INTERVIEW
Technological Development
Is Our Future IVAN RADULOVIĆ, MFIC Executive Director
An indispensable element of encouraging economic growth based on technological innovation is the introduction of 5G to Montenegro. It is essential to secure an adequately stimulating and pro-investment business environment for its implementation, which will enable further technological development
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odgorica recently hosted the Digital Summit of the Balkan States and confirmed its commitment to the Digital Agenda. The Montenegrin Foreign Investors’ Council (MFIC) is exceptionally committed to digital transformation in the country, which we discussed with MFIC Executive Director Ivan Radulović. “The Montenegrin Foreign Investors’ Council welcomes Montenegro's commitment to pursuing the digital agenda,” says our interlocutor. Recognising the importance of the digital agenda, MFIC – as a business association comprising foreign investors – together with other business associations and the ICT community, participated in the process of preparing the Digital Transformation Strategy 20222026, which should define the preconditions and initiatives required to create a digital environment. “Digital transformation isn’t a goal in and of itself, but rather represents a continuous process that should include all stakeholders in society for the sake of its development. It is very important to secure an adequate regulatory framework that will provide both the basis and incentives for projects and cooperation among all relevant actors on the path to digital transformation. And when talk turns to digital transformation, an inevitable segment is technological development, which can also be monitored through the availability and quality of internet connections,” notes Radulović.
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