On 31.10.2019, the 16th conference of the Information and Communication Technologies Chamber of Commerce MASIT was held with the theme - DATA AS AN ASSET.
Driven by the aspirations of Macedonian ICT companies to become more competitive on the European and world markets, as well as the progressive export volumes of the ICT industry, the ICT Chamber MASIT focused the panels and discussions on one particularly important and crucial topic: data. According to the conclusions of the discussions, data must lie at the heart of all decision-making processes and be treated as an instrument of trust. Empirically, data-driven decision-making companies have proven to be more successful in their work and hence data is a major critical success factor.
The conference was opened by Ms. Aneta Antova Peseva, President of the Managing Board of MASIT who stated in her opening panel: “The ICT industry is the fastest growing, self-sufficient, without any subsidies and assistance, with young staff developing side by side with world trends. So I suggest that we listen to the experts in this broad field today who will be the future of the world. This will reaffirm that we are really not just a service to the economy, as they have treated us for years, but that we are the backbone of the economy and without us economic processes are impossible. When the economic policy makers in the country understand this, we will move forward. "
Mr. Damjan Manchevski, Minister of Information Society and Administration in his address to the audience stated: “By launching the Population Register and very soon the National e-Services Portal, the state provides a higher level of access to citizens' data on the one hand and special protection of personal data on the other. The Population Register enables the collection of data on individuals and their use by the competent institutions for the purposes of their administrative procedures. The registry enables institutions that work with citizens' personal data to find the latest and most accurate data on citizens without the need for manual maintenance and updating. ”
Mr. Stefan Tomajan - Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Switzerland stated: “The Swiss Agency for Support and Development, through the project Increasing Market Employability - IME, will work with IT companies to overcome the challenges they face. , above all, the constant need for adequate staff and staff retention. To overcome these conditions, the sector will need to invest in: staff professionalization, development of a sector strategy, in particular identifying markets, offering new innovative products, conducting the digitization process and continuing dialogue with government institutions on adapting existing policies to market needs. “
The presentations included topics such as Big Data & Analytics, Business Intelligence, Business Analysis, Business Development, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Smart Home, Internet of things. The conference was attended by nearly 300 representatives of domestic and foreign ICT companies and companies from other sectors, as well as representatives from state institutions and ministries, donor and international diplomatic community, ICT academic institutions, media and others.
The conference was organized by the Information and Communication Technologies Chamber of Commerce - MASIT, supported by the IME - Increasing Market Employability Prorgramme funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and implemented by Palladium. The conference was sponsored by Oracle, Asseco SEE & Payten, Datamasters, Neocom, Pixel, Endava, Semos, KB First Pension Company, ProCredit Bank, Poly and Brainster.
CONFERENCE PHOTOS PART 1 PART 2
MEDIA COVERAGE
CONFERENCE AGENDA
09:00 – 09:30 |
Welcome coffee and registration Press statements
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09:30 – 09:50 |
OPENING AND WELCOME SPEECHES
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09:50 – 11:00 |
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee & snack break
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11:30 – 13:00 |
SESSION 1
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13:00 – 13:30 |
Coffee break
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13:30 – 15:00 |
SESSION 2
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15:00 – 16:00 |
Lunch break
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16:00 – 17:30 |
SESSION 3 – South East Europe (SEE) Outsourcing Cooperation
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