The Moldovan people can benefit from public information and services nonstop, while the authorities can ensure the transparency of governance through the Electronic Governance Center, which is an electronic system created by the Government. It was presented in the meeting of the Civil Society Press Club themed “Utilization of New Information Technology in Resolving Community Problems,” Info-Prim Neo reports. The Center is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the e-Governance program that ensures the country’s sustainable development, and aims to reform the public sector by widely applying information and communication technology, improve the performance of the authorities, increase transparency at the state institutions and to promote digitalized services (e-Services). Electronic services are developed mainly in such areas as education, healthcare, social protection and agriculture. The people can use the e-Services when needing certificates, applying to education institutions, making reports to the police, looking for jobs, registering vehicles and companies, etc. In the Civil Society Press Club’s meeting, Minister of Information and Communication Technology Pavel Filip said building an information society is one of the ICT Ministry’s priorities. He stated that the electronic governance system that is being implemented in Moldova is designed to make the relations between the people and the Government, the Government and businesses more efficient and transparent. According to the minister, a functional e-Governance system will enable to fight corruption, will help create a stable business environment and will develop a new investment – and export-orientated economic model, not based on remittances and imports as at present. He said that an intelligent system was set up to monitor traffic. It will allow preventing the bribing of police and will ensure that the fines are transferred to the state budget. Electronic Governance Center director Stela Mocan said the services provided by the Center are of a high quality. The people will not have to queue up at public institutions to obtain information or services. She stressed the Government considers that the utilization of the electronic services will foster the country’s development. The Electronic Governance Center was established by the Government of Moldova last August. It provides public services and information round-the-clock. The activities of the Civil Society Press Club are supported by the United States Agency for International Development within the FHI 360 Strengthening Civil Society in Moldova Program.