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00:00:02who sent us emails, let's try
00:00:04to explain. You say you don't have people, we're talking about people
00:00:07again, voters from the diaspora. You yourselves said that
00:00:11you are disappointed with the turnout. Even
00:00:1420,000 fewer citizens will vote in these elections compared
00:00:17to the general elections in 2022 from the diaspora.
00:00:21Certain groups from the diaspora even wrote to the European Union to try
00:00:25to somehow assess and solve the problem. Very briefly, how do you
00:00:28explain what is happening? Tesla, that
00:00:31is a conflict of multiple factors, a meeting
00:00:34of multiple factors. One of one of those factors is that we introduced
00:00:38strict, indeed bureaucratic procedures and so
00:00:42on, but we had to do it and the law gave us
00:00:45the authority for diaspora registration because we had
00:00:49all sorts of things. We had mass, mass registrations at
00:00:53gas station addresses, public institutions and so on and so
00:00:57favorable conditions for the production of cereals and forth, so we have somewhat bureaucratized
00:01:01the whole thing in these procedures, but we brought it to
00:01:04this, uh, to complete
00:01:08legality. Besides that, there is this political
00:01:11factor, how much political parties were engaged, right? Because we
00:01:14explain uh
00:01:17how to vote, we explain the procedure, but
00:01:20political entities should explain and
00:01:24communicate with voters in the diaspora to answer the
00:01:27question why to vote and why to vote for them.
00:01:30noticed that. So, for example, on Saturdays, but So there is a responsibility here, also we have other factors, right, how much
00:01:33the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, our embassies and so
00:01:36on participate. We don't have a single example of assistance being provided
00:01:40to our citizens in the diaspora
00:01:43for registration in an embassy, we haven't
00:01:47our ambassador in France spoke
00:01:49and
00:01:52in a way, she issued a harsh warning to the CEC, if I may
00:01:55employees. For many retail workers, say so. She says that
00:01:57Sunday is the only day they can citizens in France had technical problems and were rejected due
00:02:00to what they submitted in terms of bills, utility payments
00:02:04as proof that it is them, that they live at that address. That is strictly
00:02:07prescribed, you know, you must have confirmation from the country
00:02:11of reception that you live at that address.
00:02:14So, and in different countries, it is
00:02:17very, very clearly specified. For example,
00:02:21a driver's license in Australia has the home
00:02:24address on it, that is sufficient proof, but some other
00:02:27statement, certificate and so on is less
00:02:31verifiable. The law must be clear. For the
00:02:35future, it should be, it's already too late and let me tell you right away, we had a lot
00:02:39of complaints, regularly the court, today we receive
00:02:42confirmations, the court confirms the decisions of the Central Election Commission. So,
00:02:46uh, some of those who publicly
00:02:49criticized the Central Election Commission were not right. In any case,
00:02:53attention should be paid to this
00:02:56problem for the next election cycles. We are talking about the diaspora, how it is. So
00:03:00the next parliament should dedicate due attention to it. Yes,
00:03:03I believe, I hope that as many voters as possible will pay attention
00:03:07to all these new rules. They can be simple if you approach
00:03:10them that way. Thank you for taking your free time to
00:03:14explain them to us, two months earlier. I hope it will be useful.
00:03:18Thank you once again. Thank you. That was Suadar Nautović, a member
00:03:22of the Central Election Commission. As we like to emphasize,
00:03:25all explanations will be available very soon on
00:03:40We will return soon to current topics and guests. Friend
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00:05:14Welcome back. In continuation,
00:05:16we will talk about workers, pensioners in Germany, about young people in Germany and
00:05:20their new interesting preferences, but also about
00:05:23the problem in Germany that is no different from the rest of Europe, so about
00:05:27climate change, drought and its consequences,
00:05:30we are talking with our colleague from Deutsche Welle reporter Mehmed Smajić,
00:05:34with us in continuation. Mehmed, good morning, good morning
00:05:38to you and all viewers from Cologne. So,
00:05:41as I emphasized, we also talk about pensioners, among
00:05:44other things. Germany is actually again
00:05:48considering, or rather discussing, retirement at
00:05:5163 years old, after criticism from the eastern
00:05:55provinces. The question arises whether this right should be abolished
00:05:58or changed. What does this discussion actually tell us now about
00:06:02the future of the pension system in Germany? Can it in any
00:06:06way affect workers from Bosnia and Herzegovina who have spent years
00:06:10in Germany? I believe that this is precisely what many
00:06:13will find most important to hear
00:06:16next. Well, exactly, Malika, Germany is indeed again discussing pension reform.
00:06:19At the center of attention is the so-called pension at 63 years old,
00:06:23and that name, I would say, is no longer entirely accurate, or rather
00:06:27it might not be formulated that way, because the age limit is gradually
00:06:31increasing, it is legally regulated. Currently, people with at least
00:06:3445 years of what is called insurance here
00:06:38can retire without deductions at 64.5
00:06:42years old, while for younger generations, the limit is shifting towards 65
00:06:46years. Now, the pension commission has proposed abolishing
00:06:49this possibility, which immediately opened up a political dispute
00:06:52and discussions, and the premiers of several East German states, that is,
00:06:56German federal states, are seeking transitional rules, because
00:07:00precisely there, a large number of people have 45 or
00:07:03more years of service. A part of politicians wants
00:07:07to keep the current model, while on the other hand, others warn
00:07:11that changing only...
00:07:13one part could jeopardize the entire reform package. The main
00:07:17reason is financial pressure on the pension system, but also, uh,
00:07:21the lack of skilled labor, which we really often talk about, for
00:07:24years now, one could say. And according to economists'
00:07:28estimates, abolishing early retirement without reductions could
00:07:31relieve public coffers by about 9.5 billion euros per
00:07:34generation of pensioners,
00:07:38and at the same time, about 120,000
00:07:41additional employees would remain in the labor market. Now,
00:07:45about a quarter of a million people use this option every year, and
00:07:48the most discussion is about those, uh,
00:07:51those, as they say, who do physically
00:07:55demanding jobs, then those who work in shifts,
00:07:59then the construction sector, but also industry, and exceptions are sought for
00:08:02them, as well as protection for people who are close to retirement and have already
00:08:06planned to retire according to the valid rules. That is really
00:08:09important, because it's not the same to stay longer at work in... an office
00:08:13or, uh, after decades of hard physical labor. When
00:08:16it comes to people from Bosnia and Herzegovina who have worked for years,
00:08:20paid contributions here in Germany, changes can
00:08:24be that, uh, how significant and
00:08:26important, indeed, if the
00:08:29rules are changed, different limits are possible
00:08:33for early retirement, and the final decision has not yet been made,
00:08:36and parliamentary debate is expected after the summer break. So
00:08:39this law at one point was not
00:08:43strictly regulated or prescribed where anyone comes from,
00:08:47and the law is the same for everyone, including all those who live and work here
00:08:51in Germany for many years who
00:08:53are waiting for
00:08:56their well-deserved pension. Yes, when we talk about
00:08:59changes, it is certainly worth reflecting on those brought by
00:09:02the climate, so heat, drought, floods,
00:09:06but also late frosts are increasingly changing German
00:09:10agriculture. Farmers are responding with new varieties, different
00:09:14crops, and more modern farming methods. How
00:09:18ready is German agriculture for climate change and
00:09:21what should Bosnia and Herzegovina learn from its experience?
00:09:25Well, the German economy, as is
00:09:28already known, or rather agriculture, is among
00:09:32the most productive in Europe, but climate change is increasingly
00:09:35changing production conditions, and great
00:09:38heat, then drought, but also it should not be forgotten that
00:09:42late frosts, heavy rainfall often occur precisely during
00:09:45the most sensitive phases of plant development. This year,
00:09:49for example, corn suffered particularly here in Germany, which during great
00:09:53heat sometimes did not develop cobs,
00:09:56while for wheat, losses of about
00:09:5910% are expected, and farmers are therefore already
00:10:03changing their working methods. Instead of one variety, as you mentioned, they are increasingly
00:10:07sowing multiple varieties that ripen at different
00:10:10times. This distribution reduces the risk, for example,
00:10:14of a single heatwave or
00:10:17drought period destroying the entire crop. When it comes to
00:10:20fruit farming, systems against late frosts are used,
00:10:23as well as nets that provide shade and protect fruits from the sun,
00:10:27as well as, for example, irrigation during long dry periods. All
00:10:31of these are becoming more frequent. New varieties play a big role. In
00:10:35Germany, wheat adapted to a warmer climate is already
00:10:38used. Plants with deeper roots that can more easily access
00:10:42water are also being researched, and similarly,
00:10:45experiments are being conducted with soybeans, for example, or other
00:10:49crops that are more resistant to drought. However,
00:10:53irrigation is not a solution for everything,
00:10:55which is often mentioned as one
00:10:59of the main, so to speak, attributes or things for
00:11:02survival, because with cereals and corn, it often
00:11:06comes down to finances, it's simply
00:11:09too expensive, and Germany is therefore well equipped, so to speak,
00:11:13with knowledge, that is already well known, technology, and research, but
00:11:16it must adapt faster than before. Furthermore, it has very
00:11:22fruits, so yields in some regions
00:11:25are still very high, for European standards, for example. However,
00:11:29the problem is not only how much water there is, but when it comes. A lot of rain
00:11:32falls in winter, while summers are increasingly drier. Now, when it comes to Bosnia and Herzegovina,
00:11:36for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for example, an important message is that
00:11:40we should not wait for damage. More resilient
00:11:43varieties, soil conservation, better water management,
00:11:47more diverse crops can reduce losses, and
00:11:50the German experience shows that adapting to the climate is really no longer
00:11:54a plan for the future, but a part
00:11:58of everyday agriculture. This should perhaps also be understood by all
00:12:02decision-makers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, so that they prepare plans in time,
00:12:05so that it is not too late, as I said last Friday when I
00:12:09reported from the banks of the Rhine River. So, let's protect
00:12:13the environment so that we don't see more and more frequent
00:12:16sights, as I showed
00:12:20last
00:12:22Friday, that is, half-empty riverbeds in Germany
00:12:26and across Europe, as you showed us earlier, and also in
00:12:29certain parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our guest in
00:12:33the third hour of Novi dan just appealed to us to use this time,
00:12:36if nothing else, to clean those riverbeds. So, about all
00:12:40the climate changes that are happening and everything we need to do, we will also talk at
00:12:4410 AM in Novi dan. In the next few minutes, after we
00:12:48finish our conversation, Mehmed, young people will join us to
00:12:50actually talk about opportunities for young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Therefore,
00:12:54it is... "that is my and your next topic to look at the situation in Germany,
00:12:58so while the economy is weakening, industry is cutting
00:13:01certain jobs, an increasing number
00:13:04of young people in Germany are actually
00:13:07choosing. Now, is there
00:13:10a reason for this that perhaps in Bosnia and Herzegovina, an increasing number
00:13:14of young people could see
00:13:17vocational training as actually a more promising
00:13:21future? Well, of course, uh..." "In Germany, in recent
00:13:23years, there has indeed been
00:13:27a trend that at first glance seems unusual. While
00:13:30the economy is, for example, weakening, industry is cutting jobs
00:13:33and postponing investments, more and more young people are choosing vocational occupations
00:13:37that you mentioned. From January to June, almost
00:13:4168,000 new vocational training
00:13:44contracts were concluded, almost 5 percent more
00:13:48than a year earlier. This is already the fourth year in a row
00:13:51in which the number is indeed growing. The reason is...
00:13:55Indeed, Malika, several. Industry offers fewer training places,
00:13:59while craft businesses are still looking for new people. At the same time,
00:14:03the development of artificial intelligence is changing young people's views on
00:14:06the security of certain occupations. For example, electricians,
00:14:09installers, construction workers, but also heating
00:14:13or energy specialists, are not easy to replace with algorithms, I
00:14:17would say, and Germany will need precisely such workers
00:14:20for the energy transition, then for housing construction, infrastructure
00:14:24renewal, and also for modernizing the economy.
00:14:28And the attitude towards education is also changing. For example, for years,
00:14:31university studies were considered a safer and more prestigious path, while
00:14:35crafts were often seen as a second option. However, now
00:14:39there is an increasingly loud demand for vocational education and
00:14:41universities to have equal value. Examples cited are
00:14:45Switzerland and Austria, where vocational
00:14:49training has long been a normal and respected path to
00:14:52a good career. So, it is not rare
00:14:55to return to crafts out of nostalgia, but a very
00:14:58practical assessment of where there will be jobs in
00:15:02the future. So, for young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, this trend is
00:15:06something I also consider to be very interesting because it shows that
00:15:09a university degree is not the only ticket to a stable
00:15:12job. Quality vocational training can really lead to
00:15:16sought-after and well-paid occupations both in Bosnia and Herzegovina
00:15:20and here in Germany. This is also a lesson for
00:15:23the education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. So, more
00:15:26practical training, better cooperation between schools and companies, and
00:15:30greater respect for crafts can
00:15:33offer young people a realistic perspective, and
00:15:36on the other hand, it would help the economy to more easily find
00:15:39qualified workers who are already lacking today, as is the case
00:15:43in Germany, but also, we are witnessing more and more often in Bosnia and
00:15:47Herzegovina. That's right, and a large number
00:15:50of technical and vocational schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded a higher number
00:15:54of applications this summer, so that will certainly be a topic that we will gladly
00:15:57address in the coming days. Now, for
00:16:01the end of our conversation, a topic that we in the Federation of Bosnia and
00:16:04Herzegovina have been dealing with for more than
00:16:07a year, namely, working on Sundays. The German
00:16:11government actually wants to allow bakeries to work longer
00:16:14on Sundays and holidays, while traders are seeking the same right for
00:16:17shops. So, the question naturally arises: where is the line
00:16:21between customer needs and employee protection? Would
00:16:24wider opening on Sundays change the daily
00:16:28lives of workers in Germany?
00:16:31Well, indeed, in Germany, there is again a discussion about
00:16:34how much Sunday should remain a non-working day. The federal
00:16:37government plans that from January 1st next year, employees in bakeries that
00:16:41you mentioned, or for example confectioners, will be allowed to
00:16:44work up to 8 hours on Sundays and holidays instead
00:16:48of the current maximum of 3 hours. Also, for example,
00:16:51public libraries could work until 6 PM.
00:16:55Trade associations are asking for a similar possibility to really be extended
00:16:58to shops. Now, proponents say that
00:17:02customer habits have changed. Online stores are open
00:17:06practically 24 hours a day, while traditional stores
00:17:09are mostly closed on Sundays, and longer opening,
00:17:13they claim, could really help retailers
00:17:16to be competitive, then attract more tourists and
00:17:19bring more people back to city centers that are currently really
00:17:23empty on Sundays. However, large
00:17:26trade unions warn that the price of such a change
00:17:29would primarily be paid by
00:17:34count on in advance as a day off to spend
00:17:37with their family. Verdi, the union
00:17:40warns that longer working hours do not automatically
00:17:44mean higher consumption, but that it
00:17:47could benefit large retail chains
00:17:50more than smaller shops. However, social
00:17:54organizations, for example churches, are against wider Sunday
00:17:57opening. Their argument is that a common day off is not
00:18:01just a religious issue, but a time for rest, a time for
00:18:04family, as I mentioned, friends, but also... so for
00:18:07general social life. It is important that the federal government
00:18:11cannot decide on its own that all stores
00:18:14should be open on Sundays. The federal states decide on the
00:18:18opening hours of shops, so they would have to change all their
00:18:21regulations so that shops would also
00:18:25be open on Sundays. However, here it's not just about
00:18:28shopping. If Sunday work became much
00:18:32wider, I would say, it would change the schedule and
00:18:35private lives of a large number of employees.
00:18:38For them, that is precisely the line between the interests of the economy
00:18:41and customers on the one hand, and the rights of workers to predictable
00:18:45rest on the other hand, the main topic of discussions
00:18:48that will certainly be held in the next period here in
00:18:51Germany. And you will certainly report on that. Thank
00:18:55you very much for every Friday in Novi dan
00:18:58we have the opportunity
00:19:00to have such an interesting conversation about important topics and in a way
00:19:04to connect two countries, namely Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thank
00:19:08you once again. Thank you, best regards from
00:19:11Cologne. Dear viewers, that was Deutsche
00:19:14Welle reporter, Mehmet Smać, reporting live from Cologne. And after
00:19:18a short break, we will be live with our guests in the studio,
00:19:22as I announced, we will be talking about a special opportunity for young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
00:19:26and the region.
00:19:35We will return soon to current topics. and guests, friend
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00:21:04What do you need to turn a good idea into a song, a film,
00:21:08an animation, or a serious creative project? Perhaps
00:21:11a diploma is not the most important thing, but knowledge, the right people, and
00:21:14an opportunity for someone to recognize your talent. Helem Nece
00:21:18Talent Academy for the third time gathers young creatives from all over
00:21:22the region. This year, 35 of them will have the opportunity
00:21:25to learn for three days from more than 255 professionals
00:21:29from the world of music, design, animation, and production,
00:21:32completely free of charge. What can young people today learn from people who
00:21:36already live from their creativity? Can
00:21:39a few days actually completely change someone's professional
00:21:42path? We ask this question to Toshi, the host, and Tihomir Klepić from the Helem Nece
00:21:46team. Good morning, thank you for being here. Good morning, thank you
00:21:50for inviting us, good morning, thank you for the invitation, greetings to the viewers,
00:21:54and everyone else. Well, for the third
00:21:57year in a row, we are actually talking with a part of your team about
00:22:01a call that you successfully announce, and then successfully deliver on
00:22:04everything you promised, again, I say completely free of charge. When you
00:22:08look at the two generations of young people behind
00:22:11you, what have you somehow noticed that they perhaps most
00:22:15lack in terms of encouragement? So, very often we say
00:22:19that they have creativity, a will for knowledge, but that through some
00:22:23formal educational, and ultimately business
00:22:25worlds, they very often miss what is most important to them. Well,
00:22:29that is precisely, that is the essence of everything and
00:22:33the goal of our academy is to compensate for what
00:22:36young creatives, who are, you know, not the future
00:22:40of the creative industry in the region, but the present, as I like to
00:22:44say, give them what they cannot get
00:22:47through formal education. At
00:22:50academies, faculties, and similar, because
00:22:53today's time, due to all the developments
00:22:57in technology and everything else, knowledge
00:23:00that is very easily available in our
00:23:03pocket, lacks what is essential, that
00:23:07is that certain collaborative work
00:23:10among themselves, meaning young creatives,
00:23:13students, but also contact with, uh,
00:23:16experts who have been very long
00:23:20this great professionals at the top of
00:23:23this, uh, kind of food chain in
00:23:26creative industries, who can give these
00:23:29students some inside insight into how it all
00:23:33actually works, and what I can tell
00:23:37them, as I already said, what professors at
00:23:40formal institutions often don't
00:23:44say, but deal with, you know, some concrete
00:23:47knowledge, I think that's
00:23:50the most important thing today
00:23:53for the development of anything related
00:23:56to creativity, and
00:23:59I think that projects, or rather, schools like
00:24:02the Talent Academy, will fill
00:24:05that gap that is needed by young creatives. So,
00:24:09now that you have about a hundred former
00:24:12participants, if I'm not mistaken, when you somehow look back at them, do you
00:24:16have an insight, at least for some of them, that this was a turning point for them?"
00:24:20that it changed their way of thinking, perhaps some
00:24:23business opportunities, which is also very important for many. Well, of course, we follow
00:24:27after, after they finish.
00:24:30this academy of ours, of course, we follow their work, we are in
00:24:34contact, and they are in contact with each other, for example,
00:24:37this team from last year's music
00:24:40production, last year they didn't know each other, the other day
00:24:44they sent us a video where they are vacationing together
00:24:47together, so that's something positive, and of course all
00:24:51those contacts remain for them, which maybe we, as young people
00:24:55when we were like them, didn't have.
00:24:58They simply, in these few days
00:25:02they are here, they get contacts, they get to know
00:25:05all the leaders from the field, maybe their role models
00:25:08and so on, so I invite everyone
00:25:12to apply by
00:25:15August 10th, applications are open. We have three
00:25:18fields: music production, graphic design and animation, and
00:25:22creative production. And since we're talking about that invitation, then let's explain
00:25:25right away, since we're somewhat at the beginning of the conversation,
00:25:29for all those who are undecided whether to apply or not, what
00:25:32awaits them. So, besides developing that network, which is
00:25:36certainly valuable, numerous experts
00:25:39await them, as you said, perhaps potentially their
00:25:42role models from different fields. Who are the people
00:25:45they will collaborate with in how many different directions?
00:25:49Well, this year we have three different directions. We have
00:25:53applied music production, we have
00:25:56graphic design, and animation, a new
00:25:59direction that we called creative production. Production, which
00:26:03is led by our colleague Stihiji, with whom we
00:26:06somehow tried to sublimate all that
00:26:09production we are involved in, because we also do
00:26:12cartoon music and various things, we have a quiz
00:26:16and what do I know, so
00:26:19through that program we united
00:26:22a lot of things. And as for lecturers, as every year, we
00:26:25strive to bring the best of the best, not only
00:26:29regionally but also much wider. So
00:26:33I can exclusively say that to the
00:26:36music production program comes the famous New York
00:26:40rapper and producer Lord Finesse who worked with
00:26:44the greatest people
00:26:47in hip hop culture, one of the most influential
00:26:50people generally in hip-hop culture, I don't know, he worked with
00:26:54Dr. Dre, with Nas, with many
00:26:57many, with Biggie, we haven't
00:27:00announced this publicly yet.
00:27:07We always have , as I already said,
00:27:11the best of the best,
00:27:14so we choose them based on
00:27:17our experience, our
00:27:20perspective in terms of what would
00:27:23make our path easier if we were
00:27:2610-15 years younger to just start
00:27:29building ourselves. Because Talent. Mia was created from
00:27:33that urge, given that we had a lot of
00:27:37support from older colleagues who helped
00:27:40us, who actually taught us how to
00:27:44do a lot of things, we wanted to somehow
00:27:48give back to the new generations, and we
00:27:51realized that the best way is precisely the Talent
00:27:54Academy where we will bring everyone to one place and where they will
00:27:58be able to talk to their role models and
00:28:02stay in contact, and so
00:28:05on, mhm. Now, when you mention that application, it would probably be most useful if
00:28:08we heard from both of you so we don't miss anything, what would you like
00:28:12to see in the application of every young
00:28:15person? For all those who haven't started writing yet, what would be
00:28:19the most important thing not to miss? Well, of course,
00:28:22there are, so, there are two
00:28:25stages
00:28:27in the applications. The first one is this one now, which you
00:28:31fill out and send. Then there's a shortlist where we
00:28:34have interviews,
00:28:37online interviews. And what we would most like to
00:28:40see is enthusiasm and
00:28:43the desire for knowledge
00:28:46and progress. Of course, talent definitely,
00:28:50previous achievements, of course, but I think that
00:28:54this willingness is somehow the main thing, and we will
00:28:57try to choose those
00:29:00who truly want to learn,
00:29:04mhm. Well, I think my colleague said more or less
00:29:07everything. It's a bit strange for me to call you "colleague,"
00:29:11we're a bit formal, I'll just put my hands
00:29:14in a triangle. He said everything, but that's what's
00:29:18most important to us, that people actually want to work,
00:29:21that they are willing.
00:29:24Previous experience is not necessarily crucial, although of course
00:29:27it can show the level
00:29:31of enthusiasm. If someone already has an affinity
00:29:35for working, has some references, of course it will
00:29:38contribute, but the most important thing is to show as
00:29:42a person who is ready to dedicate
00:29:46their life to what they want to do.
00:29:49Mhm, do young people lack more support, a bit more
00:29:52of a push, as I would say, from an environment
00:29:56which, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I'm talking about a good portion
00:29:59of families, still believes that creative work
00:30:02is not a future, that these are not serious jobs, and
00:30:06very often they neglect the fact that the opposite
00:30:09is true, and after all,
00:30:12perhaps the words of people like you who
00:30:15literally live from their creativity are not
00:30:19often respected enough. Well, I think that's
00:30:22always been the case, that parents
00:30:25think that there's
00:30:28no money in it, which is absolutely not true.
00:30:32If we look at countries like
00:30:36Great Britain or, I don't know, other developed
00:30:39countries, creative industries are among
00:30:42the top three or four industries with the largest
00:30:46contribution to the GDP in the
00:30:48country. So everyone knows that story
00:30:52doesn't hold up, and for me, the most important thing
00:30:56is to do what you love, regardless.