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Increasing knowledge and exports of software products in the field of eAdministration with the Competence Centre for eGovernment
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02.12.2009
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The Competence Center for eGovernment will provide funding for the
implementation and promotion of Slovenian IT solutions in foreign markets and
will create a link with the economy, state administration and research and
development institutions.
LJUBLJANA, 2. 12. 2009-
Slovene information technology companies have produced high quality and
internationally competative solutions for Slovene public administrations. They,
have however, failed to penetrate foreign markets so far. This afternoon, the
inaugural meeting of the Competence Centre for eGovernment was held at the
Slovenian Chamber of Commerce. The Competence Center for eGovernment,
which will operate under the export association ZITex, will provide the
international promotion of solutions that have been proven successful in
Slovenian Public Administration and were manufactured in Slovenia. The aim of
the Competence Center is to create a tenfold increase in exports in the coming
year, in relation to what Slovenian companies have currently achieved.
'The marketing of information solutions requires a systematic
approach, both in terms of the joint action of producers and of co-operation
with the State and a wider range of public institutions in providing solutions
and adequate financial means which are necessary for the implementation of
marketing activities,' stressed Stane Štefančič, the first elected president of
the Competence centre. The Competence Center will be expanded to link the
economy, public administration and research and development institutes in
Slovenian universities.
Until now Slovenian companies selling
their solutions in the field of eGovernment have been operating independently,
or through the establishment of subsidiaries or through strategic partners in
local markets. Due to this non-coordinated approach, they have not been able to
successfully compete with suppliers from countries which have strategically
approached to promote their products. 'The establishment of the Competence
Center for eGovernment is very pragmatic and follows good practices to be an
exporter of IT solutions for e-administration; these practices are successfully
used by countries, such as Austria, Finland, Latvia and Greece,' said
Štefančič.
The operation center will be market oriented towards
countries of the former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Kosovo) as well as to countries such as Slovakia, Poland, Romania,
Bulgaria and Moldova. The ultimate goal is for sales in most developed EU
countries. The EGovernment Competence Center offers a lifetime opportunity for
a number of Slovenian producers of IT solutions, especially in the Yugoslav
markets, where, due to good connections and knowledge of the economic and
social environment, it is well ahead of competition.
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