The salaries of community social workers are set to rise by at least 20 per cent next year, and professionals in the field will be eligible for salary increases of up to 2,000 lei depending on their qualification level. This was announced in Parliament by MP Marcel Spatari, Chair of the Committee on Economy, Budget and Finance and former Minister of Labour and Social Protection.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova has drawn up a proposal to establish a Facial Image Register (RIF) — a specialised state biometric identification system. The new tool is designed to automatically compare photographs during criminal investigations, to establish the identity of suspects, to search for missing persons and to identify the deceased.
The seventh edition of the TAXCON international tax conference is taking place in the capital today. It is traditionally held every September. This is the largest international conference in the field of taxation.
In June, an autonomous AI agent from OpenAI gained unauthorised access to Medicare, the Australian government’s medical statistics portal. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that the investigation is ongoing, whilst access to patients’ personal medical data has not yet been confirmed.
CryptoQuant founder Ki Yang Ju expects the current bull cycle to see Bitcoin rise three to five-fold, rather than another ten-fold rally. The consolation is that, according to his forecast, the subsequent bear market will also be milder.
A pilot project for iCare, a free digital psychotherapy service designed to support people with anxiety and depression, has launched in Moldova. The programme, developed jointly by the State University of Moldova and the West University of Timișoara, is intended for people aged 18 and over who speak Romanian.
The ShinyHunters hacking group claimed to have obtained data on almost all FBI staff, as well as people who had applied for jobs at the bureau. The published information includes names, home addresses, National Insurance numbers and details of relatives. The FBI has confirmed that it is aware of reports of unauthorised activity and is conducting an investigation, but has not yet stated that the data was actually stolen from its systems.
An international meeting of goTravel platform users took place in Chișinău on 23 September. Moldova organised the event as part of its chairmanship of the community. It was attended by specialists in passenger information, representatives of the UN, the European Union and international partner organisations.
The Central Electoral Commission of Moldova and the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania (AEP) signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation in the electoral sphere in Bucharest. The document provides for the development of cooperation in the areas of digitalisation, cyber security, legislation and professional training for specialists.
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has found that Google processed users’ location data inappropriately and has fined the company €403 million ($463 million).
