“We need a government program to encourage and position Romania as a hub for innovation in IT, we need measures to increase the number of university graduates and of staff, in addition to rethinking fiscal measures, in order to genuinely encourage companies to invest and entrepreneurs to create start-ups,” said Andrei Pitis, president of the software industry association (ANIS).
In addition to doubling the number of university students, faculties also need to introduce “soft skills” classes at faculties specialized in IT.
“Many IT companies tell us their main employee-related expense concerns development programs because engineers fresh out of faculty lack abilities such as communication and team work,” said Razvan Rughinis, who teaches at the Polytechnics University in Bucharest.
IT employees have been spared by the crisis, with a non-experienced graduate earning EUR500-EUR600 per month, while a senior programmer can make up to EUR2,000-EUR2,500 per month, according to market information.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)