Preliminary assessment of the fourth payment request of Romania

Number and name of the Target: RO-C[C7]-I[I14.0]-T[182] Hubs that shall allow access to Internet Service Provider (ISP) services for public-interest institutions and entities

Related Measure: RO-C[C7]-I[I14.0] Increase of the resilience and cybersecurity of Internet Service Provider infrastructure services provided to public authorities in Romania

Quantitative Indicator: Number

Baseline: 0

Target: 41

Time: Q4 2024

1. Context:

The objective of this investment is to increase the resilience of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) infrastructure for the public authorities, while ensuring their cybersecurity. The investment consists in updating and expanding the gigabit internet access network for the public administration, upgrading the cybersecurity capabilities and securing the ISP services (DNS, web, e-mail, hosting).

Target 182 is the sole target under this investment and refers to hubs providing access to ISP services for public-interest institutions and entities.

2. Evidence provided:

                      Name of the evidence                              Short description

    1    Cover Note                                        Summary document duly justifying how
                                                           the target (including all the constitutive
                                                           elements) was satisfactorily fulfilled.
    2    Justification Document No. 75209 of 4             This justification document issued by the
         February 2025 on the Implementation of            Service Telecommunication Services (STS)
         Investment 14.                                    provides details on the implementation of
                                                           the investment in compliance with the
                                                           description of the target.
    3    Report No. 1 of 6 December 2025 on the entry      Official certificate of completion issued by
         into operation of hardware and software           STS      in     accordance     with national
         procured under investment 14.                     legislation highlighting                that
                                                           all purchased hardware and software

                                                           products have been put into service.
    4.   Financing Contract No. 760002 of 19 October       Financing contract concluded between
         2022 for increasing the resilience and            the Ministry of Research, Innovation and
         cybersecurity of the ISP infrastructure           Digitalization (MCID) (now Ministry of
         provided for the Romanian public authorities      Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship
         with Special Telecommunication Service (STS).     and Tourism - MEDAT) and the Special
                                                           Telecommunication Services (STS) for the
                                                           project.
    5    On-site Inspection Report No. 183613 of 8         On-site Inspection report between the
         December 2025.                                    Ministry of Economy, Digitalisation,
                                                           Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MEDAT)

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