Luca Niculescu at GoTech World: Digitalization must reduce the time citizens and companies spend dealing with the state

Prime Minister Luca Niculescu stated on Tuesday, at GoTech World 2026, that digitizing the administration must mean more than transferring forms from paper to screens. He argued that Romania needs simpler, accessible, and secure public services, rethought procedures, and institutions that collaborate and use data responsibly.

The prime minister said that the state must reduce the time citizens and companies waste dealing with the administration and accelerate adaptation to new technologies. According to Eurostat data cited by Niculescu, in 2025 only 5.2% of Romanian companies with at least ten employees used artificial intelligence technologies, compared with 20% across the European Union.

He also said that Romania’s IT&C sector has grown approximately three times faster than the economy as a whole over the past two decades. In this context, technology must become a driver of competitiveness, investment, productivity, research, and innovation.

Niculescu also emphasized the importance of cybersecurity amid cyberattacks, fraud, and information manipulation. The government intends to strengthen cyber resilience and the protection of critical infrastructures.