Mali: The IT sector export reached 1 billion euros; Border trucks lose 26 million hours a year | Economy

Exporting the computer industry of Serbia has reached the figure of 1 billion euros this year, the Minister of Finance Siniša Mali

BEČ – Exporting the 39 IT industry in Serbia has reached one billion euros this year, he said Minister of Finance Siniša Mali, attending the meeting of ministers of the economy of the countries participating in the Berlin Process in Vienna , said that digitization was one of the priorities of the Government of Serbia

. The percentage of GDP in our country is precisely the IT industry, which records high growth rates from year to year

The Serbian Minister of Finance also said that the share of l & # 39; Computer industry in the GDP of our country is 10%

Young people see their future in this area, says Mali, Serbia has introduced programming not only in secondary schools but also in elementary schools. "Our obligation is to employ these young people, to give them the opportunity to realize their dreams in our country." This year, 1,750 schools received computers and Internet access, "he said.

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According to him, Serbia has become a leader in the development of electronic textbooks and has announced that our schools will have 2,000 fully digitized classrooms, and Mali said: "Our children will thus gain knowledge and their education in an environment that is most important for their career, "said Mali.

Speaking of digitization, the Serbian government is particularly proud of the e-government project. Six million documents were published in electronic form. "That's why we saved millions of hours of waiting for our citizens, and we saved 2.2 million euros. only in taxes, "said Mali.

Another series of government projects being digitized is" e-baby "says the minister, and says that now young parents can enroll their child in maternity, without doing the queue, and get all the necessary paperwork at their home.

The boy points out that the state invests heavily in major centers of scientific research, such as Science and Technology Park in Belgrade, where dozens of companies today employ hundreds of young people. "We want to make you a research center in Serbia, for which we have allocated 65 million euros," said the minister

stressing that digitization is important not only for Serbia but for the whole region . to be the host of the "Digital Summit" of the countries of the region, where he will confirm, for example, his leadership in the region.

MALI: TRUCKS ARE HUNTING 26 MILLION HOURS OF THE YEAR

Awaiting Crossing Borders Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali at a meeting of Ministers of Economy of the countries participating in the Berlin Process in Vienna, said that the goal of Serbia is to reduce and eliminate these "barriers". To put it simply, the whole region "worked like one".

"It's not worth building fast highways, and this year we'll finish Corridor 10 and Corridor 11 if the trucks with our goods are waiting with He says that he's encouraging the data, which will be announced tomorrow by the European Commission, that 638,000 new jobs have been opened in the region, of which 400,000 in Serbia

"And so it is crucial for us to open the region the right way, because as a & # 39; 39 dominant economy and economy with the greatest potential, it can be very beneficial, "said Mali

which states that trade and trade cooperation the countries of CEFTA for Serbia of strategic importance, and the Serbia, said, only last year realized the exchange value of 3.9 billion euros with the countries of the region, including 3.1 billion Serbian exports.

how to reduce all the non-tariff barriers that impede the development of trade in our region, because in this way, you accelerate the development of infrastructure, the creation of new jobs, which is the policy of the Government of Serbia ", said Minister Mali