The Internet represents a powerful engine for export growth, allowing companies who found it difficult to reach foreign markets to do so with a few clicks on a computer. In Slovakia, a small open economy, a recent Boston Consulting report entitled Slovakia’s Online Opportunity suggests that exports will account for around 30% of the Internet’s contribution to Slovak GDP by 2016.Slovak Alliance for Internet Economy recently was launched with our help to accelerate this export-led Internet growth. Other members include successful antivirus software exporter ESET and venture capital consultant Neulogy . We used Google Hangouts on Air to organize the Alliance’s launching press conference for the press and general audience. At a separate lunch, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic and Digital Champion Peter Pellegrini addressed his pro-Internet message to government officers and public policy professionals via video.The Spot . Posted by Ondrej Socuvka, Public Policy and Government Affairs Manager, Slovakia
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