2. VISION
Information and Communication Technologies are the driver of economic growth, through productivity enhancement, improved government service and transparency.

3. MISSION AND VALUES
Our mission is to ensure sustainable growth for the information technologies and communications sector through policy development.
We create business opportunities and encourage investment by promoting free market and liberalization policies.
Transparency and efficiency are core values we believe are fundamental for an effective government, responsible businesses, and an active and involved civil society.

4. Strategy and Market [de]Regulation are paramount
ICT growth incentives
defining a place for Moldovan ICT proposition in global value chain
facilitative policies to support Country Proposition
positioning and promotion of the national ICT sector
stimulating public procurement
Infrastructure development
open communication market
broadband deployment targeting 20% penetration
Education sector as enabler
to ensure ICT sector has adequate resources to grow
to prepare citizens for e-Government
ICT Strategy
Broadband strategy
Digital television strategy
Postal services strategy

5. Infrastructure development
Development 4ICT
ICT growth projects
Moldovan ICT proposition in global value chain
mature industry: Innovation and Excellence Center
ICT export capacity: CBI – export coaching project
introducing the concept of Digital Enterprise
Infrastructure development
efficient PPPs based on existing state owned companies
Education sector to support sustainable growth
Cisco NetAcad, Microsoft Education program, K12 program
connectivity for schools

6. We need to workout all the dimensions of ICT sector development
Policy
Market
Investment
Infrastructure
Education

7. Moldova ICT Sector and EU27 average
Source: ATIC

8. Mobile Telephony is driving the progress
but telephony penetration still well below EU average 72% fixed | 112% mobile]
Source: ATIC

9. Low Broadband penetration
EU average – 22%
BB Internet Penetration, %
No. of computers per 100 inhabitants
No. of Internet users per 100 inhabitants
Source: ATIC

10. Investment into ICT education and development is suboptimal
Share of ICT related spending in the total budget of education and development institutions, %

11. Share of ICT sub-sectors in GDP, %
There is a strong capacity to develop
Share of ICT sub-sectors in GDP, %
Source: ATIC

12. Distribution of the employees in the ICT sub-sectors
There is a strong capacity to develop (cont.)
Distribution of the employees in the ICT sub-sectors
Source: ATIC

13. Development opportunities on Moldovan IT&T market
Programul Naţiunilor Unite pentru dezvoltare
Development opportunities on Moldovan IT&T market
Fast and stable growth of IT&T sector stimulates the growth of the market demand and “vice-versa”;
Enhanced competition on the market stimulates the growth of the number of users, which means stable growth of incomes (mobile telephony sector ab.20% per year);
Investment and consume in IT&T sector are profitable;
Unexplored market on different segments (outsourcing, broadband infrastructure and services, etc.);
Market availability to attract and to consume investments;
IS development follows European practice and legal framework;
Favorable geographical position;
Low costs for infrastructure development due to density of population and relief conditions;
Multilingual population and relatively high level of IT&T education;
Favorable proportion “qualification/salaries” in IT&T sector;
Public administration and educational systems reform is oriented to the implementation of IT&T
Source: UNDP 13 13 13

14. European harmonized legal framework for IT&T development
Law on personal data protection (2006)
Law on electronic document and digital signature (2006)
Law on public registers (2006)
Law on electronic commerce (2006)
Law on electronic communications (2007)
Law on cyber crime prevention (2008)
Law on scientific-technological parks and innovation incubators (2008)

15. Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of Moldova
Thank You !
Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of Moldova
134, Stefan cel Mare St., Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, MD-2012 Tel.: ; Tel./fax: web: