1.1.Background 6
1.2.Document Purpose & Objectives 9
1.3.Industry Focus & Classification 11
1.4.How to use this Document (Structure) 13
2.Methodology 15
2.1.Principles of the Kosovo National IT Strategy 17
2.2.Approach and Phases 20
2.2.1.Collaboration 21
2.2.2.Agile methods 22
2.2.3.Strategic Fit 24
2.3.Organization 25
2.4.Processes 27
2.5.Tools 30
3.Strategic Analysis 32
3.1.Internal Analysis 33
3.1.1.IT Industry Capability Model 34
3.1.2.Key Problems & Challenges 43
3.1.3.Strengths & Capabilities 45
3.2.External Analysis 46
3.2.1.Analysis of potential Export Target Markets 47
3.2.2.Competitive Analysis 74
3.2.3.Customer Requirements & Key Success Factors 75
3.2.4.IT Macro Trends 77
4.IT Strategy Development 79
4.1.Vision 80
4.2.Goal System 81
4.3.Generic Strategy 84
4.4.Growth & Portfolio Strategy 91
4.5.Market Entry Strategy 93
4.6.Strategic Measures and Pillars 100
4.6.1.Strategic Pillar 1: IT Promotion Policy 103
4.6.2.Strategic Pillar 2: Company Excellence & Quality 104
4.6.3.Strategic Pillar 3: Export Promotion 105
4.6.4.Strategic Pillar 4: Domestic Market Development 106
4.6.5.Strategic Pillar 5: IT Education 107
4.6.6.Strategic Pillar 6: IT Clusters & Collaboration 108
4.6.7.Strategic Pillar 7: Entrepreneurship 109
4.6.8.Strategic Pillar 8: Innovation & Applied R&D 110
4.6.9.Strategic Pillar 9: Investment Promotion 111
5.Strategy Implementation 112
5.1.Operational Plan 113
5.1.1.Strategic Pillar 1: IT Promotion Policy 115
5.1.2.Strategic Pillar 2: Company Excellence & Quality 132
5.1.3.Strategic Pillar 3: Export Promotion 147
5.1.4.Strategic Pillar 4: Domestic Market Development 170
5.1.5.Strategic Pillar 5: IT Education 188
5.1.6.Strategic Pillar 6: IT Clusters & Collaboration 206
5.1.7.Strategic Pillar 7: Entrepreneurship 220
5.1.8.Strategic Pillar 8: Innovation & Applied R&D 232
5.1.9.Strategic Pillar 9: Investment Promotion 244
5.2.Timetable 253
5.2.1.Timetable Strategic Pillar 1: IT Promotion Policy 254
5.2.2.Timetable Strategic Pillar 2: Company Excellence & Quality 255
5.2.3.Timetable Strategic Pillar 3: Export Promotion 256
5.2.4.Timetable Strategic Pillar 4: Domestic Market Development 257
5.2.5.Timetable Strategic Pillar 5: IT Education 258
5.2.6.Timetable Strategic Pillar 6: IT Clusters & Collaboration 259
5.2.7.Timetable Strategic Pillar 7: Entrepreneurship 260
5.2.8.Timetable Strategic Pillar 8: Innovation & Applied R&D 261
5.2.9.Timetable Strategic Pillar 9: Investment Promotion 262
5.3.Organizational Structure 263
5.4.Process Model & Project Management 267
5.5.Tools 270
5.6.Risk Management 272
5.7.Change Management & Activation 274
5.8.Information & Knowledge Management 277
6.Performance Monitoring and Evaluation 280
6.1.Monitoring & Evaluation: Background 281
6.2.Monitoring & Evaluation System 283
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BPO
CAGR
CIO
CMMI
CRM
DACH
D&D
EITO
ERP
FDI
FOSS
GIZ
HR
ICK
IoT
ISIC
ISO
ITCM
KITIB
MbO
M&E
MNC
NMFA
PTK
R&D
SDC
SMEs
STIKK
UNSPSC
VC
WP
Application deployment and development tools
Business process outsourcing
Compound annual growth rate
Chief information officer
Capability Maturity Model Integration
Customer relationship management
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Development and deployment
European Information Technology Observatory
Enterprise resource planning
Foreign direct investment
Free and open-source software
German Agency for International Cooperation
Human resources
Innovation Center Kosovo
Internet of things
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities
International Organization for Standardization
IT Industry Capability Model
Kosovo IT Industry Barometer
Management by objectives
Monitoring and evaluation
Multinational corporation
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Post and Telecommunications of Kosovo
Research and development
Swiss Development Cooperation
Small and medium enterprises
Kosovo Association of Information and Communication Technology
United Nations Standard Products and Services Code
Venture capital
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