FIPA AND BIT ALIJANSA SIGNED THE MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION

The Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FIPA) and the Association Bit Alijansa for Information Technologies signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the aim to promote the information technology sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina, its possibilities for attracting foreign investors and importance for economic growth of the country. 

Bearing in mind the strong growth that the IT sector has recorded recent years in BiH, FIPA and Bit Alijansa will contribute to further improve the economic opportunities of this sector, and to improve the legal framework for its development and attraction of new foreign investors. They will also work on joint promotion of this sector both in BiH and abroad, and will encourage and coordinate research and development of technical and technological achievements.

This domain of ​​economy is growing day by day and has all the preconditions to become the driving force of economic development, and reducing unemployment. It is also a sector that can assist countries in transition effectively in technological progress but also participate in industrial development of the country.

Bit Alijansa is the umbrella association of 29 IT companies operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The member companies currently employ more than 2000 employees and the goal of the activities that Bit Alijansa implements, is to reduce the deficit of qualified staff and to educate experts in the IT sector. By continuously promoting the IT sector and the potentials created within it, the Bit Alijansa encourages young people to choose software engineering as their career choice.