International Workshop
Investing in Serbia’s Internet and IT sector
Date: 26 April 2004
Location: Hyatt Hotel, Belgrade
Duration: 1 day
Serbia is facing a challenging transition to the market economy and European integration at social, economic and political levels. The society is rapidly evolving, and there is now a strong demand for alignment with the European standards of living and business.
Internet and IT sector is of paramount importance for Serbia’s transition, as underlined by being one of the four areas in the government’s Strategic Development Plan .
This workshop, held by IFC Belgrade in co-operation the Information Technology Association of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, will presents the results of the study “Investing in Serbia’s Internet and IT sector: Challenges and Opportunities”, funded by IFC.
During the workshop trends of the Internet and IT sector will be presented, as well as the business opportunities that the end of Telecom Serbia monopoly on voice and data transmission is likely to open.
At the end of the presentations participants will have the opportunity to meet the principal Serbian Internet and IT players.
Public sessions:
• Opening address: Ministry in charge of Science and Research
• Opening address: Ministry in charge of Telecommunication
• Opening address: Serbian Chamber of Commerce
• Presentation of International Finance Corporation,
• Serbia’s Internet and IT sector: Challenges and Opportunities
• Serbian SMEs and ICT
• Internet Marketing and Ecommerce in Serbia
• Presentation of Serbian Council for International Cooperation in ICT
• Q and A sessions
• Closing address by IFC
Participation to the workshop will be on invitation basis, and will enjoy the presence of the most relevant Serbian institutional and business players in the sector, as well as international investors.
“Investing in Serbia’s Internet and IT sector:
Challenges and Opportunities” study
Issues:
• Actual situation and the trend of Internet Usage both at consumer and company levels
• Relevant regulations on Internet, Telco and Privacy Rights that are shaping or will modify the competitive environment in the Internet sector
• Fast growing areas of the Internet related businesses
• Players that are poised to be key players in the strategic areas of the Internet Business (Contents, Community, Commerce, etc.)
• Current and on-coming Internet preferred methods of billing and payments (Credit Cards, SMSs, subscriptions, dial-in, etc.)
• General business framework in which local and foreign investors would cast business in this sector
Presentation of Internet and IT areas:
• SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT / SYSTEM INTEGRATION
• SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCING POTENTIAL
• INTERNET CONSUMER PORTALS AND ADVERTISING
• INTERNET CONSUMER SERVICES
• INTERNET SME SERVICES
• PHONE SERVICES
• TRAINING
• MARKET PLACES
• E-PROCUREMENT
• CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM)
• MOBILE SERVICES
• SECURITY
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Napomena: Obavezno pročitati crveno obeleženi deo. Kako pozivnice obezbeđuje Sektor za elektronsko poslovanje pri PKS i IFC Belgrade, oni koji su eventualno zainteresovani za prisustvo, moraju njima da se obrate.
Investing in Serbia’s Internet and IT sector
Date: 26 April 2004
Location: Hyatt Hotel, Belgrade
Duration: 1 day
Serbia is facing a challenging transition to the market economy and European integration at social, economic and political levels. The society is rapidly evolving, and there is now a strong demand for alignment with the European standards of living and business.
Internet and IT sector is of paramount importance for Serbia’s transition, as underlined by being one of the four areas in the government’s Strategic Development Plan .
This workshop, held by IFC Belgrade in co-operation the Information Technology Association of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, will presents the results of the study “Investing in Serbia’s Internet and IT sector: Challenges and Opportunities”, funded by IFC.
During the workshop trends of the Internet and IT sector will be presented, as well as the business opportunities that the end of Telecom Serbia monopoly on voice and data transmission is likely to open.
At the end of the presentations participants will have the opportunity to meet the principal Serbian Internet and IT players.
Public sessions:
• Opening address: Ministry in charge of Science and Research
• Opening address: Ministry in charge of Telecommunication
• Opening address: Serbian Chamber of Commerce
• Presentation of International Finance Corporation,
• Serbia’s Internet and IT sector: Challenges and Opportunities
• Serbian SMEs and ICT
• Internet Marketing and Ecommerce in Serbia
• Presentation of Serbian Council for International Cooperation in ICT
• Q and A sessions
• Closing address by IFC
Participation to the workshop will be on invitation basis, and will enjoy the presence of the most relevant Serbian institutional and business players in the sector, as well as international investors.
“Investing in Serbia’s Internet and IT sector:
Challenges and Opportunities” study
Issues:
• Actual situation and the trend of Internet Usage both at consumer and company levels
• Relevant regulations on Internet, Telco and Privacy Rights that are shaping or will modify the competitive environment in the Internet sector
• Fast growing areas of the Internet related businesses
• Players that are poised to be key players in the strategic areas of the Internet Business (Contents, Community, Commerce, etc.)
• Current and on-coming Internet preferred methods of billing and payments (Credit Cards, SMSs, subscriptions, dial-in, etc.)
• General business framework in which local and foreign investors would cast business in this sector
Presentation of Internet and IT areas:
• SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT / SYSTEM INTEGRATION
• SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCING POTENTIAL
• INTERNET CONSUMER PORTALS AND ADVERTISING
• INTERNET CONSUMER SERVICES
• INTERNET SME SERVICES
• PHONE SERVICES
• TRAINING
• MARKET PLACES
• E-PROCUREMENT
• CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM)
• MOBILE SERVICES
• SECURITY
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Napomena: Obavezno pročitati crveno obeleženi deo. Kako pozivnice obezbeđuje Sektor za elektronsko poslovanje pri PKS i IFC Belgrade, oni koji su eventualno zainteresovani za prisustvo, moraju njima da se obrate.