On Wednesday the Coordination Council for e-Transformation approved a short list of registers and archives to be digitized in 2012. This includes 9 categories: the archive of civil status, the Register of State Material Reserves, the Operational file of the Ministry of Interior Affaires, the Register of Manufacturers and Processors of Animal and Vegetable Products, the State Register of Noncommercial Organizations, the Register of Disabled People, the State Sport Register, the Controls and Licensing Register and the Register of People with Oncology Diseases.

The final decision on the digitization of archives and registers for the year 2012 will be made by the National Committee for e-Transformation, chaired by Prime Minister Vlad Filat.

The positions included in the shortlist were selected from a total of 40 proposals coming from ministries and government agencies. Priority was given to archives and registers that have legal support, that are supported by an approved concept. Their information will be secured at different levels, based on the law on protection of personal data; some data will be available only for the internal use of institutions.

Electronic filing of archives and registers will simplify procedures for providing public services and reducing queues at the counters.

The deputy Minister of Agriculture, Viorel Gutu, said that the register of manufacturers and processors of animal and vegetable products is extremely important in the online version. He said the electronic system will ensure the order of manufacturers and processors of animal and vegetable products and will substantially reduce the time when they will be able to raise subventions.

The executive director of the E-Government Center, Stela Mocan said that the selection of public services to be digitized is an ongoing process, each year the most urgent categories will be identified.

According to the Strategic Program of Government Modernization Program, developed by the E-Government Center and recently approved by the Government, till 2020, in RM all public services will be available in electronic format.

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