The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalisation of Romania have signed an agreement on the development of electronic communications and cooperation in the field of digitalisation and cyber defence. The agreement was signed by the heads of the ministries, Mykhailo Fedorov and Bogdan-Gruia Ivan.

The agreement will enable the exchange of experience between Ukrainian and Romanian specialists. It will also allow them to implement joint projects for the development of telecommunications infrastructure, digitalisation and cyber defence.

As part of the agreement, the parties have agreed in particular to:

• restore and upgrade digital infrastructure affected by Russian aggression
• provide internet coverage to remote and hard-to-reach regions;
• improve the resilience and security of information and communication technologies;
• strengthen cyber defence of national networks and digital infrastructure;
• develop cloud infrastructure for public e-services;
• introduce 5G technologies in Ukraine and develop 5G corridors between the borders of Ukraine and Romania.

In addition, the agreement will allow Ukraine to participate in EU financial assistance programmes.