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Editorial release: From digitalisation to digital transformation in Romania

This July, the European Institute of Romania (EIR) organized the fourth event in the Dialogues@EIR series,  to discuss digitalisation and digital transformation from the perspective of digital inclusion, digital public services and smart cities. Given the pragmatism of the  dialogue, as well as the variety of ideas presented by the speakers, EIR launched an invitation to develop a Policy Brief on these topics.

Titled “From digitalisation to digital transformation in Romania”, the purpose of the material is to deepen the initial analysis and to present to the general public a series of policy recommendations in the field of digital transformation. Thus, Flavia Durach‘s contribution presents the differences between these processes and offers a pragmatic understanding of digital transformation’s definition. Next, Mirela Mărcuț operates with the topic of digital public services, referring to the fragmentation identified both at territorial level and at decision-making level. Radu Puchiu argues that digital transformation can be more successful in cities, where the correct use of data and local intelligence can lead to the co-creation of digital solutions with long-term impact. Digital transformation cannot take place outside the development of digital skills, and Veronica Ștefan offers a realistic perspective on the problems that were exacerbated during the pandemic and on the need to invest smartly in supporting digital inclusion.

The Policy Brief is available here, in Romanian.