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Developing the IT Sector further; New jobs besides freezing on an oil rig.
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February 10th, 5650
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The development of the IT sector has been cautiously watched by many Vrosnoki. After all, it was an alternative to the oil industry so some Vrosnoki have had some hope. Others were more cynical and expected it to amount to nothing. But so far, it seems to be going well. Not bad, but not great either. Just well. In any case, the second stage of developing the IT sector has begun. After all, it has to be a self sustaining industry. It's an insult, and it isn't practical to rely on foreign workers (this includes workers from the rest of the Confederation). As such, this is where the second stage comes in. 

The Platonava Administration has launched the National Tech Education Program, looking to promote coding, cyber security and IT infrastructure in secondary schools. For isolated communities in the North, online modules will be needed. As such, partnering with the esteemed megacorps, Golden Rose and New Hope to build courseware. Alongside this, vocational colleges for practical tech. State supported two year programs will be made available, looking to promote maintenance training for servers and tech, support roles and data centre operations. For students already enrolled, STEM degrees will be state funded to encourage more support for it.

To further encourage development and investment from not just the rest of the confederation, but also the rest of the continent, tech visas will be offered for the rest of Keris. This will be widely available to coders who simply want a peaceful, neutral place to develop code. 

And, in a rather surprising move, Platonava has looked to help non college educated Vrosnoki by offering an alternative. State certification will be offered for short 6 month programs. Apprenticeship programs for the youth, and collaboration with the megacorps to hire certified individuals into junior roles. To ensure Vrosnoki are actually hired and not foreign workers, the government will work on establishing an IT Job Portal to fast track Vrosnoki into jobs. It'll connect the ALRV, private firms, megacorps and public institutions with local talent. A win win. Alongside that, any firms utilizing tax breaks will be required to hire a minimum percentage of local workers. To further ensure the public sector develops, digitalization of records will begin, alongside efforts to construct data storages. Vrosnoki coders will be contracted to start working on this effort to ensure a strong public sector.

It'll take time, but slowly, Vrosnok may get itself out of the malaise. As the seasons continue to change, and Krivian Revival continues to occur, many are starting to have some optimism. Or at least, are starting to care. Even if it's just a little bit. The apathy will be hard to break, but perhaps the Platonava Administration can put cracks in it. If she continues to show care for the working class and non college educated Vrosnoki, then perhaps we can see the apathy end.
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