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The Special Telecommunications Service (STS) made constant efforts so that the development of its capabilities synchronize with the fast pace of technology development, in accordance with the operation and modernization needs of the Romanian state, President Klaus Iohannis stated on Tuesday, at the 30th anniversary since the establishment of the STS, told Agerpres.
The head of state showed that, after 30 years, the STS is known as the main provider of quality communication and information technology networks, systems and services for the authorities of the Romanian state, having a proven and recognized valuable experience, including at international level.
"The creation and completion of the 'Disaster recovery and business continuity Data Center' and "the Essential Services Center of Communication and Information Technology,' as well as the involvement in implementing Romania's Government Cloud infrastructure guarantees the observance of some high standards of security, absolutely necessary in multiple crisis moments, as we currently have. Annually, operators of the Special Telecommunication Service within the 112 Emergency Service take millions of citizens' calls, in order to put them in touch with specialized intervention institutions that they need - Ambulance, Police, Emergency Situations Inspectorate-SMURD [Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication], Gendarmerie or Salvamont," the President explained.
Klaus Iohannis brought to mind that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the STS specialists got involved in creating some technical solutions and information applications which helped medical authorities to better manage the sanitary crisis.
Moreover, Iohannis added that the STS contributed to the digitization of fiscal, medical and judiciary services, as well as to the creation of some important information systems put at the disposal of the Education Ministry, designed for the management of schooling processes.
Currently, the President conveyed that regional and Euro-Atlantic security was fundamentally affected this year by Russia's illegal and unjustified aggression against Ukraine.
"In this complicated context, it is up to you to make a serious assessment of your own role in increasing national resilience, taking into account the diverse spectrum of risks and conventional and non-conventional threats that propagate globally and are felt by the entire international system. In this regard, it is essential to pay due attention to the training and preparation of young people, to invest in their education. I am convinced that, upon graduation, some of the students passionate about communications and information technology will choose to contribute to the digitization of public administration and that some of them will choose a career in the Special Telecommunications Service," President Iohannis also stated.
