Moldova to join €7.5 billion Digital Europe Programme
Date: 24/02/24
On 19 February 2024, the accession agreement of the Republic of Moldova to the ‘Digital Europe Programme’ was signed by Dumitru Alaiba, the Moldovan Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization and Thierry Breton, the Commissioner of Internal Market for the European Union. Moldova’s admission to the Digital Europe Programme will permit businesses, town halls, NGOs and central authorities in Moldova to access EU funding for digitalisation projects with a budget of €7.5 billion for 2021–2027. Moldova will be able to benefit from financial support and expertise to improve its digital infrastructure and promote innovation and digital inclusion.
Minister Alaiba noted:
We are increasingly digitalising the business environment and public administration. Thus, we will help small entrepreneurs, medium-sized enterprises to be more competitive and improve their activity with the help of advanced digital technologies. Before becoming actual EU citizens, we can first become digital citizens of the EU.
The country’s strategy for digital transformation is outlined in its Digital Transformation Strategy for 2023-2030, which aims at the development of an innovative and inclusive digital society with a developed infrastructure, digital governance and a business community that utilises digital technologies. Moldova will be able to accelerate the digitalisation of business transactions and public administration with the assistance offered by the Digital Europe Programme, which, in turn, will support start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the public sector in their efforts to increase competitiveness and improve business models using advanced digital technologies.
Moldova intends to actively contribute to developments in the digital field, focusing on four areas: supercar technology; artificial intelligence; the advancement of digital skills; and the implementation and optimal use of digital technologies and interoperability.
Moldova’s accession agreement to the Digital Europe Programme will become retroactively effective from 1 January 2024. The Digital Europe Programme aims to accelerate economic recovery and shape the digital transformation of European society and economy, particularly focusing on SMEs.
The European Union has become the main commercial partner of Moldova, representing 53% of total trade and 65% of exports. The European Union offers its support to the country by being a reliable partner in promoting reforms, digital transformation and stability and prosperity.
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