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ICI Bucharest

We Love Digital .forum

On April 4-5, 2017, the 2nd edition of the We Love Digital. forum took place at the World Trade Center in Bucharest - New York hall. The event was attended by entrepreneurs, online and media professionals as well as IT representatives. The main topics of discussion were:

  • Romania's priorities for the hi-tech and telecom segment: attracting private investment, increasing investment from the public sector, state aid, lower taxes, reducing bureaucracy, declaring telecommunications networks a national priority, local entrepreneurs, multinationals, start- ups;
  • innovation - digital trends for tomorrow's businesses;
  • why is here is no relevant Romanian market for virtual network operators, although legislation allows it?
  • Which is the next target for the Internet in Romania after the gigabit connections? How has the consumption of minutes/mobile internet traffic evolved in recent years?
  • the Internet of Things in Romania, now and in the future;
  • when will Romania introduce 5G?;
  • is the market in Romania a service/outsourcing market or is there any local potential to give rise to "unicorns" (unicorn = $1 billion-valued business)?;
  • adaptability to the digital environment to make sure that your brands are always attracting customers;
  • new technologies and strategies for the future;
  • Smart City - City-Net networks.

The National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics - ICI Bucharest was represented by the General Director - Dr. Eng. Gheorghe-Decebal POPESCU, who was a speaker in the Cyber ​​Security section.

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