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"Microsoft" owner Bill Gates sent a letter to Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski, commending the Macedonian Government's IT initiatives for modernization of the communication with citizens, the Government said Wednesday in a press release, the Agency of Information reports.
"I am pleased with the information on the progress in implementing the agreement on strategic partnership with the Macedonian Government," the letter reads.
"Microsoft" considers that governments play crucial role not only in creating the technical infrastructure of their countries, but also in investing and stimulating technical innovations.
"Our 'Microsoft' will keep collaborating with you in order to enable you the best application of our technology for the benefit of Macedonian communities. Working together, we can demonstrate how a country with moderate GDP per capita may succeed in building a society with comprehensive knowledge," Gates says in his letter.