Romania's staff shortage is driven by the decreasing share of high school graduates and workforce migration, to which adds the mismatch between market demands and the education offer - a trend that is also noticeable in Western Europe, shows a survey by brokerage house XTB Romania."In June, the nationwide average gross salary was 6,854 RON in industry, 15,110 RON in IT and communications (especially the IT area), and 12,948 RON in financial intermediation and insurance services. Two years before, the gross salary was 5,321 RON in industry, 11,481 RON in IT, and 9,720 RON in finance. Whereas the IT and communications salary was 115.7 percent higher in June 2021 versus industry salaries, the difference increased to 120.5 percent in June this year," the survey shows.Thus, although insufficiently statistically captured, the difficulty of finding tradesmen such as electricians, plumbers, painters is reflected in the rates charged and the incomes that progressively close the gap to IT or finance pays. But the slower response, for the time being, from other areas has allowed IT salaries to take off compared to industry pays.With continued progress of artificial intelligence, OpenAI recently announced the development of an enterprise version of ChatGPT intended for companies."It will operate faster and address concerns about the use of companies' data, with the promise that they will not enter the corpus of the model used in such a way as to become, indirectly and without the consent of the owners, public information or accessible to other users," the survey states.Thus, AI adoption by companies could speed up, the effect being the multiplication of its practical applications. The complexity of the problems that can be addressed is increasing, but important gaps remain in terms of the completeness and correctness of the answers.
Rallies meant to show Romanians’ support for EU membership will take place on March 15 in Bucharest and several other cities. The rallies, held under the name Euromanifest, are not associated with any party or candidate. Instead, they are the result of a civic initiative organized by people who believe in democracy, freedom of expression, […]
IBM announced the opening of a new Innovation Lab in Bucharest in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Located at the IBM Client Innovation Centre, the lab is set to serve clients from 22 countries, offering hands-on access to cutting-edge technologies, including agentic AI and generative AI solutions built using Amazon...
Hanul lui Manuc, Carul cu Bere, Curtea Berarilor, and Arcade Cafe, all very well-known restaurants located in Bucharest’s central and touristic Old Town, were temporarily closed by inspectors from the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC). Inspectors found multiple violations, including improper food storage, unsanitary kitchen utensils, and frozen food with ice deposits. Fines totaling […]
Crin Antonescu, the candidate backed by the Romanian coalition made up of the Social Democrats (PSD), Liberals (PNL), and the Hungarians Alliance (UDMR), said he is “unwavering” after submitting his candidacy file for the presidential elections on Sunday, March 9. Antonescu promised he would unite and strengthen the nation in front of supporters and critics, […]
Romania’s National Meteorological Administration (ANM) announced that a mass of air containing Saharan dust will reach Romania starting on Tuesday morning, March 11. Between March 9 and 13, the southwesterly air circulation will favor the advance of an air mass loaded with dust particles of Saharan origin from North Africa towards southeastern Europe and over […]
Romanian mountaineer and guide Teofil Vlad has successfully climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents, completing the prestigious Seven Summits challenge. His final ascent took place on March 7, when he reached the summit of Carstensz Pyramid in West Papua, Indonesia, marking the completion of a journey that began more than 20 years ago,
