Hakom - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency

ZAGREB, 11 December 2013 – HAKOM announced the fifth public tender today for the development of socially beneficial applications in the current year. The development of applications is part of the Programme for the development of the Internet and broadband in the areas of special state concern, hilly and mountainous areas and islands. Their implementation aims at providing incentives to the development of the broadband eco-system in rural areas. It is worth mentioning that the Internet applications will be made available to all interested citizens, irrespective of the area in which they live.
 
The fifth cycle of implementation of the collected ideas for useful applications is also the pen-ultimate one in the current year. In 2014, HAKOM intends to continue with its programme through the implementation of the remaining ideas selected after the public calls.

Web marketing for persons with a disability – the application designed with the aim to set up free advertising space for persons with a disability, primarily coming from the area of special state concern, hilly and mountainous areas and islands, to facilitate the placement of their products and services. The application is also intended to enable even higher inclusion of persons with a disability in the information society and, in this way, provide incentives for self-employment.
 
Teacher training at schools – the application is designed for the organisation of training of teachers at schools and institutions, in terms of the transfer of knowledge in the basics of information and digital literacy.

 

HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency – 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.