1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 ALIGNMENT TO THE DIGITAL AGENDA FOR EUROPE 2020 The National Strategy on Digital Agenda for Romania was developed in alignment with the Digital Agenda for Europe as framework of reference to define an overview on how to boost the digital economy for the 2014 – 2020 period. This strategy is developed in alignment with all of the Government actions in terms of Information Society, including agencies from Ministry of Health, Ministry of National Education and Transport Ministry. However, due to the evolving nature of the Digital Agenda Strategy of Romania and its pervasive effect on other National Strategies and Implementation Plans, we outline the key Strategies that should be harmonized or govern the following topics:       All strategies (including the Digital Agenda for Romania) will be reviewed after the Government Enterprise Architecture initiative that will take place in Romania according to Appendix 5 – Implementation Methodology Field of Action 1.2 – Cyber Security – Romania’s Cyber security Strategy Field of Action 1.5 – Open Data – National Anticorruption Strategy 2014 – 2016 Field of Action 2.2 – ICT in Health – Romania’s Public Healthcare Strategy for 2014 – 2020 Field of Action 3.2 – Research – Development and Innovation – National Strategy in Research, Innovation and Technological Development for 2014 -2020 Field of Action 4 – NGN Plan The objectives and areas of actions described in this Digital Agenda for Romania 2014-2020 impose cumulative efforts of European countries to achieve the targets, where Romania needs to maximize the impact of public policies and to look at the investment in ICT as a way to transform the Romanian economy. Objective 2020 EU Targets RO Targets Current situation RO Covered by broadband 100% by 2013 100% by 2020 90.0% (2013) Covered by broadband above 30 Mbps 100% by 2020 80% by 2020 66.0% (2013) Subscriptions to fixed broadband above 100 Mbps 50% by 2020 45% by 2020 25.0% (2013) Population to buy online 50% by 2015 30% by 2020 8.0% (2013) Population to buy online cross-border 20% by 2015 5% by 2020 1.0% (2013) SMEs to make online sales 33% by 2015 20% by 2020 5.0% (2012) Regular internet usage overall 75% by 2015 60% by 2020 45.0% (2013) Among disadvantaged people 60% by 2015 45% by 2020 24.0% (2012) Population that has never used the internet 15% by 2015 30% by 2020 48.0% (2012) Citizens using eGovernment 50% by 2015 35% by 2020 5.0% (2013) Returning completed forms 25% by 2015 20% by 2020 2.0% (2013) Page 8 of 172