Information Society, a society Information Society, a society for all – Romania casefor all – Romania case

Adriana Ţicău

Ministry of Communications and IT

Romania

Secretarz of Stat for IT

Pan-European e-Government servicesFor Citizens and EnterprisesBrussels, 19-20 September 2002

Romanian Government priorities Romanian Government priorities with regard to IT&Cwith regard to IT&C

Coherent national strategy, sustainable and appropriate, for implementation and development of the Information Society with a view to:

• Securing the improvement of the services for citizens, a better quality of life, a broader access to information, the decrease of bureaucracy, the increase of the social integration degree, faster economic growth and higher economic competitiveness

• Accelerating the Digital Reform undertaken by the Romanian Government with a view to switch to the electronic governing and ensuring the conditions for the development of the Digital Economy.

• Opening the competition on the telecommunications market: allowing new operators to act on a completely liberalized market.

• Integrating the national telecommunications market into the EU market by adopting common regulations and creating similar institutions.

• Eliminating the regional discrepancies and sustaining the policy of the Romanian Government of economic development and social cohesion.

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Implementing Information Society in Romania

The Group for Promoting Information The Group for Promoting Information Technology (ICT Task ForceTechnology (ICT Task Force)

• GPIT is a task-force created in early 2001, led by the Prime-Minister and counting seven Ministers in its ranks.

• Provides coordination and integration for the major national IT&C projects

• Encourages the private sector investments• GPTI promotes:

Universal service for alle-governmentSecurity for information and infrastructureCopy-rights

Romanian IT Legislation Romanian IT Legislation – initiated in 2001 by MCIT– initiated in 2001 by MCIT

• Law for the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of these data

• Law regarding the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the telecommunications sector

• Law regarding the electronic signature

• Law on electronic commerce

In force

In force

In force

In force

• Governmental Ordinance – 20/2002 – regarding e-procurement

• Governmental Decision – 182/2002 – listing the products and the institutions subject to use e-Procurement – first phase

• Governmental Ordinance –24/2002 – electronic payment of local taxes

The first steps for e-government at national level

Romanian Romanian IT Legislation IT Legislation - - initiated and approved in 2002initiated and approved in 2002

e-Government in Romaniae-Government in Romania

The expansion of Internet makes it necessary (and also possible) to reinvent the Government.

Romanian Government is aiming that, by using the new technologies, to better fulfill its obligations to the citizens: provide education, protect the public, promote economic growth and assure fairness on the market.

Technological changes will have thus a huge impact on government in terms of what services are offered, how those services are provided and who provides them.

Accelerating e-commerce: speed-up implementation of the legal framework and expand use of e-procurement

• Virtual market; IT legislation; Web Invoices, Web Corporate Income Declaration; e Content; e-Readiness - business environment

Fast Internet for researchers and students: ensure high speed access to the Internet facilitating co-operative learning and working

• RoEduNet , ROGRID initiative, RNC, GEANT, ISTSmart cards for electronic access: facilitate the establishment of national infrastructure to maximize uptake

• pilot project: the unique identification of civil servants; e-signature law was adopted in July 2001

Intelligent transport: safer, more efficient transport through the use of digital technologies

• the implementation of 112 - the unified emergency callGovernment online: ensure that citizen have easy access to government information, services and decision-making procedures on-line –

• pilot projects: e-referendum , e-Administration StrategyRomanian youth into the digital age: bring Internet and multimedia to schools and adapt education to the digital age

• Computers and Internet is schools - 500.000 computers , with Internet access; ADLIC – Electronic High School Admission 2001

Cheaper Internet Access: increase competition to reduce prices and boost consumers choice

• Info-kiosks; Multimedia centers; cheaper tariffs for Internet access - 25% of normal price; RONIX functional - is the National Network for the interconnection of Romanian Internet Service Providers

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Achievements – by nowAchievements – by now

• 20 pilot projects related to Information Society deployment in Romania finalized in 2001

• 2 of the pilot projects on the way for the extension at national level:

on-line payment of local taxes (to be in use in all cities until November 2003)

e-procurement launched on 4th March 2002; functions for 400 public institutions and 17 categories of goods (almost 3000 products)

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E-tax

E-procurement

E-Job

E-referendum

E-market

Info-kiosks

Multimedia centers

Address change

Web Declarations for Corporations

Identifications of Civil Servants

Cash-Flow Management

Document Management

Electronic Payment of Local TaxesElectronic Payment of Local Taxes

• The system has two components: making available information about taxes to the citizens and actual payment of the taxes by electronic means.

• Time line: from the 1st of February 2003 the system has to be functional for big cities and from the 1st of November 2003 for all Romanian towns.

e-procurement – first 3 monthse-procurement – first 3 months

- the system’s website was visited by almost 2000 people weekly;- as many as 7000 organizations requested to be registered as

users (almost 400 purchasing agencies and the rest suppliers); - 140categories of goods, almost 3000 individual products, are

traded.

19 new projects approved in 2002

Examples:• Portal for access to e-

Government services • Portal for on line forms for

driving licenses• Electronic exchange of

documents between public institutions

• Health services Portal• Virtual Legislative Library

Citizen centric services

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RoGovonline

Government Gateway

IntermediaryPortals

Third partyportals

Private sectorportals

Other governmentportals

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Citizen

Authentication, security and routing

e-Government MoUe-Government MoU(Bucharest, the 13(Bucharest, the 13thth of December 2001) of December 2001)

• Phase1

The implementation of a secure network and digital libraries through which governmental agencies shall communicate with each other, coordinate their activities and conclude various interstate matters.

• Phase 2

The implementation of all the necessary works, and procedures so that citizens of one Party shall be able to have access to information, procedures and legal documents of any other Party and be able through secure mechanisms to achieve various business goal and/or satisfy personal needs.

e-Government MoUe-Government MoU(Bucharest, the 13(Bucharest, the 13thth of December 2001) of December 2001)

• “E-Governance Project” included :1.      Creation of an intergovernmental digital network between Parties

with secure and safe mechanisms.2.      Creation of a global portal for all the participant countries with links

to the governmental sites and information of common interest (e.g. agriculture, health, medicine, business, travel, legal issues, research, education etc.)

3.      Joint effort for the implementation of a common approach for administrative e-documents of transnational interests (e.g. customs, commerce etc.)

4.      Joint effort for the implementation of a common e-approach in transnational problems (such as pollution/environmental protection/health issues)

5.      Interconnection of public administrations6.      Creation of translator site7. 7.    Data protection - security

WSIS Regional conference – Europe WSIS Regional conference – Europe (7-9 November 2002, Bucharest)(7-9 November 2002, Bucharest)

- in preparation for - in preparation for The World Summit on the The World Summit on the Information SocietyInformation Society

• Approaching issues of common European interest

• Regional assessments, evaluating new initiatives and decisions

• Presenting regional initiatives and investigating further networking possibilities for cooperation and partnerships

Focus on concrete issues and creativity, keeping however the balance between regional specificity and the global dimension

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