Jim Friars, Chairman of ECDL Foundation awards Kushtrim Xhakli the price: Best Practice Award 2008 at ECDL CEO Summit in Vienna, 22-25 October 2008. Photo: ECDL.org

Kushtrim Xhakli is an internet specialist and in many aspects a brilliant generalist. In terms of information technology he understands and often even manages every aspect of a project, from initial brainstorming to implementation without loosing attention to detail.

He understands the concepts very well both from a business point and technical point of view. Beyond this, Kushtrim’s major skill lies in his ability to analyze businesses and industries. In June 2007, with Ipko Institute, he launched a free e-learning education portal trajnimi.com providing free access to ICT education in Kosovo. The objective was to break the existing paradigm and offer Kosovo citizens a unique opportunity to develop their ICT skills. The portal was awarded ECDL Foundation: Best Practice Award 2008 at the ECDL CEO Summit in Vienna, 22-25 October 2008.

The concepts of marketing, user-focus and new business blends together in every single new internet and new media related project and to win you need to know how they work together. Kushtrim does this in every aspect and has a great eye for why some projects succeed or fail.

Kushtrim Xhakli presents at LIFT Conference 2008 in Geneva Switzerland the successes of national portal trajnimi.com and many transformation opportunities of Kosovar market into wider market. LIFT08 was held on 6-8 February 2008, and gathers the experts of technology fields to discuss about the opportunities and challenges in connected society. Photo: Martin Kuipers.

Kushtrim Xhakli is currently CEO of Fast Europe Ventures,
Fast Europe Ventures is a telecommunication media company specializing in web-mobile entertainment and value added services who independently develops many markets and provides many specialized services using mobile as payment, distribution and messaging tool.

In press and blogs:

September 15, 2008
Information Society and its impact on media development, IT.com.mk

May 11, 2008
Kushtrim Xhakli works for a brighter E-future for Kosovo, Sandbox Network 2008.

April 19, 2008
Kosovo’s Economy (Kosovo: Der europäische Patient), DIE ZEIT, Hamburg, Germany, 2008

February 25, 2008
Kosovo Independence, The Ukrainian Week, Kiev, Ukraine, 2008.

February 22, 2008
In Pristina, an eye on the future, South East European Times, February 2008.

February 21, 2008
The world’s newest state, THE ECONOMIST, From The Economist print edition, London, UK.

February 19, 2008
Kosovo: Old vs New Style News, BalkanInsight, BalkanIsnight, Prishtina, Kosovo, 2008.

February 18, 2008
‘Newborn’ Kosovars cheer, CNN, CNN Live broadcasting for Independence of Kosovo, US

February 18, 2008
“We’ve earned our independence”, FRANCE 24, France 24, Analysis for Independence of Kosovo.

August 6, 2007
BBC Interview, Interview with BBC about release of National Portal Trajnimi.com and innovation in education, London, UK.

August 10, 2007
BIRN: “Life in Kosovo”, Radio Television of Kosovo Debate, Radio Television of Kosovo Debate, August 2007.

August 31, 2006
Interview with Kushtrim Xhakli, Perrine Corcuff (in French), Prishtina, Kosovo

August 25, 2006
South East European Times: Pluto, we hardly knew you, South east European Times, August 2006

July 25, 2006
BalkanBlog of the Week, SEE Europe Online, SEEOnline, Prishtina, Kosovo.

April 19, 2004
Carnival of the Balkans #3!!, EastEthnia, April 2004

April 10, 2004
Kosovo and Kosovo.com: how can we get a Kosovar perspective from Google? Re-engage group, London, UK

November 1, 2003
eRiders.net Content Competition Winner!, eRiders Network, November, 2003

March 1, 2002
List of commentators and contributors during the drafting process of the New Kosovo Curriculum Framework, Ministry of Education, Prishtina, Kosovo