▁regional ▁economic ▁zone ▁for ▁six ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁B alk ans . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tir ana ▁in ▁computer ▁science , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁research ▁engineer . ▁She ▁left ▁Alban ia ▁for ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁where ▁she ▁passed ▁a ▁di pl oma ▁of ▁special ized ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁in ▁communication ▁and ▁information ▁techn ologies ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁from ▁Pierre ▁and ▁Marie ▁Cur ie ▁University . ▁Four ▁years ▁later , ▁she ▁obtained ▁a ▁doctor ate . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁studies , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Centre ▁national ▁d ' ét udes ▁des ▁télé communic ations ▁( C NET ), ▁then ▁various ▁positions ▁with ▁Orange ▁S . A . ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁She ▁entered ▁politics ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Alban ia . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁center - left , ▁she ▁was ▁named , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September , ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁Public ▁Administration ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Social ist ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ed i ▁R ama . ▁ ▁She ▁led ▁out ▁several ▁re forms , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁rec ruit ment ▁and ▁career ▁of ▁civil ▁servants , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁integration ▁into ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁( E U ). ▁A