legal certainty for business and consumers alike and invest in innovation advantages of regional Romania 4. Broadband and digital services infrastructure 4.1. The development of broadband ICT infrastructure for complete coverage and uniform regional Broadband has, through the ICT implications on the economy and its growth, an important role for the development of Romania, both in purely economic terms, but also in terms of improving the degree of social inclusion 4.2. Improving social inclusion through access to broadband ICT infrastructure (%) IV - Fast and ultra-fast internet access Climate change and energy sustainability Education IV - Fast and ultra-fast internet access Fighting poverty and social exclusion Covered by broadband Covered by broadband above 30 Mbps Subscriptions to fixed broadband above 100 Mbps Regular internet usage overall Among people disadvantaged Population that has never used the internet Key cross-border public services, online Whereas the strategy was developed by the Ministry for Information Society, it was established in alignment with all of the Government actions, including agencies from Ministry of Health, Ministry of National Education, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transportat. These cumulative efforts for convergence of short-term and long-term strategies for all the stakeholders involved in the governing act were necessary in order to align all the aspects of their respective approach and form a cohesive structure, with clear responsibilities and actions to be taken and ensuring that no real need is not covered or expressed in the National Strategy on Digital Agenda for Romania. While providing a general framework of objectives and measurements for Romania’s strategy, each field of action is insufficient by itself. Following this rationale, lines of actions have been drafted for implementation. For each line of action a detailed description of context, stakeholders and responsible actors, dependencies, actions and timelines can be found in the chapter dedicated to each Field of Action. Page 11 of 172

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