Established in 1998, ANIS is the only employers' association of the Romanian IT&C industry.

Since its establishment, we actively contribute to the development of the Romanian technology industry and represent the interests of IT companies in the economic and political environment.

At the moment, at national level we represent 66% of the total Romanian IT industry.

We are members of Digital Europe and of the Concordia Employers' Confederation.

ANIS vision:
Digital Romania 2025

Short Description


We represent the voice of software and service companies and together we actively contribute to the development of the Romanian technology industry. We advocate for a stable and predictable economic environment and a high-performance educational system, able to transform Romania into a European technological center of performance.


Our activity is structured in working groups, whose purpose is to generate proposals for public policies and legislative measures in the following areas:

  • Digitalisation and IT Industry Development
  • Taxation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Technological Education
  • Work
  • Export and Internationalization

    Within the working groups we have discussions and we take decisions through the broad consultation of the companies, we focus our efforts in identifying and representing their common points of view and interests, regardless of their size and profile, so we ensure that we represent at the economic and political level the priorities of the entire IT&C industry.


    The working groups are made up of people with expertise in the respective fields, who analyze and propose development and improvement solutions in the sectors of interest, as a result of which are generated anis proposals for public policies and positions / reactions on topics of interest, as well as other types of projects relevant for companies.

    Digitalization & Industry Development Working Group

    We support the development of digital infrastructure in the public sector and the implementation of essential projects: policy to encourage the use of the cloud, development and implementation of the government cloud, electronic signature and related topics of digital identity, electronic archiving, public procurement and eGovernment Strategy.

     

    Coordinator: Edward Cretescu – Digidemat Romania

    Click HERE if you want to join the Digitalization and Industry Development Task Force.

     

    Within TF Digitization & Industry Development we have set up a series of sub-working groups for the following topics:

    • Cloud Workgroup

    We encourage the adoption and use of cloud technologies nationwide. We support the adoption of a cloud-first policy and the development of the government cloud with a hybrid architecture like real PaaS infrastructure.

     

    • Electronic invoice working group

    We support the improvement and efficiency of the electronic invoice system.

    • Working group electronic signature

    We support the modernization of the legislation on electronic signature.

     

    • Electronic archiving working group

    We support the modernization of the legislative framework on electronic archiving in order to contribute to the digitization of the public administration and the elimination of paper from the internal and inter-institutional flow.

     

    • Interoperability Working Group

    We support the implementation of interoperability standards to enable the use of digital services on a large scale.

    Tax Working Group

    We support the growth of the IT industry at national level and a sustainable and predictable fiscal policy that contributes to increasing the competitiveness of the IT sector both at national level and in the region.

     

    Coordinator: Diana Sipos – ATOS IT Solutions and Services

    Sponsor: Mihai Matei – President of ANIS, CEO of Essensys Software

     

    Click HERE if you want to join the Tax Force Task Force.

    Cyber Security Working Group

    We believe that the extensive expertise of ANIS member companies specialized in cybersecurity can bring great value in the development of proposals and projects in the area of cyber security.

    We support the development and implementation of public policies in the field of cyber security in accordance with national requirements, increasing the level of awareness of the population on cyber security risks, preventing the occurrence of vulnerabilities as well as adopting security requirements for software acquisitions.

     

    Coordinator: Adina Nichitean - ZITEC

    Sponsor: Catalina Dodu - EY Romania

    Click HERE if you want to join the Cybersecurity Task Force

    Education Working Group

    We advocate for the adaptation of the education system to the needs of a digital society and we support policies with impact on the development of digital competences for both teachers and students in all forms of education:

     

    • paradigm shift in education and introduction of training programs for the development of digital skills
    • the use of digital tools in education
    • digitization of the education system

    Coordinator: Ana-Maria Stancu – Bucharest Robots

    Sponsor: Ion Moldoveanu – DB Global Technology

     

    Click HERE if you want to join the Education Task Force. 

    Working Group Work

    As a representative employer of the software and services industry and members of the Concordia Employers' Confederation, we are part of the trilateral dialogue Government-Employers'-Unions. We aim to fight for a balanced and competitive labor market, a market that allows companies to retain and attract talent in the highly competitive regional and international context.

     

    Coordinator: Gina Leca - IBM

    Sponsor: Catalina Dodu - EY Romania

     

    Click HERE if you want to join the Task Force Work

    Export and Internationalization Working Group

    We want to ensure a constructive dialogue with the authorities responsible for the export of services and products in order to create more internationalization opportunities for companies in the Romanian IT industry.

     

    Coordinator: TBC

    Sponsor: Radu Postolache - Qualysoft Romania

    Click HERE if you want to join the Export and Internationalization Task Force

    Public presence:

    • We are active members of Digital Europe,the organization that represents the interests of European technology companies at the level of the European Parliament

    • We are members of the Coalition for the Development of Romania within which we coordinate the IT&C working group

    • We are present in the Board of the National Council for Digital Transformation (CNTD) led by the Authority for The Digitization of Romania (ADR).

    • We collaborate with the Romanian Court of Accounts (RCC) to develop the RCC's capacity, to promote the ANIS public procurement guide at the level of institutions and to organize trainings for RCC employees

    • We signed a protocol with the District 2 City Hall on the development of a pilot project on the use of new electronic identity cards


    Documents and position papers

    PSD-PNL Government Programfree download
    ANIS EUCS positionCloud WG - May 2023free download
    ANIS amendments draft law on pre-university educationEducation - March 2023free download
    Remarks draft Order electronic catalogueEducation - February 2023free download
    ANIS Proposal Guide to Digitisation of Public AdministrationNRRP - January 2023free download
    ANIS comments new IECsDigitisation & Industry Development - January 2023free download
    Address Supreme Council of Magistracy - Deficit Forensic Informatics ExpertsTechnological Education - October 2022free download
    Address Ministry of Finance - Electronic InvoiceDigitalization & Dezv Industry - September 2022free download
    Proposal amendment to the education law - Min. Of EducationTechnological Education - July 2022free download
    Proposals for operationalization of R&D deductions - Invitation to dialogue M. Fin and MCDITaxation - July 2022free download
    Answer Ministry of Finance - Fiscal ProposalsTaxation - June 2022free download
    Address ministry of finance - Fiscal proposalsTaxation - April 2022free download
    Protocol Romanian Orthodox Church - Education in Cyber SecurityTechnological Education - May 2022free download
    Proposals for education measures - Invitation to dialogue Min. EducatieiTechnological Education - April 2022free download
    E-Invoice Observations - Letter Min. FinanceDigitalization & Dezv Industry - April 2022free download
    Government Cloud GEO - Anis Point of ViewDigitalization & Dezv Industry - March 2022free download
    Government Cloud GEO - Anis/FIC/CPC common positionDigitalization & Dezv Industry - March 2022free download
    Cloud Point of ViewDigitalization & Dezv Industry - February 2022free download
    The Strategic Role of Cloud Services RegulationDigitalization & Dezv Industry - February 2022free download
    Communiqué to the Government regarding the Digital TaxationTaxation - July 2021free download
    Address regarding the National Program for the Digitalization of EducationTechnological Education - June 2021free download
    Address of the Ministry regarding the Electronic Identity CardDigitalization & Dezv Industry - March 2021free download
    Address of the Ministry regarding the Framework Plan of High School EducationTechnological Education - January 2021free download
    ANIS position on PNRRDigitalization & Dezv Industry - December 2020free download
    Position regarding the Electronic SignatureDigitalization & Dezv Industrie - October 2020free download
    Proposals for the Digitalization Education Strategy 2021 - 2027Technological Education - October 2020free download
    ADR Letter regarding the Government CloudDigitalization & Dezv Industrie - August 2020free download
    ANIS proposals at Romania's negotiations in GenevaCybersecurity - July 2020free download

    ANIS in the News

    22/09/2023 PRwave.ro

    ANIS Scholarships 2023: Deadline for applications extended until 30 September 2023.

    ANIS, the Employers' Association of the Software and Services Industry, announces the extension of the deadline for the submission of projects to the sixth edition of the ANIS Fellowships programme until 30 September 2023, inclusive. University assistants, lecturers and PhD students can apply to one of the 7 categories proposed in the programme and can be rewarded for innovation in teaching with 11 scholarships worth €5,000.

    16/08/2023 StartUpCafe.ro

    ANIS 2023 Scholarships - Applications start on September 1st. University teachers can get 5,000 euro grants for introducing new technologies to their courses

    ANIS, the Employers' Association of the Software and Services Industry, announces the debut of the sixth edition of the ANIS Scholarship program. Teachers who meet the eligibility criteria can submit their applications from 1 to 24 September, and 11 projects selected after the judging process will benefit again this year from a sponsorship of 5,000 euros. The programme is aimed at university teachers from all over the country, who are up to 40 years old (reaching 2023) and fall into one of the following categories: - Course holder who has introduced a new course and/or updated an existing course and introduced innovative teaching methods in one of the 7 proposed technology areas in the academic year 2023 - 2024. - Teaching assistant who has updated the content of a laboratory that falls within one of the 7 technology areas and/or has introduced new techniques or new teaching methods in the academic year 2023 - 2024 - PhD student who has updated the content of a laboratory that falls under one of the 7 technology areas and/or has introduced new technologies or new teaching methods in the academic year 2023 - 2024.

    04/08/2023 Financial Newspaper

    138 companies and 6 IT industry organisations ask the Government not to adopt tax measures that would affect 80% of IT-ists

    ANIS, the Employers' Association of the Software and Services Industry, together with 138 other companies and 5 signatory organizations (Business Service Leaders Association, Cluj IT Association - Cluj IT Cluster, Sibiu IT Association, Transylvania IT Cluster, Association of Digital Innovation Centers in Romania - RODIH), has sent today to the Romanian Government a Memorandum to signal the impact that the changes in the tax code, which have been reported in the national press in recent days, may have, namely the taxation of income of employees in the IT industry exceeding the amount of 10.000 lei gross. The signatory companies and associations together have more than 31,000 employees and a combined turnover of more than 3.4 billion euros. Start-ups, small, medium and large companies, local and international, service and product companies have joined in this solidarity action, reflecting the unanimous and unequivocal opinion of the industry about the negative impact of the measures.

    01/08/2023 Financial Intelligence

    ANIS: The government is jeopardising the long-term development of the IT industry with tax measures discussed in secret without consulting the industry

    ANIS, the Employers' Association of the Software and Services Industry, expresses its concern about the way the governing coalition chooses to jeopardize the future of the IT industry and Romania's strength in this sector at regional and global level through tax measures discussed without consulting industry representatives, with immediate applicability, without respecting any principle of the Tax Code. Taking into account that government representatives have publicly stated in recent months that the tax changes will in no way target the IT industry, given the strong positive contribution to GDP growth and the balance of trade brought by the sector, ANIS points out that by continuing the current intentions, the decision makers risk to remove Romania from the competitiveness map at regional level, with countries such as Bulgaria and especially Poland that will take full advantage in the medium and long term of this unexpected decision.

    27/07/2023 Financial Intelligence

    ANIS warns: A measure that taxes excellence and expertise in IT can have a devastating effect on the economy

    ANIS, the Employers' Association of the Software and Services Industry, considers that the possible introduction of a tax threshold for IT employees' income, information that has been circulated in the public space, would have a strong negative impact on both local and multinational companies with high added value activities in Romania, as well as a negative impact on the economy, at a time when a public and private effort is needed for digitalization and adoption of new technologies.

    16/05/2023 StartUpCafe.ro

    ANIS 2023 Fellowships - 6th edition: university teachers can obtain grants of 5,000 euros / project for new technologies and innovative methods introduced in the teaching process.

    ANIS, the Employers' Association of the Software and Services Industry, announces the launch of the sixth edition of the ANIS Fellowship program. The ANIS scholarships are aimed at young teachers who integrate new technologies and innovative teaching methods into their courses or laboratories in the university curriculum. A novelty of this edition is the acceptance of applications from PhD students, in addition to those of course holders and university assistants. As every year, the members of the application evaluation committee are renowned professors from all major university centres and industry representatives from top management of large companies. The projects selected at the end of the evaluation period will each receive a grant of 5000 euros.

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