Perspectives of IT implementation in social sphere in the Republic of Moldova

by

Mihail Niscii

Head of IT Department

National Social Insurance House

Alexandri, #1

Kishinev MD2009 Moldova

MihailNiscii@yahoo.com

 

Mihail Peleah

Deputy head of IT and methodology researches section

IT Department of the  National Social Insurance House

D.Riscanu, 7, 29

Kishinev MD2024

Moldova

MikePeleah@yahoo.com

 

Tatiana Mishova, Dean

Bookkeeping branch, Academy of Economical Studies

Banulescu-Bodoni, 59

Kishinev MD2012 Moldova

mishova@ase.md

Keywords

Users perspective on IT, Moldava, Transition economy

Abstract

Current IT usage in the following areas of social sphere is described: pension system, labor market and unemployment service, social assistance. User requirements and ways of their satisfaction are analyzed. Special attention is paid to increasing of quality of service of different groups of users and perspectives of IT implementation in the social sphere.

Presentation

Republic of Moldova is a New Independent state (former Republic of the USSR), situated in East Europe.  In present, economic system of the Republic of Moldova go through transition from planned to market economy. At the same time social sphere undergo significant changes. Reform of the social insurance system started in 1998 by adoption of the “Concept of pension system reform”. In 1998-2000 a number of social security legal acts were adopted.

In present social security system covers the following groups of population (total population of the Republic of Moldova is 3.6 mln. people):

  1. state social insurance pensions – 705 thou (20% of population)

  2. state targeted compensations – 280 thou (8%)

  3. state benefits 30 thou (1%)

  4. unemployment benefits – 50 thou (1%)

  5. social services at home – 130 (4%)

Institutional structure of the social security system also undergo significant changes. In 2001 the National Social Insurance House (NSIH) was formed. NSIH inherited functions of former Social Fund, Department of Pensions, Computer Center and local social security offices.  Creation of the NSIH and redistribution of functions required changes in IT strategy, implementation of new Information and Communication Technologies.

At the present time the National Information System (NIS) “Population and Social Protection” includes the following Information Systems (IS):

Currently IS uses outdated technologies. Now on the base of analysis of Business Processes in the National Social Insurance House as well as analysis of User Requirements new information system is creating. In creation of new information system 3 level client-server structure will be used.

We would like to discuss technological aspects of such system creation with system developers and users.  Especially we would like to discuss creation of the Intranet environment for National Social Insurance House.