Over 20 companies of Romania and Israel attend the 10th edition of the Romania-Israel Hi-Tech Business Cooperation Forum, which has started on Wednesday in Bucharest and it is trying to establish a strong bond between the two states in the filed of information technology.

Attending  the  forum  was  Romanian  Minister  of  Communications  and  Information Technology, Gabriel Sandu,  and the Ambassador of Israel in Romania, David Oren.  In the opening speech the Romanian communications minister   said that by the end of 2009 a strategy in the IT sector will be devised called 'Digital Romania.' Minister Sandu also approached the issue of unemployment in the period of crisis. 'It is essential we keep jobs in 2009. If we manage to do this and I refer to the IT sector, then I can say we met our goals in this difficult period,' said the Minister of Communications.

The Romania-Israel Hi-Tech Business Forum held in Bucharest is organized by Globus Gate Group with the support of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCTI), Romanian-Israeli Chamber of Commerce and Industry and 's Embassy in Bucharest. At present, according to the latest information provided by the Romanian Ministry of Communications and information Technology, over 30 percent of the investments which is running in are in the sector of communications and information technology.