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BusinessForum/Collaboration Agreement between the Ministries of Development from Romania, Moldova and IBM

October 5, 2023

 The Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization (MCID) from Romania, the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization from the Republic of Moldova and IBM Romania signed a collaboration agreement in the field of technology and digitalization, on Thursday, on the sidelines of the Summit of the Three Seas Initiative, which takes place in Bucharest.According to a press release from MCID, the memorandum aims to establish cooperation to carry out exchanges of best practices and expertise regarding the governmental cloud and innovative technologies, the development of digital solutions and the implementation of joint projects in the field of digital transformation.The document was signed by the Romanian minister of Research, Innovation and Digitization, Bogdan-Gruia Ivan, the state secretary in charge of digitization of the Republic of Moldova, Mihai Lupascu, on behalf of the minister of Economic Development and Digitization, and the leader of IBM Romania and Moldova, Cerasela Baiculescu.The agreement is part of a series of actions to attract private partners to accelerate the digital transformation of the two countries, undertaken by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, it is also shown in the cited press release.  

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