The new legal solutions for urban planning and construction have overcome the current legal gap and created a framework for the construction of data centers in the country. Although there are still no concrete initiatives from the private sector, the state is seriously considering the construction of a state data center in order to protect institutions and increase cybersecurity, Macedonian Minister of Transport and Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski, said Thursday.
Quizzed by reporters about the locations of these centers and the harmonization of by-laws, Nikoloski stresses that the primary goal is to keep up with global trends in this area, which has not been regulated at all until now.
“We wanted to keep up with the times, considering that this is what the world is doing, because our legislation did not foresee it at all. We were in a gray area, it was neither prohibited nor permitted, and we thought it would be good to regulate this matter. So far, no initiative has come from a private investor for such an investment. I hope it will come in the next period. The investment can be state or private. I think it is smart for Macedonia to think about a state investment in the future to protect state institutions. You remember what was happening, for example, with the Health Fund a few years ago, so for security reasons I think it is smart for us as a country to protect ourselves and have a system that fully controls it,” Nikolovski pointed out.
Asked whether the idea is for such infrastructure to be intended for state administration and educational institutions for cheaper use, the Deputy PM stressed that the process should be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Digitalization, emphasizing the necessity of an organized security system instead of the current practice of renting resources.
