Ministry of Economic Development for the first time organized the forum "Economic Development through Information Technology and Innovation", which discussed the role of IT and innovation in sustainable economic development of the country.
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The reality in the economy of Kosovo is very difficult and businesses face major problems.
However, private sector companies mainly in the field of IT see a development opportunity by offering their services in this sector abroad.
This strategy has become a success story for the new company IBM Agency based in Pristina that was part of the third panel on the topic - Entrepreneurship in the field of IT and Innovation "Local development for the global market."
Swiss-Kosovo Entrepreneurship Asani Valon born and raised in Switzerland with conviction and passion for Innovative Web Design and Online Marketing decided to return to Kosovo to implement a long-standing idea. In 2012 the company establishes IBM Asani Agency (Made in Kosovo /
http://www.mikagency.ch ) offering services in the field of IT, Web Design and Online Marketing.
Within a short time, the company showed great success. Thus, despite the economic difficulties / political, non-stop work and high quality of services IBM Agency became known partner for Web Design and Marketing for many well-known international company creating over 20 jobs with facilities and modern technology.
Among the customers for whom the company has performed services company are marketing
power station that Zurich (ewz) , TATA Steel company and the world's foremost association for AV Technology Alliance Event.
As a connoisseur of technology, z.Asani believes that technology and outsourcing sector is one of the greatest potentials that Kosovo therefore need greater cooperation between the public and private sector institutions.
Asani has recently undertaken an initiative to found the support of Enhancing Youth Employment (EYE) program, Helvetas Swiss interoperation and EMPOWER program by USAID.
He is in steps of establishing an association consisting of several partner companies with the experience and high quality services in marketing and IT as; ShowConnection from Zurich, IBM Agency, carrots, Kosfon Call Center, zag apps, Arizona Partners and Logistics Plus from Pristina.
The mission of this project is to make Kosovo a popular destination for outsourcing as a region with low cost but high quality services.