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“Strategy for the Information Society
Development of Montenegro 2020”
is a digital development strategy
which, along with the ICT technologies in the key development areas,
also deals with the problem of the
lack of the ICT skills, which significantly slows down the multiplicative
effects that the modern technologies have on productivity growth. The
strategic development tools are targeted to reaping the benefits brought by the modern technologies. The
digital technologies enable the development of the commerce, enhance
better use of capital and strengthen
the national competitiveness. Rapid
adoption of the digital technologies
in the economy also signified the
rapid diffusion of the benefits they
have brought. The Internet has become an integral part of the national
infrastructure, such as energy and
transport, therefore becoming a factor of production in most segments
of the modern economy.
In this sense, Internet connection
remains an important goal, but also
a significant challenge which should
contribute to the creation of a digital Montenegro, in combination with
the selected strategic development
tools. Broadband infrastructure, cyber security, human capital, digital
business, e-inclusion, e-education, ehealth, e-government, as well as research, innovation and development
are the backbone of the information
society development of Montenegro.
Broadband Internet access at high
speed is no longer considered a
luxury, but a basic infrastructure for
the economic development of a country. Building adequate infrastructure for the fast and secure Internet
represents a demand of the digital
era, and only those countries that
possess the infrastructure which can
provide fast data transfer via Internet can count on economic growth.
The target group of users are all citizens and the economy as a whole,
which should be provided with available broadband, both in business
and in everyday life, regardless of
their location, education level, age
or interests they have. This implies
a greater density of broadband connections, the availability of sufficient
speed and affordable price. Particular attention should be paid to the
households in rural areas, which
need broadband in order to be able
to use the services of the information society, towards achieving the
balanced development of all Montenegrin regions.
Nowadays, the telecommunication
sector is experiencing structural
changes and it is still struggling with
the unconnected national markets,
the lack of regulatory consistency
and predictability in the EU, especially regarding the radio spectrum, as
well as the lack of the sufficient investment, particularly in rural areas.
Those problems have been the focus