News about Digitalization
The authorities are shifting from the mechanical reduction of regulations that characterized previous periods to a process of “smart” debureaucratization, designed to ease the burden on the business environment through modern technological solutions and cost minimization.
The National Health Insurance Company (NHIC) is launching a virtual assistant, which is now available on the organization’s official website.
AI is increasingly being integrated into office work and promises to speed up processes, but new statistics paint a less clear-cut picture: some of the time saved is actually “eaten up” by the AI itself.
Taiwan has launched a special online portal for Chinese citizens, through which they can anonymously provide intelligence to Taiwanese intelligence agencies. The new resource is aimed at people who are disillusioned with the political and socioeconomic situation in China and who want to bring about change in the country.
Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.4% year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter of 2026, marking a significant slowdown following 3.6% growth in the previous quarter. Economic growth was driven by increases in final consumption and foreign trade. The positive trend was supported by growth in household final consumption, as well as an increase in gross value added across a number of sectors.
It costs up to 11 million lei to install signal-jamming equipment in a single prison. That is a huge amount of money for the prison system, especially considering that its entire annual budget for technology is usually only about 3 million lei.
French President Emmanuel Macron joined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday at the Palais des Expositions in Nice, where the “Bharat Innovates” exhibition of Indian innovations and technologies opened.
“The claim that people are the Republic of Moldova’s most important resource is nothing more than a cliché; we all understand this perfectly well. That is why we must continue to invest in our children’s education,” said Dan Perchun, Minister of Education and Research, during the 4th PAS Party Congress.
The swift collection of electronic evidence related to cybercrimes, including from abroad, will become possible following the ratification of the Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, signed in Strasbourg on May 12, 2022.
Users of prepaid mobile services will be required to undergo official identification in order to activate their services. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has drafted amendments to the Electronic Communications Act, and the bill will be presented at a government meeting next week.
The Center for Strategic Communications and Countering Disinformation identified nearly a thousand pieces of questionable content and submitted them to META and Google for review in just six months. Approximately eight out of ten of these posts were removed.
The Technical University of Moldova (TUM) has implemented its own artificial intelligence model that operates on the principle of a ChatGPT-style assistant. As a result, the university now has access to its own model, hosted on local servers, and to its own code development tool.
Moldova has become a regional hub for telephone scams. Citizens lose millions of lei every day due to sophisticated schemes.
Moldova will adopt a new Classification of Economic Activities (CAEM) that closely aligns with the European Union’s statistical classification of economic activities. Its full implementation is scheduled for January 1, 2027.
A project to develop automotive electronics is being launched in Belarus. The systems are planned to be installed in the Belgee X50+ model.
In the UK, researchers have determined how popular kitchen appliances can “work” for China.
French scientists have developed a technology that can identify forged paintings based on microscopic characteristics of brushstrokes. During testing, the method successfully distinguished a known forgery from authentic works by Vincent van Gogh, demonstrating the potential of this new tool for authenticating works of art.
The National Road Transport Agency (ANTA), in collaboration with the National Road Administration (AND), has launched an interactive map of public parking lots in the Republic of Moldova. The new digital tool is intended for road transport operators and professional local and foreign drivers.
Romania’s DIGI Communications is strengthening its position in the European market: the company is expanding its presence in Belgium through a partnership with the national postal service, Bpost. At the same time, it is developing initiatives related to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Moldova plans to require mobile operators to identify all SIM card users, including prepaid card holders. The government will review the relevant bill next week. This was announced by Viorel Cerneuțanu, head of the General Police Inspectorate, during public hearings on telephone and online fraud.
