The propaganda reached a new peak last week when, from Berat, the government declared Albania the world champion in e-government. But while Albanians are already accustomed to being imaginary world champions in economics, good governance, architecture and so on, the novelty was a monumental statement by the director of AKSHI, Mirlinda Karçanaj. Ms. Karçanaj said that Albania must now teach the world in information technology.
"The digitalization of public services has become a hot topic. I would suggest that we turn this approach into a brand, I would suggest the name 'e-gov made in Albania', because there are over 60 countries that want electronic government solutions. Albania already has a lot of experience and we are ready to take this experience to these 60 plus countries because who better than us," Karçanaj tweeted, as the Minister of Entrepreneurship nodded.
As if that weren't enough, the director of the AKSHI told stories about how the European Commission in Brussels was amazed by Diella and how EU Ambassador Gonzato was stunned when he saw artificial intelligence translating EU laws.
But the comical nature of Karçanaj's statements was in proportion to the tragedy of how hundreds of young people listened seriously to the propaganda nonsense. Currently, Albania is in 62nd place in the world for electronic governance. And it is the country with the lowest exports of information and communication technology services.
For comparison, Serbia currently exports 3.7 billion euros per year in ICT services, while Albania only exports 240 million dollars. And the problem of why Albania does not have a developed digital sector is precisely AKSHI, which has drowned the market with its tenders, creating a circle of companies that, apart from the tenders they receive from AKSHI, cannot compete anywhere in foreign markets. Including Mrs. Karçanaj's favorite contractor.
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