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		<title>Fast Europe Ventures represents UpCode Technology in Balkans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kushtrim Xhakli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fast Europe Ventures became a representative of UpCode Technology in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia after reaching the partnership agreement with UPC Consulting – Finnish company based in Vaasa, which is the developer and holder of UpCode Technology and programs. UpCode can be used everywhere and in all media. The code can be very small and still be read by an ordinary mobile. UpCode can include many functions and combine multiple interests. It is the easy and effective way to offer your customers access to services and information.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fast Europe Ventures became a representative of UpCode Technology in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia after reaching the partnership agreement with UPC Consulting – Finnish company based in Vaasa, which is the developer and holder of UpCode Technology and programs. UpCode can be used everywhere and in all media. The code can be very small and still be read by an ordinary mobile. UpCode can include many functions and combine multiple interests. It is the easy and effective way to offer your customers access to services and information.</p>
<p>UpCode can be used for: Logistics, Education, Ticket sales, Direct marketing, Games/gambling, Personal use/privacy, Translations/travel, Packaging, Control, Marketing, (back-end), Integrated information, Intelligent systems, Money transactions.</p>
<p>UPC Consulting Ltd./UpCode Ltd. Gerbyntie 18 65230 Vaasa, Finland http://www.upcode.fi</p>
<p><a href="http://www.upc.fi/en/upcode/news/fasteurope.html"><img src="http://www.upc.fi/images/images_upcode/upcode_logo_big.gif" alt="UpCode" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.fasteurope.com/press.html">Fast Europe Ventures Press</a></strong>:<br />
<a href="http://www.upc.fi/en/upcode/news/fasteurope.html">Upcode</a>, <a href="http://www.pcworld.al/biznes/1826-Fast-Europe-Ventures-prfaqsues-UpCode-teknologjis-Shqipri-Kosov-dhe-Maqedoni.html">PC World Albanian</a>, <a href="http://www.telegrafi.com/?id=8&#038;a=2087">Telegrafi</a>, <a href="http://www.ekonomia-ks.com/?page=1,5,3208">Ekonomia KS</a>, <a href="http://albeu.com/lajme/lajmi.php?subaction=showfull&#038;id=1267113827&#038;archive=&#038;start_from=&#038;ucat=5">Albeu</a>, <a href="http://www.botasot.info/def.php?category=33&#038;id=49177">Bota Sot</a></p>
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		<title>2D Bar Code (QR Codes) edhe në Shqipëri, Kosovë dhe Maqedoni</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kushtrim Xhakli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shkurt 25, 2010 &#8211; Fast Europe Ventures u be përfaqësues i UpCode teknologjisë për Shqipëri, Kosovë dhe Maqedoni, pas arritjes se marrëveshjes për partneritet me UPC Consulting, kompani finlandeze e bazuar ne Vaasa, e cila zhvillon dhe barte teknologjinë e programeve UpCode.
Me këtë marreveshje Fast Europe Ventures do ti ndihmoj bizneseve, kompanive reklamuese, agjensive qeveritare [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shkurt 25, 2010 &#8211; <a href="http://www.fasteurope.com">Fast Europe Ventures</a> u be përfaqësues i UpCode teknologjisë për Shqipëri, Kosovë dhe Maqedoni, pas arritjes se marrëveshjes për partneritet me UPC Consulting, kompani finlandeze e bazuar ne Vaasa, e cila zhvillon dhe barte teknologjinë e programeve UpCode.<br />
Me këtë marreveshje Fast Europe Ventures do ti ndihmoj bizneseve, kompanive reklamuese, agjensive qeveritare dhe institucioneve te ndryshme të fillojnë kampanjat e quajtura ”2D bar code” formë kjo e re e mënyres së reklamimit bashkohore.</p>
<p>&#8220;Marrëveshja është pjesë e strategjisë sonë të vazhduar për të rritur/optimizuar adaptimin e lehtë te konsumatorëve në përdorimin e telefonave mobil si mjet për qasje në pagesa dhe marrje te informatës më lehte dhe më shpejt. Tani me ofrimin e një produkti të ri që funksionon përmes skenimit të “bar kodeve 2D” mundësuar nga UpCode edhe rajoni i Ballkanit do të ketë mundësi të përcjell trendet e fundit të teknologjisë bashkohore&#8221; deklaroi Kushtrim Xhakli, kryeshefi ekzekutiv i Fast Europe Ventures.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fasteurope.com"><img src="http://www.xhakli.com/wp-content/themes/tma/images/fev-upcode.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="470" align="left" /></a></p>
<p>Strategjia jone është gjithashtu që përmes produkteve të ofruara ta integrojmë konsumatorin nëpërmjet teknologjise 2D Code dhe të revolucionalizojmë tutje përdorimin e celularit.</p>
<p>UpCode operon rregullisht në shumë shtete te botës me shërbime te ndryshme: Duke skenuar bar-codin, shërbimi ofron informata shtesë për produktet e plasuara ne treg, sistem të informimit per trafikun urban, hartat e qytetit, orarin e nisjeve, si dhe shumë sherbime qe lidhen direkt me konsumatoret. Ajo cfar duhet të bëjnë abonentët e telefonisë mobile është ta skenojne bar-codin me anë të kamerës ne celularin e tyre dhe t&#8217;i qasen të dhënave të shpejta.</p>
<p>Deri me tani teknologjia UpCode ka fituar çmimet:<br />
GSMA/Mobile Monday Peer Award 2007<br />
Carlifornia/USA Mobile Rules Best Mobile Enterprise Solution 2008<br />
European Regional Champion 2008</p>
<p>Meqë profili për 2D bar code është i ri, në të shumtën e rasteve aplikacioni që mundëson skenimin e bar-codeve nuk është i para-instaluar në celular, dhe të gjithë konsumatorët të cilët dëshirojne ta funksionalizojne aplikacionin 2D bar code ne aparatin e tyre celular, informatat mund ti marrin ne faqen zyrtare të Fast Europe Ventures http://www.fasteurope.com/ dhe UpCode http://www.upcode.fi/</p>
<p>Fast Europe Ventures është duke punuar me operatorët celular që të stimulojnë këtë teknologji duke e dërguar tek konsumatorët një mesazh me linkun i cili u mundëson atyre falas te shkarkojnë aplikacionin dhe të fillojnë përdorimin e skanerit UpCode. Celularët e prodhuar në vitet e fundit posedojne aplikacionin skenues pasi qe 2D bar code është duke u standardizuar dhe përdoret ne tregun global.</p>
<p>Telefoni celular i cili është i pajisur me kamerë me rezolucion te qartë do të jetë ne gjendje të lexoj të gjitha tipet e bar code-ve, të vendosura në print, mediume vizive elektronike dhe ne reklamat e vendosura ne ambientet e jashtme te qytetit.</p>
<p>Teknologjia UpCode mund të përfshijë shumë funksione dhe të kombinoj interesat te shumëfishta. Kjo është mënyra më efektive për ti ofruar klientëve qasjen tuaj të shërbimeve dhe informacionit. Ndërkohe në tregjet tona vec ka filluar bashkëpunimi me kompanitë e marketingut, për fillimin e shërbimeve të tilla testuese.</p>
<p>Teknologjia UpCode mund të përdoret për: sektorët si logjistikë, edukim, pagesa, marketing, lojra, perdorim privat, përkthime, promocione, paketime, informata të integruara, sisteme intelegjente e deri tek transferi i parave. Në pergjithesi është një teknologji që mund të përfshije shumë funksione dhe të kombinoj interesat e shumëfishta, duke ofruar menyrën me efektive të bizneseve ndaj konsumatorëve.</p>
<p>Në përfundim, teknologjia 2D bar code është ende në rritje dhe jashtzakonisht e nevojshme per reklamuesit, marketeret dhe bizneset që dëshirojnë në mënyre efektive të shtojnë interaksionet dhe të mundësojnë tërheqjen e konsumatorëve. Kur bizneset fillojnë të adoptojnë teknologjinë UpCode të përfaqesuar nga Fast Europe Ventures, pa dyshim shumica e konsumatoreve do te kene njohuri të bollshme per bar kode dhe do të fillojnë perdorimin e tyre me shumë lehtësi.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.upc.fi/en/upcode/news/fasteurope.html"><img src="http://www.upc.fi/images/images_upcode/upcode_logo_big.gif" alt="UpCode" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.fasteurope.com/press.html">Fast Europe Ventures Press</a></strong>:<br />
<a href="http://www.upc.fi/en/upcode/news/fasteurope.html">Upcode</a>, <a href="http://www.pcworld.al/biznes/1826-Fast-Europe-Ventures-prfaqsues-UpCode-teknologjis-Shqipri-Kosov-dhe-Maqedoni.html">PC World Albanian</a>, <a href="http://www.telegrafi.com/?id=8&#038;a=2087">Telegrafi</a>, <a href="http://www.ekonomia-ks.com/?page=1,5,3208">Ekonomia KS</a>, <a href="http://albeu.com/lajme/lajmi.php?subaction=showfull&#038;id=1267113827&#038;archive=&#038;start_from=&#038;ucat=5">Albeu</a>, <a href="http://www.botasot.info/def.php?category=33&#038;id=49177">Bota Sot</a></p>
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		<title>Fast Europe Ventures bring mobile payment for Kosovo and region</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kushtrim Xhakli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its a fact that in the world there are 4 billion mobile phone users, but only 2 billion bank accounts holders. This is not just an information but a reason for an alternative payment service using mobile launched today by the company Fast Europe Ventures in collaboration with portal Telegrafi.com. This service in essence turns your phone into a mini-credit card, and allows you to pay from the mobile, using credit that you have in your mobile phone.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>July 1, 2009 &#8211; Its a fact that in the world there are 4 billion mobile phone users, but only 2 billion bank accounts holders. This is not just an information but a reason for an alternative payment service using mobile launched today by the company Fast Europe Ventures in collaboration with portal Telegrafi.com. This service in essence turns your phone into a mini-credit card, and allows you to pay from the mobile, using credit that you have in your mobile phone.</p>
<p>Telegrafi portal has launched a service &#8220;Advertising&#8221; where the consumer can put an advertisement which can be seen by over 80.000 visitors and potential customers per day. The entire process of putting an ad is extremely simple, cheap and quick.</p>
<p>Currently all mobile operator subscribers can use this service, except Vala Mobile customers, who will soon be part of it. Since the beginning of this year, the company Fast Europe Ventures has been engaged with local operators and partners in Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia to bring the m-payment (m-commerce) service in the region connecting all three countries into single payment gateway.</p>
<p>&#8220;Based on the fact that in Europe the average spending per person for m-payments is around 30-50 Euros, in this region with an estimation of 10 Euros spending per person over a year, it is expected to reach a turnover of 15-20 million Euros a year in next 10 years&#8221;, said Kushtrim Xhakli, Chief Executive Officer of Fast Europe Ventures.</p>
<p>M-payment model is most suitable model for monetizing media such as TV, radio and web. Telegrafi portal is the most popular site across Albanian speaking countries and the first partner implementing m-payment.</p>
<p>Managing Director of Telegrafi portal Gani Lajqi said: &#8220;We are now entering a new competitive field in global market providing quick information, services and access. In recent years Telegrafi has proved to be the most innovative portal in Albanian market with 80% market share. Our partnership with Fast Europe Ventures proved to be fruitful and it will be enhanced in future. &#8221;</p>
<p>The link where you can put your announcement and pay with mobile phone is at: http://www.telegrafi.com/shpallje, or &#8220;Shpallje&#8221; button in every Telegrafi portal page.</p>
<p>Fast Europe Ventures covers 2.8 million mobile subscribers in Western Balkan region.</p>
<p>Elsewhere:<br />
Telecompaper: <a href="http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=680613">Fast Europe, Telegrafi partner on m-payments in Kosovo</a><br />
PC World Albanian: <a href="http://www.pcworld.al/biznes/fev-sjell-sherbimin-e-ri-m-payment-ne-kosove.html">FEV sjell shërbimin e ri M-Payment në Kosovë</a><br />
New Kosova Report: <a href="http://www.newkosovareport.com/200907091862/Business-and-Economy/Fast-Europe-Ventures-and-Telegrafi-bring-mobile-payment-to-Kosovo-and-the-region.html">Fast Europe Ventures and Telegrafi bring mobile payment to Kosovo and the region</a><br />
TMCnet: <a href="http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/07/10/4266581.htm">&#8216;Fast Europe, Telegrafi partner on m-payments in Kosovo&#8217;</a><br />
The Paypers: <a href="http://www.thepaypers.com/news/mobile-payments/fast-europe-ventures-telegrafi-launch-mobile-payment-service-in-kosovo/738845-16">Fast Europe Ventures, Telegrafi launch mobile payment service in Kosovo</a><br />
Telegrafi: <a href="http://www.telegrafi.com/?id=46&#038;a=3258">Telegrafi dhe FEV sjellin m-payment për Ju </a></p>
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		<title>Telegrafi dhe FEV sjellin m-payment për Ju</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kushtrim Xhakli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ne botë ka 4 miliard telefona mobilë, por vetëm 2 miliard llogari bankare. Kjo nuk është vetëm një informatë, por, është një arsye për një alternativë të pagesës së shërbimeve përmes telefonit tuaj mobil, e lansuar sot nga kompania Fast Europe Ventures në bashkëpunim me portalin Telegrafi.com.
Ky shërbim në esencë e kthen telefonin tuaj në [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ne botë ka 4 miliard telefona mobilë, por vetëm 2 miliard llogari bankare. Kjo nuk është vetëm një informatë, por, është një arsye për një alternativë të pagesës së shërbimeve përmes telefonit tuaj mobil, e lansuar sot nga kompania Fast Europe Ventures në bashkëpunim me portalin Telegrafi.com.</p>
<p>Ky shërbim në esencë e kthen telefonin tuaj në një mini-kredit kartë, që ju lejon të paguani për gjëra &#8220;nga celulari&#8221;, duke përdorur kreditin qe keni në telefonin tuaj mobil.</p>
<p>Me këtë rast, portali Telegrafi ka lansuar shërbimin &#8220;Shpallje&#8221; ku në mënyrën më të shpejtë të mundshme një konsumator mund të prezantojë shpalljen, e cila do të shikohet në mënyrë instante nga mbi 80.000 vizitorë dhe konsumatorë potencialë në ditë. I tërë procesi është jashtëzakonisht i thjeshtë, i lirë dhe i shpejtë.</p>
<p>Për momentin të gjithë përdoruesit e celularëve mobilë kanë mundësi të përdorin këtë shërbim, përveç konsumatorëve të operatorit Vala Mobile, të cilët shumë shpejt do të kenë mundësi të jenë pjesë e ekosistemit të industrisë se telekomunikimit.</p>
<p>Që nga fillimi i këtij viti, kompania Fast Europe Ventures ka punuar me shpejtësi maksimale me operatorët lokalë dhe partnerë (Kosovë, Shqipëri, Maqedoni) për të sjellë në treg modelin m-payment (m-commerce) ne rajonin tonë – duke krijuar kështu një treg mbarëkombëtar.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.telegrafi.com/data/image/Shpallje-SMS.jpg" width="470" align="left" /></p>
<p>&#8220;Duke u bazuar ne faktet se në Evropë mesatarja e një personi që shpenzon për vit në pagesat me celular sillet rreth 30-50 euro, në rajonin tonë me një mesatare prej 10 euro shpenzim për person gjatë një viti, pritet një qarkullim nga sistemet e pagesave në internet prej 15-20 milion euro për vit në 10 vitet e ardhshme&#8221;, theksoi kryeshefi ekzekutiv i kompanisë Fast Europe Ventures, Kushtrim Xhakli.</p>
<p>Modeli m-payment është model i përshtatshëm për monetizimin e mediumeve tjera digjitaleve si TV, radio dhe web. Portali Telegrafi.com është portali më i vizituar tek shqipfolësit si dhe partneri i parë implemetues i m-payments.</p>
<p>Drejtori menaxhues i portalit Telegrafi.com, Gani Lajqi me këtë rast theksoi: &#8220;Ne sot po hymë në një fushë të re garuese me tregun global në ofrim të shpejtë të informatës, shërbimit dhe qasjes. Telegrafi vitet e fundit ka dëshmuar se është portali me inovativ në tregun shqipfolës, ku posedojmë rreth 80% të tij. Bashkëpunimi me Fast Europe Ventures na shpie drejt një partneriteti të frytshëm që kemi ndërtuar në muajt e kaluar&#8221;.</p>
<p>Vendi ku mund të vendoset shpallja juaj në mënyrën më të shpejtë është, http://www.telegrafi.com/shpallje &#8211; respektivisht butoni Shpallje.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fasteurope.com">Fast Europe Ventures</a> mbulon rreth 2.8 milion konsumatorë të telefonisë mobile në rajonin tonë.</p>
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		<title>Internet Penetration in Albania</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kushtrim Xhakli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Internet penetration rate in Albania grew to 18% during 2008, compared to 15%  in 2007, but it is still too low while Internet connections remain quite expensive, Top Channel TV reported.
According to Nuredin Hasanaj, an expert interviewed by Top Channel, low penetration of fixed phone lines makes difficult internet expansion in the country.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Internet penetration rate in Albania grew to 18% during 2008, compared to 15%  in 2007, but it is still too low while Internet connections remain quite expensive, Top Channel TV reported.</p>
<p>According to Nuredin Hasanaj, an expert interviewed by Top Channel, low penetration of fixed phone lines makes difficult internet expansion in the country.</p>
<p>“Prices for Internet access are higher here then in other Balkan countries”, Hasanaj explains. About 570,000 Albanians had an internet connection in 2008 in a population of roughly 3 million. (AE)</p>
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		<title>Albania is on 62nd place for economic freedom, Macedonia ranked on 78th, Kosovo not included</title>
		<link>http://www.xhakli.com/2009/01/16/economic-freedom-2009.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kushtrim Xhakli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albania got 62nd place in the world ranking among 183 countries and 27th ranking in Europe&#8217;s economic freedom in the chart 2009 Index of Economic freedom. While Macedonia ranked 78th, 33rd from 43 countries in Europe. Serbia&#8217;s rank of 109 and 37th position in Europe is below the world average economic freedom. Kosovo was not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Albania">Albania</a> got 62nd place in the world ranking among 183 countries and 27th ranking in Europe&#8217;s economic freedom in the chart 2009 Index of Economic freedom. While <a href="http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Macedonia">Macedonia</a> ranked 78th, 33rd from 43 countries in Europe. <a href="http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Serbia">Serbia</a>&#8217;s rank of 109 and 37th position in Europe is below the world average economic freedom. Kosovo was not included in the rankings.</p>
<p>Baltic countries are in top 50 with: <a href="http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Estonia">Estonia</a> 13th (6th in Europe), <a href="http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Lithuania">Lithuania</a> 30th (17th in Europe), and <a href="http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Latvia">Latvia</a> 45th (23rd in Europe) above the regional and world averages.</p>
<p>Hong Kong continues to be the most economic freedom country in the world.</p>
<p><strong>Full Report in <a href="http://www.heritage.org/Index/Ranking.aspx">here</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Best Practice Award 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kushtrim Xhakli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During ECDL Foundation CEO Summit in Vienna which was held during 23-25 October 2008, a special award was granted to trajnimi.com national portal, which has adopted ECDL as a standard for ICT education and as a means to increase employability in Kosovo.
Award was given from Jim Friars, Chairman of ECDL Foundation to Kushtrim Xhakli representative [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During <a href="http://www.ecdl.org">ECDL Foundation</a> CEO Summit in Vienna which was held during 23-25 October 2008, a special award was granted to <a href="http://www.trajnimi.com">trajnimi.com</a> national portal, which has adopted ECDL as a standard for ICT education and as a means to increase employability in Kosovo.<br />
Award was given from Jim Friars, Chairman of ECDL Foundation to Kushtrim Xhakli representative of the portal which was launched in 2007 and had a major success on advancing the IT skills based education in Kosovo.</p>
<div id="attachment_489" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 485px"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/13423523@N03/page3/"><img class="size-full wp-image-489" title="ECDL Foundation CEO Summit Vienna, 23-25 October 2008" src="http://www.xhakli.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/dsc01338.jpg" alt="" width="475" height="244" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Speaking at ECDL Foundation CEO Summit Vienna, 23-25 October 2008</p></div>
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		<title>Varavingo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kushtrim Xhakli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Varavingo është një rrjet social eksluziv në rritje për individët dhe shoqërinë shqipëtare në internet. Varavingo lejon që ju ti gjeni ish kolegët miqtë, të krijoni kontakte te reja, të njoftoni me më të rejat në aspektin lokal ku jetoni dhe mundësi ti shkëmbeni fotografitë me komunitetin qe ju rrethon.
Varavingo.com ndihmon personave që të krijojnë [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.xhakli.com/wp-content/themes/tma/images/latest/kvnetproject2.jpg" alt="" align="left" />Varavingo është një rrjet social eksluziv në rritje për individët dhe shoqërinë shqipëtare në internet. Varavingo lejon që ju ti gjeni ish kolegët miqtë, të krijoni kontakte te reja, të njoftoni me më të rejat në aspektin lokal ku jetoni dhe mundësi ti shkëmbeni fotografitë me komunitetin qe ju rrethon.</p>
<p>Varavingo.com ndihmon personave që të krijojnë kontakte, miqësi, takojnë miqtë e vjetër, dhe të ri. Mësojnë se c’bëjnë miqtë natë e ditë në varavingo! dhe mundësinë e shfletimit të fotografive interesante nga komunitetet. Mbi te gjitha mundesinë e lidhjes së anëtarëve ndërmjet universitetetve dhe shkollave te mesme ne gjithë trevat shqiptare, Kosovë, Shqipëri dhe Maqedoni.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.varavingo.com"><strong><br />
Bonu Interesant: VARAVINGO</strong></a></p>
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		<title>South East Europe Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kushtrim Xhakli</dc:creator>
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I did a small research on the The Networked Readiness Index Rankings to see where does south east European countries are indexed on using technology. The report was delivered lately by World Economic Forum judging countries who integrated technology into business and helped developed an infrastructure on their countries, usage of technology in innovation, culture [...]]]></description>
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<p>I did a small research on the <strong>The Networked Readiness Index Rankings</strong> to see where does south east European countries are indexed on using technology. The report was delivered lately by <a href="http://www.weforum.org/">World Economic Forum</a> judging countries who integrated technology into business and helped developed an infrastructure on their countries, usage of technology in innovation, culture and leadership.</p>
<p><strong>The Networked Readiness Index 2006–2007 rankings</strong><br />
Here is the 2006-2007 top-10 technology countries: (2005 ranking)<br />
1: <strong>Denmark </strong>(3)<br />
2: <strong>Sweden </strong>(8)<br />
3: <strong>Singapore </strong>(2)<br />
4: <strong>Finland </strong>(5)<br />
5: <strong>Switzerland </strong>(9)<br />
6: <strong>Netherlands </strong>(12)<br />
7: <strong>US </strong>(1)<br />
8: <strong>Iceland </strong>(4)<br />
9: <strong>UK </strong>(10)<br />
10: <strong>Norway </strong>(13)</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
South East European Countries:<br />
30. <strong>Slovenia </strong>(35)<br />
46. <strong>Croatia </strong>(57)<br />
55. <strong>Romania </strong>(58)<br />
72. <strong>Bulgaria </strong>(64)<br />
74. <strong>Serbia and Montenegro</strong> (80)<br />
81. <strong>Macedonia </strong>(81)<br />
89. <strong>Bosnia and Herzegovina</strong> (97)<br />
92. <strong>Moldova </strong>(94)<br />
107. <strong>Albania </strong>(106)<br />
*<strong>Kosovo </strong>is not included separately in the statistics</p>
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		<title>Albania: Saranda, Ksamil, Corfu Channel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kushtrim Xhakli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got back this week from Albania where I decided to spent some time there for my vacation. I haven’t been in Albania since 2001 and I expected to see new things there and I was quite good surprised with their latest development. We went to visit beautiful Saranda a place in Ionian Sea, Ksamil [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got back this week from Albania where I decided to spent some time there for my vacation. I haven’t been in Albania since 2001 and I expected to see new things there and I was quite good surprised with their latest development. We went to visit beautiful Saranda a place in Ionian Sea, Ksamil Islands and Corfu Channel. Since Albania had elections in 3rd of July there weren’t too many people there, so the place was quiet and wonderful.</p>
<p>We went to visit also some historical places located near by such as old city Butrint, and other tourist places. When you take vacation then you realize how nice is to have that. We spent wonderful time enjoying all the best things and bugs that Albania has. On the way to Tirana from Prishtina after we passed the Macedonian border, after 5 KM Macedonian police stopped us, it was around 05:30 AM and he warned us that we were going to fast in fact we were driving fast but we were smiling from ear to ear and saying the only word we knew in Macedonian “Izvini” which means “Sorry”. When he saw that we are not trying to hide and to defend our self but we accepted the fault and didn’t care at all, he released us but he still was thinking to charge us but this time we were lucky</p>
<p>In Qafe Thane (Mac-Alb) border we have been waiting for an hour to get in, and Macedonian border police didn’t request any document from us they let us go and in Albanian border where it was almost the same, but we had to wait a bit. After we got in it took us 2-3 hours to arrive to Durres. The most annoying thing was that road signs don’t shows the exact number of kilometers so we were fooled for 40 KM.</p>
<p>We stopped in Adriatic Sea and in afternoon we went to Tirana, cause in the midnight we had to go to Mother Teresa Airport to pick up our special friends who came from abroad. So all four of us departed with my friend’s car (Jeton) toward Saranda coast, our Golf II car didn’t stopped at any time and the best driver Jeton drove so quickly so we arrived in Saranda in afternoon.</p>
<p>I was assigned to go and search for place, we met one guy who offered us a house to rent but the house looked nice but not great. I was insisting not to take that since I didn’t like it at all. Then we were searching for one hour for other places and couldn’t find any good one. Everyone was blaming me for decision I did not to take the first offer, so just by chance I went to ask in one hotel about the prices and accommodation. The lady of hotel in the beginning offered me 35 euro for a room, and after I managed to communicate with her pretending that its heavy expensive and in the mean time applauding her for the place she has we agreed for 22.5 euro a night, I went down and called my friend and I told him to fight for 20 euro for a night and later I will join him since I promised the lady that I’m going to try to convince my friends to take 2 rooms with her price, so later I joined my friend fighting for the last price. I like this way of communication, not because I was looking for cheap price but I wanted to win the battle.</p>
<p>I told to the lady whom later I gave her new name as “spy lady” that for 25 euors you are loosing 400 euros, not mentioning the other 25 of Jeton, and she agreed and we took 2 rooms with sea view in the most wonderful place for only 400 euros for 10 days, trust me in Tirana was more expensive than in Saranda. The room had everything, air conditioner, tv, “good shower” and everything we needed. The lady from hotel was monitoring every single move we did, she spent her day in balcony spying and checking. She could work for police and get more.</p>
<p>Then day by day we went also to Ksamil Islands, and after few days to Corfu Channel and in Butrint. The Ionian Sea was perfect, clean and non visited place, so we could stop in any place we wanted. We also really enjoyed the food I can say, but there is a need to train better the waiters, I remember one of us asked, “What does the fish contains” the waiter responded “Fish”. There is more need of costumer and tourist care, but compare to last year’s my vacation in Turkey, Albania was perfect. People of Saranda are nice and they don’t try to cut you in price and steal.</p>
<p>After 10 wonderful days we spent in Saranda, we got back to Tirana and we stopped in Durres again on the way back, Durres was full of people, full of kids, I was wondering that there were more people swimming rather than staying in beach. We couldn’t survive that mess and we went back to Tirana to spend the afternoon there.<br />
We had dinner and coffes in Sky Tower of Tirana, and in the midnight we had to go to Airport to send our special friends back, they flew at 05:00 AM and we got back to our new rented apartment in 05:30.</p>
<p>Exactly in 06:00 AM one constructing company started to work in one huge building in front our place, there was too much noise so we only slept 3 hours and woke up to drive back to Kosova. We went through same way back with good memories we had. On the way back we didn’t had any problem so we arrived safe.</p>
<p>On the way back stopped in Struga (Macedonia) to have some drinks, and it was such an annoying thing because the waiter didn’t want to accept Euros at all, and for 100 Denars (1.6 Euro) we had to go and search for exchange money offices and change them into Denars so we could pay, even we had 2 Euros as a coins. Since a friend went to change the money I was teasing the waiter asking him if I could pay with my Master Card, If I could pay with my mobile credit I have but they all envied me, I wanted to show how bad I am sometimes.</p>
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