HAKOM at Dubrovnik Forum 2016

Dubrovnik, August 26 –, Under the auspices of the Croatian President, Mrs. Kolinda Grabar Kitarović,  following the invitation of the organizers, the Croatian Chamber of Economy (CCE), Mr. Dražen Lučić, President of the Council of HAKOM participated within a panel discussion  entitled "Getting Together for Business Opportunities",  held on the second day of the Dubrovnik Forum. Among other things Dubrovnik Forum brought together the leaders of the EU Member States spanning across the area between the three European seas, the Adriatic Sea, the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea - Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, providing an excellent opportunity to enhance economic relations and cooperation between these countries.

CCC has recognized this initiative and the Forum as an excellent opportunity to bring together the business community representatives in these countries, thus promoting mutual cooperation along the Adriatic - Baltic - Black Sea corridor.

The ideas on future cooperation and perspectives of economic relations on the Baltik- Jadran.- Black Sea Initiative were exchanged during a panel discussion with a focus on project realization  in the field of energetics and infrastructure, digitization and the dual system of education considering the  entrepreneurial learning as a key to increasing the competitiveness of companies in the region on the international market. During the Forum the participants agreed on a common platform for the cooperation between the Member States at specific economic fields of common interest. The topics of special interest to HAKOM were the Baltic – Adriatic Rail corridor as well as digital transformation and strengthening the role of the Republic of Croatia within the EU digital single market, in particular in Electronic communications markets and the postal services.
 

ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.