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Makedonski Telekom - Corporate Social Responsibility - Education and Civil society

Education and Civil society

Education is a key to productive future

The deepening engagement of business must also be seen in the context of the emergence of a more active civil society. In the last years there has been a proliferation of civil-society organizations, many of which focus on working with business in order to balance society imperfections so that the good ideas get a fair hearing.

One of the most prevalent issues over the past decade is the progress of education, which is considered to provide the conceptual and the empirical foundation of a democratic citizenship. Moreover, it is seen as a way of contributing to establish a solid basis of cultural and social integration and a key to the future preservation of our environment and habitat.

Supporting education

We strongly believe that education is a key to productive future and it has a power to make a positive impact on the lives of individuals. Education is our corporate responsibility as we strive to be partners to educators, civil-society organizations and the government.

Integral to the mission of improving the knowledge of young people, we have established a traditional partnership with the Faculty for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. Every year, we contribute to realization of the traditional awards for the best students and support activities necessary for preparation for participation in competitions in the country and abroad. This year also, Makedonski Telekom contributed in the realization of the Social Entrepreneurship Student Award organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Macedonia.

“PC for every student”

Furthermore, the support for the government project “PC for every student” reflects our commitment to education, and promotes effective use of technology in classrooms over the country. The donation consisted of installing networks for connecting all PC-s in one communication network, providing increased quality of the education process. Until now, 1951 classrooms were connected in 93 schools, and installation of active equipment in the dormitories is planned for 2010. In addition, in order to provide the students with a possibility to use the advantages of the internet at the speed of light, the 2010 plan for extending the optic network also encompasses the dormitories which additionally supports our aim for extension of the access to technology.

Donation of PC-s

Every year, we donate PC-s to many civil-society organizations, supporting the activities of marginalized groups, women and those with little or no access to technology. In 2009, computers were donated to the Association of People with Labour Disabilities of the Republic of Macedonia, the Information Technologies Development Foundation – Information Centre Kriva Palanka, Youth Association - Krusevo and others.

Support and promotion of the civil society

In 2009, Makedonski Telekom cooperated with the Society for Electronics, Telecommunications, Automatics and Informatics of Macedonia, the MASIT ICT Chamber of Commerce and the Macedonian Human Resources Association Skopje, for the purpose of organizing conferences and lectures for supporting the civil society and promotion of the international cooperation.

In 2009, we sponsored the following:

The Society for Electronics, Telecommunications, Automatics and Informatics of Macedonia – IX International Conference ETAI 2009
The MASIT ICT Chamber of Commerce - Conference of the SEE IT Associations and Businesses
The Civic Association “Macedonian Human Resources Association Skopje” – 1st International Human Resources Conference

In 2009, we made donations to the following:

Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies - Skopje
Donation of computers
American Chamber of Commerce in Macedonia - Social Entrepreneurship Student Award

A list of sponsored events and activities in 2008 in the area of education and civil society:

International Council of Investors- Fifth annual assembly of the foreign investors
European Business Association- Promotion of the Memorandum of the Macedonian Business
MASIT ICT Chamber of Commerce – Conference of the SEE ICT Associations and Businesses
American Chamber of Commerce - Private Sector Stakeholders - Intellectual Property Rights Law Conference

A list of donation activities in 2008 in the area of education and civil society: