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Successfully completed project “Connected Schools – Steps Towards the Future”

Prijepolje, 31 August 2023

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today in Prijepolje that the government’s obligation and goal is to provide the conditions for all children to fulfill their potential, and that one of the ways to do this is to introduce fast and high-quality Internet access to every place in our country.

During her visit to Prijepolje, on the occasion of the completion of the “Connected Schools – Steps Towards the Future” project, which was presented at the Cultural Centre, Brnabic emphasised that in the 21st century the Internet is as important as electricity and water.

We want to ensure that every citizen of this country has all the conditions to stay where they were born, or where they want to be if they decide to move out of the city to a more peaceful environment, the Prime Minister said.

She expressed satisfaction over the fact that Prijepolje is celebrating the successful completion of the mentioned project, adding that children from all over Serbia came to this city to show their peers all the achievements they have accomplished within the project they participated in.

The Prime Minister announced that by the end of 2024, 11 settlements, i.e., 1,847 households with 6,040 inhabitants, will be covered by high-speed Internet access in Prijepolje.

Brnabic reminded that the next phase of the “Steps Towards the Future” project is the provision of fast and high-quality Internet access for every place in our country, pointing out that by 2025, more than 99 percent of the territory of central Serbia will be covered.

It is an investment of approximately €500 million, half of which will be provided by the state, the Prime Minister said, adding that young people cannot be expected to stay in their towns if they do not have access to Internet, as they are denied communication with their peers from other places, as well as access to the electronic administration that they and their families need.

She expressed her gratitude to the team that implemented the project, as well as to the organizations that support it, asking them to make an effort so that everyone has equal chances, as well as to donate more computers.

Brnabic visited the Digital Expedition caravan and the exhibition of examples of the application of digital technologies in education today in Prijepolje.

The participants presented the Prime Minister with interesting projects they were working on, among other things, glasses that notify blind and partially sighted people that they are encountering an obstacle with a sound signal.