THE DEVELOPMENT OF ICT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ICT IN ROMANIAIN ROMANIA

ZSOLT NAGYMinister of Communications and

Information Technology

Main objectivesMain objectives

Increasing the competitiveness of the Romanian Increasing the competitiveness of the Romanian economy, by encouraging the use of the latest economy, by encouraging the use of the latest information technologyinformation technology

Strengthening of the IT&C industry (TIC)Strengthening of the IT&C industry (TIC)

Increasing the institutional performance of the Increasing the institutional performance of the public administration by the coherent and public administration by the coherent and generalized implementation of integrated generalized implementation of integrated information systemsinformation systems

Increasing the citizensIncreasing the citizens’’ comfort comfort

Priorities Priorities -- Implementation of the Implementation of the

IT&C to the public administrationIT&C to the public administration

Efficient and coherent IT&C implementation under Efficient and coherent IT&C implementation under conditions of open standards and interoperability conditions of open standards and interoperability of the local and central public administrationof the local and central public administration

More online services provided by administration in More online services provided by administration in order to increase the citizensorder to increase the citizens’’ comfortcomfort

Render the local and central administration Render the local and central administration structures more flexible in order to initiate, support structures more flexible in order to initiate, support and develop IT&C projects for the and develop IT&C projects for the SMEsSMEs

Open funding programs in collaboration with Open funding programs in collaboration with internal and international institutionsinternal and international institutions

Priorities Priorities -- Extension of the access Extension of the access to communication services all to communication services all throughout Romaniathroughout Romania

Setting up of Public Access Points that should allow the Setting up of Public Access Points that should allow the access in the public network of telephony (PSTN) and to access in the public network of telephony (PSTN) and to Internet Internet -- in the localities of low density of the access to in the localities of low density of the access to servicesservices

The City Net project: development of The City Net project: development of ““Digital citiesDigital cities””, , based on the metropolitan network made up of: the based on the metropolitan network made up of: the services of the municipality, residents, commercial services of the municipality, residents, commercial servicesservices

Encouraging the alternative regional operators with the Encouraging the alternative regional operators with the view to develop the local loopview to develop the local loop

Development of broadband communications Development of broadband communications

Priorities: Education and human Priorities: Education and human resource for the information societyresource for the information society

Training and retaining of the Training and retaining of the specialists as Romania competitive specialists as Romania competitive advantageadvantage

Introduction of the digital Introduction of the digital alphabetization, beginning with the alphabetization, beginning with the first school yearsfirst school years

Romanian Business EnvironmentRomanian Business Environment

Flat income tax of 16% Flat income tax of 16%

Telecom and IT related investments Telecom and IT related investments considered as having significant economic considered as having significant economic impactimpactIncentives available to small and medium Incentives available to small and medium enterprises (enterprises (SMEsSMEs))Income tax exemption for software Income tax exemption for software developersdevelopersSpecial facilities for underdeveloped zones Special facilities for underdeveloped zones investmentsinvestmentsRecently adopted Law on profit tax exemption Recently adopted Law on profit tax exemption for hardware production enterprises with sales for hardware production enterprises with sales of over 1 billion USD/year of over 1 billion USD/year

Romanian ICT MarketRomanian ICT Market

20,2%20,2% growthgrowthrate 2004 / 2003rate 2004 / 2003

OneOne ofof the the highest growthhighest growthrate in Centralrate in Centraland Eastern and Eastern EuropeEurope

EITO 2005

2 6723 025

3 6374 153

4 697

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500

1 000

1 500

2 000

2 500

3 000

3 500

4 000

4 500

5 000

2002 2003 2004 (E) 2005 (E) 2006

ICT Market Value (million Euro)

Fixed TelephonyFixed Telephony

No. of fixed telephony subscribers

2001 (RT)

3 900 000

2001 (RT)

3 900 000

2004

4 389 082

2004

4 389 082

60 alternative operatorsof fixed telephony by the end of 2004

No. of subscribers toalternative services offixed telephony – over 100.000.

Average growth rate offixed telephony market value – 15% annualy

Romania – 21,5 millions inhabitants

1997

250 000

1997

250 000

2004

10 215 388

2004

10 215 388

2G

2.5G

3G

Third Place in Europe

MobileMobile TelephonyTelephony

Penetration rate – close to 50%

Market Value is growing with 15% average,annualy

Relaunch Cosmorom

Internet UsageInternet Usage

21,5 millions inhabitants21,5 millions inhabitants

2%9%

12%

19%

23.8% 24%

28%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

1998 2001 2003 (E) 2004

Frequent Internet usage Low frequency Internet usage

Number of Internet users

EvolutionEvolution ofof the PCs Numberthe PCs Number

700000

1500000

2100000

2500000

0

500000

1000000

1500000

2000000

2500000

2001 2002 2003 (E) 2004

Evolution of the PCs number

National Electronic System National Electronic System ––the reform at the gatethe reform at the gate……

This is the beginning of a This is the beginning of a reform processreform process that that will lead, through will lead, through transparency, to:transparency, to:the improvement of the the improvement of the business environmentbusiness environmentthe decrease of the decrease of bureaucracy and bureaucracy and corruptioncorruptionthe high availability of the high availability of public information and public information and servicesservicesinternal efficiency and internal efficiency and better public better public managementmanagement

Received the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Award in 2003

…… started with:started with:

Hundreds forms for Hundreds forms for downloaddownloadImplementation of the Implementation of the online servicesonline services

Unique form for the Unique form for the payment of different payment of different taxes by companiestaxes by companiesUsing the unique Using the unique form form 433 433 companiescompanies, , important tax payers, important tax payers, submitted online over submitted online over 9000 declarations9000 declarationsto the authorities.to the authorities.

National eNational e--Government Government projectsprojects

www.www.eFraudaeFrauda..roro: Allows users to file : Allows users to file efficiently an online complaintefficiently an online complaintElectronic System for Allocating International Electronic System for Allocating International Transport AuthorizationsTransport Authorizations

Over 400 000 authorizations allocated, Over 400 000 authorizations allocated, 2000 transport companies registered as 2000 transport companies registered as usersusers

wwwwww..cerisceris..roro: Center for providing expertise : Center for providing expertise on security matters on security matters –– assistance to public assistance to public institutionsinstitutionsElectronic Collection System of Statistical Electronic Collection System of Statistical DataData

Knowledge based Economy Knowledge based Economy initiative initiative -- ActorsActors

Curricula`s Curricula`s lessons teaching lessons teaching

•• Evaluation and Evaluation and self evaluationself evaluation

•• Learning Learning resources resources managementmanagement

•• IT&C basics IT&C basics •• Monitoring Monitoring

•• Video conferenceVideo conference•• Online business Online business

registrationregistration•• Documents renewalDocuments renewal•• Civil status documentsCivil status documents•• Personal data checking Personal data checking •• EE--government services government services ––

NESNES•• Public servant educationPublic servant education•• Evaluation of social and Evaluation of social and

economic potential economic potential through statisticsthrough statistics

•• Communications: phone, fax, Communications: phone, fax, internetinternet

•• EE--government servicesgovernment services•• Online authorizationOnline authorization•• Request tracking Request tracking •• Download & online Download & online

application for civil statusapplication for civil status•• EE--learning learning •• Partners or client finding Partners or client finding •• Market research Market research •• Monitoring for costs purposesMonitoring for costs purposes

SCHOOLSCHOOLLOCAL LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATION

TELECENTERTELECENTER

Knowledge based Economy Knowledge based Economy initiativeinitiative

initiated with the support of the World Bank initiated with the support of the World Bank will be implemented during 2004will be implemented during 2004--2008, using a 2008, using a loan estimated to 80 millions USD. loan estimated to 80 millions USD. reduction of the discrepancies in IT&C education reduction of the discrepancies in IT&C education at the level of the entire population;at the level of the entire population;provision of eprovision of e--government services at the level of government services at the level of the rural communities;the rural communities;ensuring the mechanisms of encouraging the ensuring the mechanisms of encouraging the entrepreneurial initiatives all throughout Romania;entrepreneurial initiatives all throughout Romania;provision of computerized community public provision of computerized community public services within the town halls;services within the town halls;

Romanian competitiveness on the Romanian competitiveness on the global global ITIT&C market&C market

Romania has a long history of education and research

in all fields of engineering and software: 116

universities, 36 have a computer science related

faculty

Romanian graduates are multi-lingual(1st place in the Certificate of Proficiency in English exam at Cambridge University) and

world class concerning their competencies (ranking 4th and 11th in the

1999 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest)

Romania’s legal system and culture -

similar to those in Europe and US.

Romania’s location is an advantage in itself

Romania’s density of software graduates per thousand

inhabitants is significantly higher than in USA, five times higher than in Russia and nearly seven times

bigger than in India.

The cost of IT-skilled professionals = 1/3 in US

and Europe

Made in Romania

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