Vučićeva Srbija

Priveden Zoran Čičak zbog tvitova o Vučiću

Osnivač Ohridske grupe i nekadašnji član JUL-a Zoran Čičak priveden je u utorak na informativni razgovor u prostorijama MUP-a.
Izvori portala Nova.rs u MUP-u, javljaju da se Čičak u ovom trenutku nalazi u prostorijama, te da je u toku njegovo ispitivanje. On je priveden u svojstvu građanina, a njegov stan je pretresen i prilikom privođenja stavljene su mu lisice.

Čičak, koji je veoma aktivan na društvenom mreži Tviter, često se oglašava u svojim objavama gde kritikuje SNS i predsednika Vučića. Poslednja njegova reakcija je na tekst pod naslovom „Andrej Vučić imao zadatak da opominje i disciplinuje“, aludirajući na njegovo prisustvo na lokalnim izborima u Novom Sadu.
Čičak je reagovao i napisao da „svaka mesna zajednica zaduži jedan snajper da bi utakmica bila fer“. Ubrzo su ovo preneli pojedini portali bliski vlasti, koji su objavili da to predstavlja poziv na ubistvo brata Aleksandra Vučića.

Za sada nije poznato da je ovaj sporni tvit direktan razlog njegovog privođenja, ali naši izvori javljaju da je povod „pisanje o predsedniku Aleksandru Vučiću“.

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https://nova.rs/vesti/hronika/priveden-zoran-cicak-zbog-tvitova-o-vucicu/

jbg, da smo julovsku bagru pohapsili 2000. sad ne bi bilo ovih problema

stvarno ne mogu da saosećam sa čičkom
(ta jul ekipa mi je kao šešeljevci. ne bugu da budem principijelna kad su oni u pitanju. zabole me)

gde ste hejteri


National Digital Transformation: A Conversation With Serbia’s Prime Minister Ana Brnabic

We can learn a lot from small countries where big things happen. Ireland attracts some of the world’s largest corporations via far more than just low corporate taxes. New Zealand’s KEA (Kiwi Expat Association) mobilizes their diaspora better than anyone. Estonia boasts the world’s highest per capita of tech unicorns— six for a population of 1.3 million.

Upstaging everyone, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan— population 760,000—vaccinated 93% of their adult population against Covid-19 in two weeks. Having visited three times with one of my portfolio companies, www.abroad.io, I’m familiar with the challenge this presented, as well as the spirit and commitment that enabled their accomplishment.

Recently, I’ve become interested in the case of Serbia. Through the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the country experienced regional war, human rights issues, international sanctions, economic mismanagement and significant damage to infrastructure. Slowly emerging from these challenges, the country’s GDP in 2015 was 27.5% below its level in 1989.
Since 2017, Serbia’s government, led by President Aleksandar Vučić, has focused on economic growth, attracting foreign investment and stronger overseas relationships, aspiring to eventually join the EU.

While critics and political adversaries remain skeptical—which is always the case— we should judge governments by their actions and results. So far, the progress in four years has been impressive. The World Bank reports the country, “continues to implement programs that address structural weaknesses, increase public sector efficiency, and eliminate bottlenecks to private sector growth.”
I’ve been most intrigued by the role of Ana Brnabić, Vučić’s hand-selected Prime Minister, who also happens to be the first woman and LGBTQ individual to hold this role. In a wide-ranging conversation in April, 2021, Brnabić and I explored her vision for Serbia’s creative, digital future, the challenges of public service and her unusual career trajectory. (See our full video interview.)

Private Sector to Public Service

Brnabić never expected to serve in government. She accepted her first government role as Minister of Public Administration in August, 2016, as part of the first Vučić government. Her career to that point had been entirely private sector, affording her strong appreciation for the realities of business leaders and investors. Self-described as a technocrat, she prides herself on pragmatic efficiency.

But Brnabić’s contributions transcend capable implementation. She explains her sense of mission to, “do everything that I dreamed of as a citizen.” Reforming public administration, rolling out e-government, making government services available to citizens 24/7.

Since becoming Prime Minister in 2017, she argued the country needed to, “catch up on the missed times of Serbia,” referring to prior years of conflict and international sanctions. She has become a tireless advocate for two priorities: Digitization and Education. When she announced digitization as her top priority during her inaugural speech, “95% of Serbia laughed. They were skeptical. It did not fit with the common vision of Serbia, even for our citizens.”
With Vučić’s strong support, Brnabić and her colleagues got to work. Four years later, “everyone is talking about digitization.” Global corporations have begun to invest in the tech sector in Serbia in ways highly unlikely a few years ago. Most Serbians now believe their future is digital.

Digitalization & Resilience

While the country has a long way to go— a challenge Vučić and Brnabić accept— momentum is on their side. A global study of “digital progress” by researchers at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, led by Bhaskar Chakravorti, assessed 90 economies across 160 indicators. As reported in the Harvard Business Review, Serbia ranked as a “Break Out” economy, characterized as having “limited existing digital infrastructure, but which are rapidly digitalizing.” Serbia’s moving fast.

When Covid-19 hit, digital transformation paid off. Thanks to e-government services, Serbia was able to continue most services in ways that would have been impossible just two years prior.

Remarkably, through the pandemic the IT sector expanded as a percentage of Serbia’s economy. Today it accounts for almost the same level as agriculture, “which is almost unbelievable… and making us more resilient.”

Not Brain Drain— Circular Flow

Throughout our conversation, Brnabić emphasized her commitment to supporting the development of Serbia’s people. At home, this manifests as education designed for the future. Referring to Serbia’s next generation, Brnabić argues, “We don’t really know what jobs they will be doing…. So the only thing we know is that we need to teach them how to think.”

It’s about building the country’s talent, but also access to the world. Brnabić espouses the “circular flow of talent.” While many countries fight “brain drain”— where educated, prosperous citizens leave their home country— Brnabić sees this as an opportunity. Brain drain, “can work to the advantage of a country.”

Leaving home for new opportunities enables new knowledge, relationships and access to markets. “People leaving Serbia is not that much of a problem. People not coming back is a problem. What we need to do as a country is turn it into circular migration.” People returning to hire, invest and live, while connecting the country to the world.

To help, the government created an organization called “Returning Point,” a concierge service for Serbians interested in returning. Brnabić’s government also leverages the country’s diaspora organization in Silicon Valley, Serbian Entrepreneurs. “They help us so much. Not just by investing in Serbia, but also teaching us, my team, myself included, about what we need to do to make our vision into reality.”
Powering Our Renewable Energy Future

On the economic horizon, Serbia faces a pivotal resource opportunity— and threat. By some estimates, the country has perhaps 10% of world lithium reserves, essential for electric vehicles and energy storage in general. An enormous opportunity for Serbia, though with a caution. Countries with significant natural resources risk the resources curse: becoming dependent on easy money from digging and drilling.
Because Serbia has been building a digitally-enabled society with a more diverse, value-added economic base, these resources can become an accelerant rather than a curse. That is if Serbia remains committed to nurturing the broad-based capabilities, education and innovation necessary to thrive in the 21st Century.

Empowered To Change

So far, so good. As Serbians rally to the future, I asked Brnabić what she wishes for her young son. She aspires for all Serbians to believe in their country’s ability not just to change, but to thrive long term.

“When people feel that they are empowered… then they can do whatever they want to do. It’s their country to change.” That’s a spirit countries of all sizes need to prosper.
Robert C. Wolcott


https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwolcott/2021/06/15/national-digital-transformation-a-conversation-with-serbias-prime-minister-ana-brnabic/?sh=7be072133889