Digital Summit 2025

At the invitation of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, NEXT-EM dooel attended the Western Balkans Digital Summit 2025, which was held again in Skopje, on October 1 and 2, 2025, at the Museum of Contemporary Art. This regional platform connects governments from the region, the business community, academia and international partners with the aim of accelerating the digital transformation in the region. The summit was organized on two stages – main and technology, with three main priorities: Digital wallet – secure and recognizable access to public and private services, Interoperability – connecting systems and registries for cross-border electronic services, and Cybersecurity – protecting personal data and critical infrastructure. On the technology scene, topics were opened about artificial intelligence, 5G and optical infrastructure, digital skills, and the access of regional companies to the single European digital market. There were more than 800 participants and speakers, including: Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, ministers from Montenegro, Albania, high-ranking representatives from Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, high-ranking representatives of the European Commission, The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), ITU, the business sector from the region and other international organizations. Among the most important guests and speakers we expect are Renate Nicolai (DG CONNECT), RCC Secretary General Amer Kapetanović, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Deputy Secretary General Tomas Lamanauskas,video address by Thomas Jarzombek (Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Republic of Germany), as well as from the private sector Svyatoslav Senjuta from VISA, Mark Vasic from Deutsche Telekom and Kate Marsh from the British Council. Minister Andonovski, underlined that the summit is of exceptional importance because it will continue efforts to further reduce roaming costs WB6–EU with a path towards “roaming like home”, for 0 internet costs for Macedonian and Western Balkan citizens when traveling to the EU. NEXT-EM dooel also actively participated.