Conference Paper

As part of Montenegro’s path towards accession to the European Union, the progress of the state administration is reflected through the negotiation process in 33 chapters. One of the most important chapters is on Information Society and Media, which among other things seeks to raise transparency, political participation and social inclusion. The authorities are working on the improvement and promotion of the information society in Montenegro, and are trying to enable citizens to use ICT in order to achieve certain rights similar to those of developed European countries. The recently launched project, Wireless Montenegro, aims to enable all citizens free wireless Internet and thereby access to various electronic services that have been imposed as part of the negotiation process. Is “Wireless Montenegro” just another project that needs to simulate the real commitment of the government to promote a democratic environment and reduce social exclusion, or is it an honest and well‐envisaged project? To illustrate the situation in the Montenegrin towns, we used quantitative analysis. We have compared the situation with neighbouring Croatia which is now an EU member state, concerning the number of connections to free wireless networks, the number of access points and the dynamics of development, as well as plans for the expansion of the project. Together with the results of a survey of Montenegrin citizens and a qualitative analysis of the socio‐economic environment and the complex political reality, it was concluded that Wireless Montenegro represents yet another project which failed in its function.