Deputy Prime Minister for Digitization Iurie Țurcanu said they are working on a digital solution that will enable keeping the electronic identity on the mobile phone, in the form of an application, while the signature instruments will be in cloud. Most probably, the application will be free of charge, IPN reports.

In a press club meeting, Iurie Țurcanu said the digital solution is similar to that used in other countries that implemented cryptographic models, such as Estonia.

“We think it could be free for a period. We will yet decide if it costs 1 leu, 10 lei a month or is free. I cannot say now that it will be absolutely free,” stated the Deputy Prime Minister for Digitization.

The digital signature ecosystem includes guarantees that the certification service providers are obliged to have. It goes to insurance funds. If, for particular reasons, the use of the digital signature is compromised and particular damage is caused through the fault of the service provider, the costs are compensated from the guarantee fund. To accumulate and keep this fund, particular costs that justify the cost of the digital signature are incurred, explained the official.