eRomania Gateway (eRG) is a not-for-profit organization promoting and supporting knowledge-based development in Romania. Established in November 2001, the association is an open partnership between the public sector (represented by the Romanian Government as a founding member, the business community and civil society organizations. The mission of eRG is to create an institutional framework to facilitate interaction, communication and knowledge exchange for individuals, governments, businesses and civil society at large. To this purpose, eRG acts as a facilitator, promoting and implementing e-development initiatives and providing a co-operation platform for stakeholders from various fields interested in interacting and sharing information, resources, knowledge, and expertise. Development activities are defined as projects, programs or activities concerned with economic and social development aimed at reducing poverty in developing countries. In our understanding, e-development represents the innovative and effective use of the Internet and other Information and Communication Technologies in various sectors to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development. There are numerous e-development related initiatives (e-government, e-learning, e-procurement, e-commerce, etc.) that are using the advanced technologies in order to improve the living and working conditions of all the citizens. E-development means easier and faster access to information, entrepreneurial opportunities to participate in new growth markets, lower costs in public services delivery, enhanced communication abilities, changes to the ways products and services are produced and delivered with productivity gains, etc.

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