STRATEGY FOR THE INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT 2020.
of a debate on the package for a single telecommunications market.
In the area of the fixed networks,
there is little real competition in the
field of the infrastructure, except in
very densely populated areas where
the cable networks are already set
up or in the areas where the local
authorities are active. More simple
and more proportionate regulation
is needed in those areas where there
has been a competition in the field
of the infrastructure on the regional
or the national level. It is necessary to encourage the introduction of
high-capacity networks and retain
effective competition as well as the
corresponding revenue in relation to
the risks.
The countries that manage to bridge the digital divide related to the
Internet access are often faced with
the new digital gap – the problem
of the uneven distribution of the
skills, which is precisely why the
strategic tools of chapters human
capital and e-inclusion are focused
on eliminating this risk in the course of the digital development of
Montenegro.
The administration becomes increasingly digital, and the number of the
jobs in the administration which are
related to the ICT, i.e. the number of
the jobs which require a certain level of the ICT skills, is growing. By
2014, all 193 UN member states had
their own national websites, 101 of
which enabled citizens to open their
personal accounts on the national
portal, 73 of them enabled citizens
to submit completed tax forms via
portal and 60 of them enabled citizens to use portal to register a business. Montenegro, which joined this
„company“ of countries, will contribute significantly to improving the
quality of life of all its citizens, with
the further development of the electronic government, modernization of administration and use of the
Open Data.
Successful integration of the ICT in
education and improvement of the
healthcare services through ICT are
also recognized as the strategic tools
aimed at increasing the social welfare. Strategic tools for research and
innovation in the field of ICT are defined with the aim of increasing the
level of investment in R&D in this
area.
Vision
Digital Montenegro – a country that
has recognized the economic and social potential of the ICT, remains the
guiding vision of the development of
the information society in Montenegro until 2020. As reported by the
European Commission, share of the
ICT sector in overall EU economy is
2.8%, and this sector, together with
the investment in ICT, generates
50% of productivity growth. According to MONSTAT official data, share