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(SPAM) disturbed to Internet e-mail traffic congestion - according to various statistics, from the
total amount of messages in circulation - 80 to 98% of all messages are unsolicited electronic
messages (SPAM)42 – spreading a multitude of viruses and malicious software. In the Republic
of Moldova, for example, only during the period 17 May - 21 November 2012, within the total
amount of electronic messages sent to the central public administration authorities, only about
986,500 were legitimate messages, while more than about 8.5 million were spam messages that
contained 874 detected viruses43. It follows that Moldova is in the same situation regarding spam
as the entire Europe44.
The scourge of identity theft and online fraud is ongoing. Attacks are becoming
increasingly sophisticated (trojans, botnets, etc.) and more difficult to identify and destroy: a
good example is the virus “Red October”45. Attacks are often motivated by financial purposes.
Although there are technical means, nowadays there are no legally binding provisions for
reporting information to Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GOV-MD)46 and this
entity has no special liabilities or sufficient capacity to meet the new challenges at the national
level. According to the provisions of the objective nr.1.5.5 of the Individual Partnership Action
Plan of the Republic of Moldova – NATO, approved by the Government Decision nr.746 from
August 18, 2010, the CERT-GOV-MD is the unique point of access for the users of automated
information systems of national importance. This shall ensure the consolidation of the authorities
and institutions’ efforts for the attainment of an informed and reciprocally coordinated reaction
in the cyber security threats area.
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IV. VISION, GOALS AND PROGRAMS
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38. Following the example and taking into account the priorities of the European Union
and of the most developed countries in the digital field, the Republic of Moldova has formulated
its own vision, goals and priority actions till 2020.
4.1. VISION
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39. The Government, business environment and civil society agreed on the following
strategic visions:
The Republic of Moldova is to become a country with an advanced information
society where the use of information and communication technology (ICT), expanded
access to modern ICT infrastructure, rich digital content and advanced informational
services drives to economic competitiveness, population welfare and good governance of
the country.
For achieving this vision the state shall undertake measures that shall remove constraints
and overcome identified challenges/constraints.
This strategy is focused on three main policy directives/pillars of development:
1) expanding access and connectivity by promoting the competition in the broadband
access networks and services;
2) stimulating the creation/development of the digital content and electronic services;
3) building capacities to use the advantages provided by ICT.
In order to achieve the strategic vision, general and specific objectives, basic principles
were established and were identified programs, initiatives and key measures for achieving them.
4.2. GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND SPECIFIC GOALS
40. General objective of the Strategy:
Creating favorable conditions for development and wide use of ICT’s potential by the