The National Institute for Research - Development in Informatics - ICI Bucharest, together with the Agency for Financing Rural Investments - AFIR, signed an institutional collaboration protocol.
The primary purpose of this collaboration is to provide technical support for the approval of technical and economic documentation related to investment financing applications for the construction or modernization of broadband infrastructure financed by Measure 19 "Support for local development LEADER" within the National Rural Development Program 2014 - 2020 (PNDR 2020).
In the context of this protocol, ICI Bucharest has a specific field of activity - "conducting fundamental and applied research, technological development, elaboration of studies and technical and economic regulations, of public and national interest, as well as performing tests, trials and measurements, authorizations and certifications of conformity, which concern the assurance of the fundamental requirements imposed on communications equipment, installations, systems, and services. "
All the documents necessary to obtain the approvals and the implementation of a broadband infrastructure project can be consulted at: www.smartleader.ro.
The National Institute for Research - Development in Informatics - ICI Bucharest is the most important research - development and innovation institute in the Information and Communication Technologies field in Romania. By assuming the field's scientific and technological priorities, ICI Bucharest's mission is to consolidate the position gained.
The Agency for Financing Rural Investments - AFIR has the technical and financial implementation of the National Rural Development Program 2014 - 2020 (PNDR 2020). To date, 77,860 farmers, processors, entrepreneurs, and public authorities have concluded financing contracts with The Agency for Financing Rural Investments to receive European non-reimbursable funds through PNDR 2020. So far, the value of payments made by AFIR to the Program's beneficiaries is at EUR 8.75 billion, representing a degree of effective absorption of allocated funds of 86.7%.
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Her Excellency Mrs. Tamar Beruchashvili, Ambassador of Georgia to Romania, paid a visit to the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest) to discuss key issues related to cyber diplomacy and to strengthen bilateral collaboration between Romania and Georgia.
Digital Innovation Summit Bucharest, organized by the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics - ICI Bucharest under the High Patronage of the President of the Chamber of Deputies and the Prime Minister of Romania, took place between April 16-18, 2024, at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest. The summit was attended by more than 1,800 public and private sector professionals, including government officials, security and technology experts.
Today, April 17, 2024, at the Palace of Parliament, as part of the Digital Innovation Summit Bucharest, ICI Bucharest launched the NFT Museum, an online platform dedicated to presenting digital art (NFTs).
