Milena Harito
Born4 October 1966 Edit this on Wikidata
Tirana Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • Knight of the National Order of Merit (2017) Edit this on Wikidata

Milena Harito (born 4 October 1966) is an Albanian politician and member of the Socialist Party of Albania.

She is Minister of Innovation and Public Administration between September 2013 and September 2017. She currently represents Albania in the construction of a regional economic zone for six countries of the Western Balkans.

Life

She graduated in 1989 from the University of Tirana in computer science, and became a research engineer. She left Albania for France in 1991 where she passed a diploma of specialized graduate studies in communication and information technologies in 1993 from Pierre and Marie Curie University. Four years later, she obtained a doctorate.

After her studies, she joined the Centre national d'études des télécommunications (CNET), then various positions with Orange S.A. in France.

She entered politics in Albania in 2012 and in 2013 she was elected to the Parliament of Albania.

Following the parliamentary elections of 23 June 2013, won by the center-left, she was named, on 15 September, the Minister of Innovation and Public Administration in the government of Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama.

She led out several reforms, such as the recruitment and career of civil servants, one of the conditions of the process of integration into the European Union (EU).[1] A partnership with the National School of Administration (ENA) has helped strengthen the Albanian Academy of Public Administration (ASPA).

In 2016, she passed legislation transforming public service processes and standards by increasing the use of digital tools.[2] This innovative reform has been the subject of international publications.[3] She also led the transition to DTT, the transition from 3G technology to 4G for mobile operators and created support mechanisms for start-ups with the help of the Italian government.[4]

Family

Milena Harito is married to Isidor Shteto and has two children.[5]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT ALBANIA 2015 REPORT" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "PËR MËNYRËN E OFRIMIT TË SHËRBIMEVE PUBLIKE NË SPORTEL NË REPUBLIKËN E SHQIPËRISË" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "CASE STUDY: Delivering Customer Care and Cutting Corruption in Public Services". The President and Fellows of Harvard College.
  4. ↑ "Being Proud of Achievements with Eyes on New Challenges". Albanian Daily News.
  5. ↑ "Milena Harito - Minister of Innovation and Public Administration". Albanian Government. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Décret du 18 novembre 2017 portant promotion et nomination". LegiFrance.

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