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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Digitization, education remain priorities of government of Serbia

Belgrade/Munich, 22 January 2018

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic presented at the Digital, Life, Desing conference in Munich today the experiences of our country in the field of digitization and the way in which digitalization and IT are changing Serbia today.

Brnabic said that Serbia is a country with many talents and people who have the potential to create at one of the most important innovative conferences in Europe, which is taking place on 20-22 January.

She stated that our young people, when the digital revolution began, did not fear the challenges and risks and managed to build good stories and companies that are internationally recognised and successful today.

That is why I can present Serbia today through a Nordeus, that designed a game that has more than 170 million users, Seven Bridges Jenomics, which has been named one of the 50 smartest companies in the world, start IT centres that educate entrepreneurs how to build a sustainable business, the Bio Sens institute, which is the leader in digital agriculture, she said.

Brnabic stressed that digitization and education are key priorities of the government, as the state wants to provide stronger support to potentials that already exist, in order to create a stronger eco-system, which will enable faster growth of IT industry, which can have a major impact on the long-term growth of the whole economy in the coming for years.

The Prime Minister spoke about innovations and creativity as the basis of national identity and the importance of their more powerful use for the purposes of cultural diplomacy.

According to Brnabic, we have great cultural and artistic heritage, which through the strengthening of creative industries we can upgrade and create a national brand that will be recognisable in the world.

The creative and digital industries, as she pointed out, can be the economic and social drivers of Serbia.

The government I am leading is proud of Serbia having its own local heroes who have become brands outside the borders of Serbia and have already contributed to Serbia's appearance today, she underlined.

I am proud, she added, of the fact that Serbia has made famous and prestigious festivals such as Exit, Guca, Bitef.

In the conclusion of the presentation, the Prime Minister underlined that the government will work on linking creativity and culture with technology, digitization and innovation, because these are our development chances.

Brnabic was announced by Bavarian State Minister for European Affairs and Regional Relations Beate Merk.

The "Digital, Life, Design" conference, according to the famous British magazine "The Economist", is one of the two most important innovative conferences in Europe.

The Munich conference is held shortly before the World Economic Forum in Davos and will gather around 150 speakers and more than 800 participants from around the world.

The conference is attended by more than 200 journalists from the leading European and world media.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister met with the general directors of Continental and Siemens, with whom she discussed the continuation and deepening of cooperation.

At the same time, Brnabic invited the president of "Deutsche Telekom" to visit Serbia and consider possibilities for further cooperation.