Project management is what ultimately distinguishes successful from unsuccessful projects. And the fact is that not all IT projects in Slovakia are successful. The section focuses on concrete examples of successful and unsuccessful management of projects. Examples of the best projects will try to summarize the golden rule of project management.

Partners of the panel: EMM
HP
Novitech
Soitron

The solutions based on cloud model are discussed for a long time - what are the real barriers to their implementation? Call for cost reduction is still valid – is it possible to break users distrust in government? What is better solution for public administration: cloud services or cloud-based repositories and computational capacities? Do we have legislation for such solutions? Which possibilities and limits of funding of cloud solutions are associated with OPIS? Is the current political situation unique opportunity for the implementation of cloud solutions? The panel will be devoted to current global trends and opportunities for Slovakia.

Partners of the panel:
Interway
ATOS
Microsoft

In Slovakia, the matter of better interconnection between education and practice is an obligatory part of rhetoric of each minister of education, minister of economy and minister of finance. How such interconnection works in the field of information technologies? Have the successful examples of functioning symbiosis of IT industry, education institutions, state institutions and self-government bodies been created thanks to the Slovak environment and conditions or in spite of them? According to statistics, the lowest number of unemployed graduates is among IT students. Does that mean that the needs of companies have been sufficiently covered? If not, do we miss the quantity or quality or both of them?

Partners of the panel:
Microsoft
CGI - Logica

E-government, e-services for citizens and businesses, eGovernment is often inflected words in the context of improving the competitiveness of a better life in Slovakia. But what is the reality? Do we have successful projects? Here you will learn that they exist and also what they bring to us.

Partners of the panel:
ATOS
Asseco
HP
Corinex

The basis for good functioning of the state is effectively managing finances on side of revenue and expenditure of the budget. The current system of tax, duties and levies creates a heavy burden on businesses and the government and its complexity has resulted in a high percentage of losses in taxes and duties. Despite of some improvements and simplifications there is still need for communication with several institutions, of which every has its own procedures, forms, and bank accounts. The panel will present projects that aim to unify a significant simplification of tax, duties and levies.

Partners of the panel:
Oriwin
SCB
EMM

Since the launching of the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE), a lot of progress has been achieved, as described at the mid-term review that has been performed recently. The session will address the overall status of the Digital Agenda in Europe, the specific situation of Slovakia and its main achievements at national level. It will also focus on the general plans for future actions at European level and in particular those of highest relevance for Slovakia, such as the national plans for Broadband roll-out, including how to use the various financial instruments to encourage deployment of broadband and services and in particular the plans within Multiannual financial Framework on Connecting Europe Facility and the opportunities provided by Structural Funds.  Other topics of key importance for the successful development of the Digital Agenda will be addressed, in particular eSkills, the European Cloud Computing Strategy and the plans for the Research, Development and Innovation for ICT as intended within HORIZON 2020.