Workshops for STIKK Export Promotion Service (EPS) & STIKK Innovation Hub
During the first week of December 2015, STIKK organized 2 workshops for its services, respectively STIKK Export Promotion Service (EPS) and STIKK Innovation Hub.
STIKK Export Promotion Service (EPS)
Export Promotion Service (EPS) workshop was organized at STIKK in co-operation with GIZ. Mr. Lucas Von Zallinger was the facilitator of this workshop, honing Export Promotion Services for STIKK and its partners in the context of ICT.
Different partners participated in the workshop including Cacttus, LINK PLUS IT, ADAPTIV IT, ASSECO.
The outcomes of the workshop were threefold:
– STIKK’s EPS and its operations have shown that there is a problem with market research/business intelligence for the ICT sector in Kosovo.
– Another problem that occupies companies amidst this industry is internal communication and its implications in the workplace.
– Lack of feedback from provided business leads is an ongoing operational disturbance for STIKK.
The workshop and its continuity will support STIKK and its partners with tackling these barriers that hinder operations for the normal functioning of the service of the organization.
STIKK Innovation Hub
The main goal of the Workshop was the promotion of Innovation Hub which would increase the growth of different sectors in the Kosovo market.
The first industry appointed for digital solutions is the Agriculture industry where finding common grounds between IT companies and Agriculture companies and how Information Technology can help the agro industry is the idea behind the STIKK Innovation Hub for this particular industry.
Capgemini with Lucas Von Zallinger who was the facilitator of this Workshop which was held at STIKK.
ICT companies and Agro companies together with various representatives of the Agriculture industry were part of this Workshop session where various points were discussed:
– Starting the cooperation and getting to know each other (Kick-off)
– Understanding customer needs in agriculture and tourism industry
– Learning about the capabilities and portfolio of the Kosovo IT industry
– Promoting digital innovation in agriculture and tourism
– Defining joint methodology and next steps
The main topic and barriers encountered were: The digital transformation of the Agriculture industry and the difficulties of following operations for transformation purposes. The core problem is the insufficient financial returns for the applied operations and services for digitalizing the agro industry.
This Innovation HUB Workshop and upcoming future ones will be an attempt to come up with solutions to the problems pertaining the convergence between the IT and Agro industry and how can this be financial viable and profitable.
