The 7 Pillars of the Digital Agenda for Europe 2020 The first of the levers used by Europe 2020, so-called flagship initiatives, is the Digital Agenda for Europe 2020, which targets to reboot Europe's economy and help Europe's citizens and businesses to get the most out of digital technologies. The Digital Agenda for Europe is comprised of 7 pillars that allow meeting the set targets for 2020. 1. Pillar I – Digital Single Market – enables the free flow of online services and entertainment across national borders 2. Pillar II – Interoperability & Standards – allows seamless integration of devices, applications, data and services that need to interact across borders 3. Pillar III – Trust & Security – increases the trust of web users in electronic services and online transactions in order to boost consumption of ICT services 4. Pillar IV – Fast and ultra-fast Internet Access – targets investments for broadband infrastructure in order to take advantage of new technologies and services 5. Pillar V – Research and Innovation – stimulates adequate funding for increasing the competitive edge of innovation and research 6. Pillar VI – Enhancing digital literacy, skills and inclusion – bridges the digital divide for all consumers in order to benefit equally and fully from the advantages of ICT services 7. Pillar VII – ICT-Enabled benefits for EU Society - focuses on ICT’s capability to reduce energy consumption, support ageing citizens' lives, revolutionizes health services and deliver better public services Mapping the 4 action fields in Romania with the 7 pillars of Digital Agenda for Europe. Each one of these field of actions is supported by operational objectives which will have specific targets and will be described in full in the Digital Agenda for Romania Strategy. A summary of the fields of actions, their operational objectives, their mapping with the Digital Agenda for Europe Pillars and their implications in the current context is presented below. Field of action 1. eGovernment, Interoperability, Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Open Data, Big Data and Social Media Objective Digital Agenda for Europe Pillars 1.1. Increasing the transparency of public administration acts through computerization of public services II - Interoperability and standards I - A vibrant digital single market VI - Enhancing digital literacy, skills and inclusion 1.2. Raising cyber security networks and systems III - Trust and security Europe 2020 DAE 2020 Target Support Target Support Employment rate Population to buy online R&D Population to buy online cross-border Climate change and energy sustainability Fighting poverty and social exclusion Citizens eGovernment Returning forms using completed Key cross-border public Page 9 of 172