The document summarizes Romania's progress toward digital agenda targets set by the European Union. It finds that while broadband coverage in Romania reaches 97% of households, only 56% of households have a broadband connection. Next generation broadband access covers 66% of households in Romania but only 25% in rural areas. While 25% of broadband subscriptions in Romania have speeds over 100 Mbps, digital skills are lacking with 83% of the workforce having insufficient skills and 41% having no digital skills.

1. Digital Agenda Scoreboard 2014:
Romania

2. Basic Broadband for all by 2013
Considering all technologies, Broadband is available to all.
Considering only fixed technologies*, coverage reaches 97% of EU households.
*xDSL, Cable, FTTP and WiMax.
Source: IHS and VVA
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3. At least 30 Mbps for all by 2020
NGA* covers 62% of households in the EU and 66% in Romania.
But in rural areas only 18% of households are covered in the EU, and 25% in Romania.
*Next Generation Access (NGA): VDSL, Cable Docsis 3.0 and FTTP.
Source: IHS and VVA
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4. Broadband take-up
In the EU 76% of households have a Broadband connection.
For Romanian households, this percentage is 56%.
Source: Eurostat
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5. Share of High-speed Broadband Subscriptions
About 27% of EU fixed Broadband subscriptions are NGA.
The share is 67% in Romania.
Source: Communications Committee
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6. 50% of households taking up ultra-fast broadband (at least
100Mbps)
In the EU, only 5.3% of Broadband subscriptions have speeds of at least 100 Mbps.
In Romania, ultra fast subscriptions account for 25% of Broadband subscriptions.
Source: Communications Committee
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7. 15% of citizens having never used the Internet
21% of Europeans have never used the Internet.
In Romania the value is 42%.
Source: Eurostat
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8. Digital Skills
39% of the EU workforce has insufficient digital skills, 14% has no digital skills at all.
In Romania, 83% of the workforce has insufficient digital skills and 41% has no digital skills at all.
Source: Commission services based on Eurostat Labour Force Survey 2012
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9. 50% of the population buying Online
20% of the population buying Online cross-border
In the EU, 47% of the population bought online, but only 12% did it cross-border.
As for Romania, 8.3% of Romanians bought online and 1.3% did it cross-border.
Source: Eurostat
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10. 33% of SMEs selling on-line
In the EU, 14% of SMEs sold online in 2013.
For Romania, the percentage of SMEs selling online was 9.1%.
Source: Eurostat
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11. 50% of population using eGovernment
In the EU, 41% of citizens interacted with Public Authorities in an electronic fashion.
Among Romanians, 5% had such interaction in the past 12 months.
Source: Eurostat
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12. 100% increase in ICT R&D public spending
In 2012, 6.6% of the EU Public spending in R&D (GBAORD*) was spent in ICT, the same as 2011.
In 2010, the EU's R&D intensity** in the ICT sector was 5.2%, slightly below 2009 (5.3%)
*GBAORD: Government Budget Appropriations or Outlays for R&D
**R&D intensity: Business R&D expenditures as a percentage of the value added
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13. THANK YOU!
To find out more visit the Digital Agenda
Scoreboard website at:
www.ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/scoreboard