One way to use the state online

• 25%of the 1,379 public websites checked in 2025 by ADR, Romania's digitalisation authority, were rated accessible
• 600+subdomains under .gov.ro, belonging to more than 200 institutions, with no common design system. Town halls have their own domains on top of that.
• 0shared design systems for the Romanian state's services. The Republic of Moldova has had one, in Romanian, since 2025.

Chapters

Read them in order, like a story, but each one also makes sense on its own.

1. Chapter 1A day with the online stateFour tasks, four websites, four ways of doing the same thing.~2 minutes
2. Chapter 2What doesn't work todayThe figures, without drama. And what already works.~3 minutes
3. Chapter 3What a design system isThink of road signs.~5 minutes
4. Chapter 4What everyone would gainPick your profile and see what would change for you.~3 minutes
5. Chapter 5How I imagine itTry a demonstration form: language, text size, theme.~2 minutes, plus the demonstration
6. Chapter 6How I see collaborationThe state, a permanent team, universities and companies, each with its own role.~3 minutes
7. Chapter 7From idea to working service36 months, five stages, estimated costs and the points where you stop.~4 minutes
8. Chapter 8Why I wrote thisA bill made me ask how I would do it.~2 minutes

Resources

• What it is based on: the research behind the site
• The bill and this vision: a point-by-point comparison
• What others have done: Europe, the Republic of Moldova, the US
• Frequently asked questions
• Definitions: the terms, explained simply