ICT ICT inin MoldovaMoldova: : currentcurrent situationsituationandand visionvision forfor developmentdevelopment

ContentsCContentsontents

•• Sector in figures

•• Vision, Mission and Values

•• ICT sector – Constraints Definition

•• Sector policies – Development Support

•• e-Governance – Efficiency and Transparency

ICT sales volume ICT sales volume ICT sales volume

Sursa: ATIC

•• Total sales volume in the ICT market exceeds MDL 6,3 bln

•• ICT share in GDP equals to 8,9%

•• ICT industry recorded the highest growth, increasing10-fold, from 2004 to 2009, its software exports

Mobile telephony,the lead of the progress Mobile telephony,Mobile telephony,the lead of the progress the lead of the progress

The degree of telephony penetration is, however, under the average level of EU countries: 43% for landline telephony/125% for mobile telephony

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Reduced penetration levelof Internet broadband accessReduced penetration levelReduced penetration levelof Internet broadband accessof Internet broadband access

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Broadband access penetrationPCs penetration per 100 inhabitantsInternet users penetration

ICT sales volume ICT sales volume ICT sales volume

The consolidated sales volume for mobile telephony and Internet access is in progressive growth, while the revenues from landline telephony sales are in decrease for the third consecutive year.

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According to the last sociologicsociologic survey survey data:

8484%% households benefit from landline telephony services

7979%% families have at least one mobile phone

4242%% inhabitants of the Republic of Moldova use PCs

3377%% households have PCs

27%27% households are connected to Internet, of which

4949%% households from urban areas

1313%% households from rural areas

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Source: „Measuring the Information Society - 2010” The Global Information

Technology Report 2008-2009

ICT Development Index ICT Development Index ICT Development Index

MoldovaMoldova’’s Rank in s Rank in international international comparisoncomparison

VisionViVisionsion

The Information and communications Technologies are the economic growth driver through the increase of the productivity of all national economy sectors, by improving the public services quality and by increasing the governance transparency.

Our mission is to ensure the sustainable development of the information and communications technologies sector by promoting robust policies.

We create business opportunities and encourage investments by promoting liberalization policies and fair competition.

TransparenTransparency and efficiency cy and efficiency are our core values that we consider fundamental for an efficient governance, for responsible business and for an active civil society.

Mission and values Mission and values Mission and values

Landline telephony price, Landline telephony price, % of GDP% of GDP per capitaper capita

Mobile telephony price, Mobile telephony price, % of GDP per capita% of GDP per capita

Source: INSEAD World Economic Forum

Though prices are apparently low in absolute terms, they are pretty high as compared to incomes.

Constraints: A relatively high communications price Constraints: A relatively high Constraints: A relatively high communications price communications price

Internet connection pricesalso relatively high Internet connection pricesInternet connection pricesalso relatively high also relatively high

Broadband Internet connectivity prices,Broadband Internet connectivity prices,% of GDP per capita% of GDP per capita

Source: INSEAD World Economic Forum

Strategies and Markets Liberalization –key aspects Strategies and Markets Strategies and Markets LiberalizaLiberalization tion ––key aspects key aspects

ICT ICT StrategStrategy fory for

20120111--20142014

Broadband Access Broadband Access Program Program

Digital TV Digital TV StrategStrategyy

Postal Services Postal Services StrategStrategyy

ICT Development Stimuli ICT Development Stimuli �� Defining the place of Moldova’s ICT within the

global value chain �� Defining the Country’s OFFER �� National ICT sector positioning and promotion

Infrastructure Development Infrastructure Development �� Development of electronic communications and

increase of their availability to final users �� Availability of terminal equipment for the access

to electronic communications network �� Development of electronic contents and applications

EducaEducation as the development factortion as the development factor�� In order to ensure that the ICT sector has adequate

resources for development �� To prepare the citizens for e-Government

�� Incentives for ICT Development

�� Creation of Excellence, Quality and TrainingCenters

�� Creation of the Innovations Center

�� Creation of technological parks and incubators in the ICT field, by attracting international companies

�� Sector stimulation through public procurement�Rendering efficient the public-private partnership in the ICT sector

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The Strategy of ICT sector developmentfor 2011-2014The Strategy of ICT sector developmentThe Strategy of ICT sector developmentfor for 20112011--20120144

�� Infrastructure Development

�� Open market for telecommunications

�� Reaching a 20%-penetration level of Internet broadband access

�� Alternative infrastructure use for the installation of electroniccommunications networks

�� Implementation of electronic communications services using thewireless advanced technologies, within the frequency band of3,4-3,8 GHz and 2,5-2,69 GHz, respectively

�� Increase of demand for Internet services and applicationsfollowing the Universal Service implementation

Broadband access programBroadband access programBroadband access program

Digital TV StrategyPostal Services StrategyDigital TV StrategyDigital TV StrategyPostal Services StrategyPostal Services Strategy

�� Democratization through the multiplication of informationopportunities

�� Services diversification

�� Considerable reduction of broadcast expenses

�� Creation of the National Commission for E-Transformation

�� Four priorities:�� E-governance �� Sector transformation �� ICT sector development �� Digital inclusion

�� Creation of the e-Governance Center

�� Development of the Open Governmental Data Portal

E-TransformationEE--TransformaTransformationtion

Pavel Sincariuc

Ministry of Information Technology and Comunication

E-mail: pavel.sincariuc@mtic.gov.md

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