“We talked with the representatives of the Finance Ministry about the need to encourage the development of small software companies. But because the Government decision adopted this week targets large companies, we have been promised that work will start as of this autumn on a scheme for SMEs in the IT sector. We will set up a think tank within ANIS to put this project together,” said Andrei Pitis, president of the software business association ANIS.
Some local software companies said large companies taking aid from the state would not create new jobs because there aren’t enough candidates on the market and that large companies would source their new employees from small firms.
“We are eagerly awaiting the measures for SME software companies, among which innovative start-ups, as well as a set of additional measures aimed at resolving the candidate shortage. The main limitation to growth in software comes from the lack of specialists, of truly skilled workforce, not necessarily from the lack of projects,” said Sorin Gavanescu, CEO of local software company IT Six Global Services, which posted EUR2 million in turnover last year.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)