Iurie Țurcanu (pronunciation: [ˈjuri.e tsurˈkanu]; born 21 June 1973) is a Moldovan politician.

Iurie Țurcanu
Țurcanu in 2022
Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova
for Digitalization
In office
6 August 2021 – 16 February 2023
PresidentMaia Sandu
Prime MinisterNatalia Gavrilița
Personal details
Born (1973-06-21) 21 June 1973 (age 51)
Corlăteni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma materTechnical University of Moldova

Biography

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Iurie Țurcanu was born on 21 June 1973 in Corlăteni, in the Rîșcani District.[1] He was the first Deputy Prime Minister for Digitalization of Moldova. This post was created on 6 August 2021 and is responsible for coordinating the activities of three Moldovan institutions: the E-Governance Agency, the Public Services Agency and the Information Technology and Cyber Security Service.[2] In September 2021, Țurcanu represented Moldova at the international conference Connecting Municipalities in Digital Era: Best practices from the EU and talked about the problems and objectives of Moldova in the digital realm.[3] Later, in December 2021, Țurcanu said that, during the tenure of the Gavrilița Cabinet, it is possible that Moldovans could start to engage on electronic voting, although he did not give guarantees for members of the Moldovan diaspora.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Iurie Țurcanu" (in Romanian). Government of Moldova. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. ^ "INTERVIU | E-semnătura, serviciile online și votul electronic. Despre digitalizare, cu vicepremierul Iurie Țurcanu (VIDEO)". Agora (in Romanian). 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ Puică, Doina (9 September 2021). "Republica Moldova va impulsiona procesul de digitalizare la nivel local". Telegraph Moldova (in Romanian).
  4. ^ Goraș, Marius (14 December 2021). "Când vom putea vota electronic. Detalii de la viceprim-ministrul pentru Digitalizare" (in Romanian). TV8.