Thinking room 3: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION Facilitated by Besa Luzha, FES and Rinor Gjonbalaj, MDA The participants(18) A group of eighteen participants in the economic development and job creation thinking room were involved in an in-depth dialogue to identify the key issues and opportunities faced by this sector. The facilitators of the group guided the session into an e ective discussion, which highlighted the recommendations as to how to tackle the main economic issues in Kosovo. The recurring issues discussed by the participants of the economic development and job creation thinking room were: Labor market deficiencies • Lack of information on the skills and qualifications of the current labor market • The mismatch between the education system with the job market, which results in unqualified workers in the labor market • The current brain drain issue, where skilled workforce is finding jobs outside of Kosovo, therefore migrating to European countries Policy interventions • Lack of data and available information on the private sector production of goods and services • Lack of coordination between the public and private sectors to identify the most competitive sectors • The lack of barriers(i.e. quotas) to protect the domestic firms 33