Tag: Damjan Manchevski

Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mila Carovska, Minister for Information Society and Administration, Damjan Manchevski, and the National Coordinator for Strategic Communications Marjan Zabrchanec are in self-isolation after contact with SDSM's Vice President Muhamed Zekiri. Even though all protocols were observed during the meetings, according to recommendations provided by epidemiologists, they will self-isolate themselves. Since Zekiri participated in a talk...

The third edition of the international telecommunications conference "5G and Beyond", officially opened today in Skopje. At the opening of the conference, Minister of Information Society and Administration Damjan Mancevski said that the technology is expected to bring real digital evolution, stimulation of economic growth, innovation and prosperity. "5G will change entire industries. These sectors will be fully transformed with digital...

The British government will invest 10 million pounds to help a million pupils from the Western Balkans learn digital skills for the future. The "21st Century Schools" project started today and 330 elementary schools will take part in this project. Children on the age between 10-15 will have an opportunity to develop their critical thinking skills, solving problems and encoding. Each...

Fake news surrounding the Prespa Agreement was the main topic at a press conference held by the Government today, where Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Manchevski and his Greek counterpart, Minister of Digital Policies, Telecommunications and Media, Nikos Pappas signed a Memorandum of Understanding, reports "CriThink". At the conference, which was followed by a number of Greek journalists, one...

Today, saw the first removals of employees that were judged by the public as being employed through nepotism, as well as being close to SDSM party members, said Minister of Information Society and Public Administration, Damijan Manchevski in response to a journalist's question regarding this type of employment. He did not disclose which names were removed. "The main reform that we...

The roaming charges between our country and Greece should get decreased in the forthcoming two months i.e. before the start of the tourist season. This was stressed today during the signing of the Memorandum for understanding and decrease of the roaming charges between the Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Manchevski and his Greek colleague, Nikos Pappas. -Both...

The Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Manchevski is the host to the EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel, the ministers and high representatives of the Western Balkans' countries and the Minister of Digital Policies, Telecommunications and Media in Greece, Nikos Pappas. "During the ministerial lunch that took place today, several subjects were discussed, especially the...

Today, Minister of Information Society and Administration Damjan Manchevski spoke at the first e-commerce conference held in Skopje and referred to the importance of providing e-services as the basis for the digitalization of Macedonia. "The final activities are underway to launch a new national e-services portal, as well as a central electronic population register. The portal will provide faster and...

The participants in Macedonia will have the opportunity to gain knowledge in the domain of technology as part of the European week of programming that is taking place fro 6 -21 of October, through events supported by the Foundation of Internet and society "Metamorphosis", as part of the "Meet and Code 2018" project. The Foundation, as organizers of the...

The Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Manchevski addressed today at the opening of the regional conference on the subject of "Cyber Security: Cooperation and exchange of information" organized by AEK and OSCE's office in Macedonia. "Cybersecurity is not only an IT subject. From this point, in order to guarantee the security, the cooperation is crucial....

Digitalization creates equal opportunities for all, regardless of gender, because the Internet recognizes only skills, knowledge and capabilities, said Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Mancevski at the first conference of its kind "The Digital Age and Women", which took place today at the "Marriott" hotel. The main topic of the conference was the role and significance of digital...

The Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Manchevski, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona will have meetings related to the Digital summit in Skopje this April. At the Digital summit, one of the announced subjects will be the discussion for a cheaper roaming between the countries of Western Balkans and the countries that are EU members. "In Brussels, all...

The strategy of the reform of the public administration 2018-2022 that was voted at the government's session plans four key area s- creation and exchange of policies, public service and management of human resources, responsibility, transparency and providing services and the IT support for the administration - informed today the Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Manchevski. He...

Digitalization and digital knowledge can be the mechanism by which people from the Western Balkans will be able to integrate much faster and more easily into the European Union, said the Minister of Information Society and Administration Damjan Mancevski after meeting with EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel in Sofia. He added that digitalization, ie digital integration of the Western Balkans, is...

The government mustn't be the driving engine for the reforms in the media area and the draft-bill for audio and audio-visual services, said today the Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Mancevski in the introductory speech at the 13th Conference "E-Society," organized by the Metamorphosis foundation for Internet and Society. -It is ironic to say that the Government should...

Today, Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Mancevski announced that the Government will not initiate changes on the Law on the Media, to regulate the work of the portals. However, he added that they remain open for suggestions on the law if professional associations consider it necessary. “Amendements on the Law on the Media, if need be, should come...

During today's session, the government has passed the proposal by the Ministry of Information Society and Administration for publishing at the ministries' web pages and other organs of state governance a list of enactments and materials that the ministries are obliged by regulations, to publish and to update them on time. It's a list of 21 documents that in the...

In four different priorities from the "3--9" plan - Parliament, judicial reforms, reforms in the intelligence and security services and the fight against organized crime and corruption, are included measures that refer to monitoring of communications. This was stated by the Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Machevski at the promotion of the "Towards the citizens' panopticon -...

The reforms in the public administration are a significant part of the process of the EU integration and should prepare the country and the public sector to efficiently deal with the challenges with the Euro-integrations, said the Ambassador Samuel Žbogar during today's press conference that was devoted to the "Go Digital - Assistance to the reforms in the...

The new government hired a total of 96 people in all institutions together, out of which 32 are special cabinet advisers to ministers, and only 26 employees have been employed in Government, Minister of Information Society and Administration said Damjan Mancevski at a press conference today. All new employments in state institutions were made through previously announced public job vacancies. “In...