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PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT - ARTA SHEHU ZAIMI
Private sector is essential to Kosovo’s democratic and economic progress. Innovation, technology, employment, are only few of avenues that drive and sustain outcomes capable of moving Kosovo toward its journey to self-reliance.
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Kosovo is a country, where economic development leaves a lot to be desired.
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What we're noticing is that a large group of people in Kosovo,
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especially the younger generations,
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who are investing heavily in acquiring information technology skills,
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which is opening doors for them in the field of entrepreneurship
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in which technology is very well integrated.
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If we look at the last 10 years,
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and large number of active enterprises in the field of IT,
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it is very clear that the potential of the private sector in this case
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is extraordinary, as a large number of young people are already concentrated in this area
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and all that is required are technical skills
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which are being achieved through various trainings
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and through access to internet.
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I think we have managed to offer new services that have not existed before in Kosovo.
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Our main role is to prepare children in the field of engineering,
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provide them technical skills so that tomorrow we have a pool of individuals
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ready for an economy of the future.
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Of the successes which I consider to be the greatest,
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is that of creating an innovative product within the existing conditions in Kosovo,
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which is a 100% technological product.
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We developed through LabBox a new electronic library,
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which enables children to learn in a much more practical way
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about the world of engineering and electronics,
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and this is a product which has received global attention.
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I believe that for all of us who live in Kosovo and love Kosovo,
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it is an immense pleasure to be able to contribute by creating value.
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I personally, was extremely drawn to contributing to education,
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because I am a mother of three children
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and I enjoy providing better conditions for my children
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and through my businesses, I'm doing that not just for my children
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but for many more children
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and I find great pleasure in doing that
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because this mission is important to me.
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