{"id":8913,"date":"2023-12-13T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bildtest25.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=8913"},"modified":"2025-10-13T12:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:17:05","slug":"over-a-million-euros-for-montenegros-it-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/blog\/over-a-million-euros-for-montenegros-it-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Over a Million Euros for Montenegro\u2019s IT Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Founding ICT Cortex \u2013 A Milestone for the Country\u2019s Digital Growth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our company, as one of the co-founders of <strong>ICT Cortex<\/strong>, proudly supported the signing of a historic agreement between the <strong>Ministry of Economic Development (MER)<\/strong> and the <strong>ICT Cortex cluster<\/strong>, securing <strong>over one million euros<\/strong> for the development of Montenegro\u2019s IT industry and innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contract was signed by Minister <strong>Jakov Milatovi\u0107<\/strong> and <strong>Tarik Zaimovi\u0107<\/strong>, one of the owners of <strong>Bild Studio<\/strong>, representing ICT Cortex. This partnership marked a major step toward strengthening the foundations of Montenegro\u2019s digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-Tarik.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-Tarik.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-Tarik-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-Tarik-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Shared Vision for Innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The program, worth more than <strong>one million euros<\/strong>, will be jointly financed by the Ministry and member companies of the cluster \u2014 each contributing around <strong>500,000 \u20ac<\/strong>.<br>Its mission: to boost innovation, develop digital skills, and connect the private and public sectors through long-term collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Milatovi\u0107 emphasized that this agreement is part of a broader effort to <strong>build a strong innovation ecosystem<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cInnovation infrastructures play a special role in this process \u2014 and clusters like ICT Cortex are among the most important drivers of growth and knowledge transfer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-zajednicka.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-zajednicka.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-zajednicka-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-zajednicka-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Investing in Knowledge and People<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the founders, <strong>Tarik Zaimovi\u0107<\/strong> highlighted the importance of investing in talent and collaboration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe innovation community should be the main engine of our economy. Every euro invested in knowledge, technology, and young capable people returns many times over.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The cluster\u2019s focus extends beyond technology \u2014 it embraces education, digitalization of society, internationalization, and philanthropy, through initiatives such as the Cortex Foundation and Cortex Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A New Chapter for Montenegro\u2019s IT Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ICT Cortex was founded in <strong>March 2021<\/strong> by Montenegro\u2019s most innovative IT companies \u2014 including <strong>Bild Studio<\/strong> \u2014 with the goal of leading the country\u2019s <strong>digital transformation<\/strong> and making IT one of its strongest export sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This partnership with the state not only brings financial support but also <strong>recognition of the private sector\u2019s role<\/strong> in shaping a smarter, more connected Montenegro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About ICT Cortex<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-Pano.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-Pano.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-Pano-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICT-Cortex-Pano-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ICT Cortex represents a growing community of forward-thinking tech companies united by a shared mission:<br>to make Montenegro a regional hub of digital innovation, education, and collaboration.<br>With over <strong>one million euros<\/strong> invested and dozens of projects already launched, the cluster continues to drive progress \u2014 one idea at a time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founding ICT Cortex \u2013 A Milestone for the Country\u2019s Digital Growth Our company, as one of the co-founders of ICT Cortex, proudly supported the signing of a historic agreement between the Ministry of Economic Development (MER) and the ICT Cortex cluster, securing over one million euros for the development of Montenegro\u2019s IT industry and innovation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bild-studio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}