The new issue launched by the Romanian Posts part of the special stamp programme dedicated to the 23rd Universal Postal Union Congress. This very important international event, that takes place every five years, will be hosted by our country in 2004 in Bucharest between the 15th of September and the 5th of October.
The chosen theme, Information Technology, is a subject of great interest. We live in a society of information, our world is invaded with information and we are confronted with a constant stream of new information technologies. Nowadays we can’t imagine life without telephones, television, radio, computers, satellites and all that derives from here.
Information Society means an economy and a society in which the access, acquisition, storage, process, transmission, propagation and use of knowledge and information plays a capital role. Information Society supposes changes in all domains: in administration (e-government), in business (electronic commerce), in education (long distance education), in culture (multimedia centers and virtual libraries) and in the manner of working (long distance working). All these transformations are the product of the large use of the Internet. The Internet influences the way in which we live, the way in which we make business, the manner of working, the way in which we study, communicate and even the way in which we spend the spare time. Communications infrastructure and the information applications are the fundamental factors for a successful transition to the Information Society.
The transition to the Information Society is a strategic objective for the Romanian Government for 2001 – 2004 and one of the conditions for Romania’s accession to the European Union. The mission of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is to create solid premises that will ensure the transition to the Information Society in Romania.
The block of 4 postage stamps of 20,000 lei (ROL) each has an unitary composition and each stamp bears the logo of UPU (Universal Postal Union).
