“A correct implementation of the strategic vision for the IT&C in Romania which should fulfill the specified targets for Romania will require a total investment which exceeds EUR 3.9 billion. The direct and indirect impact on the economy, calculated in conformity with good practices in other European countries that have made similar investments, can be translated into a GDP growth of 13 percent, the increase in the number of jobs by 11 percent and a 12 percent decline in management costs during 2014-2020,” shows the document.
Read more: Romania needs to invest nearly EUR 4bln to reach IT&C targets by 2020
According to the cited source, the key performance objectives of the Digital Agenda require cumulative efforts by the European countries for meeting the objectives assumed by the European Commission.
Read more: Digital Agenda for Romania 2020 put up for public debate until July 31, 2014
“Romania has embarked on an ambitious project of aligning itself to the latest trends in e-Government and introducing the most advanced electronic systems in providing public services to its citizens,” said Romania’s Minister for Information Society Dan Nica. The Minister referred to the government’s digital agenda, which lays out the adoption of of online digital services and two recent programs; Online Issuance of Civil Status Documents and the e-Agricultural Registry. Meanwhile, World Bank Country Manager in Romania Elisabetta Capannelli highlighted the apparent dual benefits of online government services – increased efficiency and cost reduction, as well as an improvement in the quality of service to the public.
Read more: World Bank and Romania’s IT Ministry hold workshop on roll-out of e-Government services
According to the document published by the Ministry of Information Society, the impact of the EUR 2.4 billion investments will translate into a 13 percent GDP growth, while the number of jobs is expected to grow by 11 percent and administrative costs are expected to decline by 12 percent during 2014-2020.
Read more: Updated Strategy for the Digital Agenda for Romania 2014-2020 is published
The World Bank and the Romanian Ministry for Information Society hosted a workshop entitled “e-Government Transformation: Moving from Nice-to-Have to Must-Have” in Bucharest on May 30th as part of the Bank’s regional work on the Smart Specialization and Digital Agenda.
Experts and key practitioners from the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) field, as well as local attendees that work in ICT sectors across the Romanian Government, shared their experiences with e-Government. The workshop was designed as an exchange on strategies, frameworks, and approaches developed by the EU, and already successfully implemented in different countries.
Read more: e-Government in Romania – from ‘Nice-to-Have’ to ‘Must-Have’