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USAID Kosovo - Private Sector Engagement - Zana Tabaku
Private sector is essential to Kosovo’s democratic and economic progress. Innovation, technology, employment, are only few of avenues that drive and sustain outcomes capable of moving Kosovo toward its journey to self-reliance.
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How is the private sector shaping Kosovo's future?
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The private sector is the main driver of economic development in Kosovo.
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In addition to the financial side that helps the development of Kosovo,
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the private sector also has a great influence on the workforce development
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especially for ICT sector companies.
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On the other hand, the private sector through export to foreign countries
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impacts the image of Kosovo as a state for its good and qualitative products.
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How are you influencing the development of Kosovo and how is your work contributing to a better Kosovo?
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As a company we greatly influence the digitalization of services and processes,
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both for the public and private sectors.
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It is worth mentioning the digitalization of the work processes and services of the employment agency
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for which we have developed a system
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where in addition to the digitization of those services,
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and customers accessing services online,
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the agency costs for printing documents
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has also reduced.
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On the other hand, we have also developed different systems for the private sector,
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and the latest platform is e-commerce,
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which we are currently pushing in the market
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and through which we are providing an opportunity for the private sector
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and smaller companies specifically to sell online,
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whereas with less expense they can reach a larger audience,
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and greater sales in their work or their company in this case.
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You have been identified as a Change Maker, what is your main achievement?
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From the beginning of my career, 17 years ago
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my goal was to have a company of my own.
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After a while, after working 4 years at a company
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as an intern, and after complting my education,
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Together with some of my colleagues I decided to open the company.
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It is worth mentioning that I am one of the first women to open a company in the field of IT,
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even since then, for 12 years, we have been working
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in the advancement of systems, in the advancement of the digitalization of products
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but at the same time also in the creation of new work forces,
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especially in motivating women in IT.
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I work hard as a mentor and as a leader of various projects
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related to women in IT.
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Are there any messages you want to give to other private sector representatives or even the enthusiastic youth making changes?
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The message I would share with enthusiastic young entrepreneurs,
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is to continue their own professional development, but also their staff's development,
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because only in that way, we as a sector can contribute
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to Kosovo's development and to the promotion of Kosovo's image
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by exporting services abroad.
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