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Romania's National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence (SN-IA) 2024–2027


Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   09 Jul 2025
Updated by:   National contact point
Updated on:   28 Jul 2026

By Government Decision, an Inter-ministerial Commission for the Coordination of the Implementation of the strategy has been set up, made up of representatives of 34 central public institutions, whose meetings are chaired by a high-ranking representative of the Ministry. The Commission is responsible for monitoring and facilitating the implementation of the Strategy. The central public institutions are required to implement the action plan specific to their respective fields of action.

Name in original language

Strategia Națională în domeniul Inteligenței Artificiale 2024-2027

Initiative overview

The national strategy promotes excellence and trust in AI with respect for human rights, in line with OECD principles, EU requirements, and standards of other international organizations in the field of AI. This comprehensive strategy - with a horizontal, cross-sectoral character - addresses the entire national AI ecosystem, through the complexity of measures proposed, for the optimal exploitation of existing potential. SN-IA defines the following general objectives, aligned with EU and international strategic documents and with national development needs and opportunities: 1. Supporting education in R&D and the training of AI-specific skills; 2. Developing a resilient infrastructure and usable and reusable datasets; 3. Strengthening the RD&I system in the field of AI; 4. Encouraging technology transfer from the R&I sector to the manufacturing sector; 5. Supporting measures to encourage the adoption of AI in society; 6. Establishing a governance system and an appropriate regulatory environment for AI. The strategy and its action plan ensure the necessary framework so that the actions of government institutions are aligned, coordinated, and intensified to produce results. 

Who has primary responsibility for developing the national AI strategy?

Ministry

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Ministry for Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism

Who has primary responsibility for implementing the national strategy?

Ministry

Name of responsible organisation for strategy implementation (in English)

Ministry for Communications and Information Society

Mechanisms to involve stakeholders in strategy design, implementation or monitoring

Expert consultation(s) and other engagement.,
Stakeholder consultation(s) and other engagement.,
Public consultation(s) and other engagement.

Please describe these mechanisms or other efforts for stakeholder engagement

The strategy was developed between July 2021 and February 2023 by a diverse team of experts in technology, research and innovation, digitalization, entrepreneurship and public policy, from the Authority for the Digitalization of Romania and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, and was subjected to an extensive public consultation process at various levels, including specific stakeholder consultations.

Is there a mechanism to monitor implementation?

Yes

Has this initiative been evaluated?

Not yet, but an evaluation is foreseen

Are evaluation results public?

No