The Potential of ICT in Serbia: An Emerging Industry in the European Context

Alexander Kleibrink (alexander.kleibrink@ec.europa.eu), Nikola Radovanovic, Henning Kroll (henning.kroll@isi.fraunhofer.de), Djerdj Horvat (djerdj.horvat@isi.fraunhofer.de), Djuro Kutlaca (djuro.kutlaca@pupin.rs) and Lazar Zivkovic (lazar.zivkovic@pupin.rs)
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Alexander Kleibrink: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Henning Kroll: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
Djerdj Horvat: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
Djuro Kutlaca: Institute Mihajlo Pupin
Lazar Zivkovic: Institute Mihajlo Pupin

No JRC114209, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry is widely recognised as one of key driving forces of contemporary competitiveness. Inside the European Union, ICT are not only seen as a strategic sector, but also as a means to create positive spillovers to other economic sectors and achieve cross-innovation. Under this objective, the European Union supports the enhancement of the ICT industry potential in the Western Balkans, which was recently underlined with the adoption of the Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans. Within this region, Serbia has recorded the strongest growth. The Serbian government recognised digitalisation as priority. However, the environment of the ICT industry in Serbia, mostly referring to regulatory, political and educational frameworks, still needs to be improved. This paper analyses the status quo of the ICT industry in the Western Balkans with a focus on Serbia. It discusses the main challenges and proposes development paths with specific measures to be taken.

Keywords: EU; Western Balkans; Serbia; ICT; software (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-12
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