"CYTA itself, with the work it does, proves that CYTA is right to remain a public organisation in a strategically important sector for the country and our country and that AKEL did well when it played a leading role in preventing the privatisation of the organisation."
This was underlined by the Secretary General of AKEL in statements after meetings he had today, at the head of an AKEL delegation, with both the trade unions and the Board of Directors and management of the Agency. As Stefanos Stefanou noted, "the visit to CYTA coincides with a very important event for CYTA itself and for Cyprus: For the second consecutive year, this Agency has won - among European giants - the recognition as the Agency that offers the fastest internet and shows on the one hand, the work done in the Agency and on the other hand, the importance of this Agency for the technological upgrade in the country, for the economy, for the society at large". He recalled that "AKEL has always supported the semi-public organisations and CYTA, had played a leading role in preventing CYTA from being privatised - with two bills sent by the Anastasiades-Syarmos government - and finally CYTA itself, with the work it does, proves that we did the right thing, that CYTA remains a public organisation in a strategically important sector for the country and our country".
The Secretary General of AKEL also noted that together with the protagonists in the organisation - both with the employees and with the Board of Directors and the management - they also discussed issues concerning the future of the organisation. "AKEL, he stressed, is in favour of institutional modernisation by maintaining the public character of the Agency and through this modernisation to enable CYTA to be more flexible, to adapt faster to the very dynamic developments that exist in the field of telecommunications and new technologies. AKEL will continue to support this work that is done for the benefit of the country and society."
In response to a question, Stefanos Stefanou said that trade unions and employees are now discussing the issues related to institutional modernisation , part of which concerns labour issues. "It is very important that employees always have a proper working environment, with wages that attract young minds in a very dynamic sector such as telecommunications, that there is the necessary job security and of course evaluation - in this area concrete steps have been taken - so that there is also meritocracy," he concluded.
The delegation was attended by AKEL MP, member of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Christos Christofides and member of the AKEL Economy Sector Vakis Charalambous.
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