itself contains 9 pillars of intervention, implementation of which will significantly contribute to the further development of this sector.

Vendim për Strategjinë Nacionale të IT-së: https://stikk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Vendim_per_Strategjine_Nacionale_te_TI-se.pdf

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15.01.2016

The STIKK Education Advisory Board held its second meeting

The STIKK Education Advisory Board met for the second time on the 14th of January, 2016, at the STIKK Office. This Advisory Board, which includes members of STIKK, aims to support in the training programme development, and to ensure that the preparation of the STIKK Education beneficiaries will suit the needs of ICT companies in Kosovo.

The three IT profiles which STIKK Education will be based on are:

– IT Management
– Software Engineering
– Mobile Development

STIKK, an external curricula expert, and the Advisory Board are working on the curricula which will be used in order to address the issue young people are facing during training and professional development. The vision of this initiative is to raise the local capacities in the ICT sector through professional trainings, designed specifically to meet the needs of the local sector, nevertheless by being in line with international technology trends.

STIKK Education will implement 2 training cycles and other supplementary project activities as foreseen in the activity plan below in a 12-month period 2015–2016. Through the trainings, the young IT enthusiasts will gain specific skill-sets that are currently key on the local and European Union market by successfully mastering over curricula that are in full compliance with the European e-Competence Framework 3.0, which is an initiation of multi-stakeholders from the European ICT sector in order to identify and standardize skills that are currently needed in the market, and which has also been prioritized by the local ICT companies to implement.

Additionally, these 90 young IT enthusiasts will complete guaranteed internship programs within 1 year at STIKK member companies through the internship pool/student placement service of STIKK, which will help them put to practice the newly acquired skills and showcase their skills to potential employers.

This activity is co-financed by GIZ, Norwegian Embassy, and USAID.

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