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

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.

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 2010-2013 Broadband strategy Digital television strategy Postal services strategy

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

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

Moldova ICT Sector and EU27 average Source: ATIC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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.: +373 22 251 102; Tel./fax: +373 22 251 173 E-mail: mtic@mtic.gov.md, web: www.mdi.gov.md