Contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 5
GOVERNMENT EFFORTS FOR OPEN PARTNERSHIP ............................................................. 5
DEVELOPMENT OF 2016-2018 OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP ACTION PLAN .............. 6
1.
PARTICIPATORY POLICY CREATING ............................................................................................. 11
1.1. Advancement of the consultation process with stakeholders in the policy creating process .... 11
1.2 Cooperation advancement with the civil sector ......................................................................... 14
2.
OPEN DATA ................................................................................................................................ 16
2.1 Creation of open data standards ................................................................................................. 16
2.2 Improvement of the open data platform and its approximation to the citizens ........................ 18
2.3 Rising awareness of open data ................................................................................................... 20
2.4 Cataloging and categorization of data sets held by state institutions ........................................ 22
2.5 Open data Linking on the state institutions’ portals ................................................................... 24
3.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ...................................................................................................... 25
3.1 Improvement and facilitation of the access to information ....................................................... 25
4.
PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION AND PROMOTION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE................................ 29
4.1 Implementation of the Law on Whistle-Blower Protection and raising the awareness for whistleblowing .............................................................................................................................................. 29
4.2 Open data on property status of elected and appointed persons ............................................... 32
4.3 Promotion of integrity, transparency and accountability on local level and monitoring the
progress ............................................................................................................................................. 34
4.4 Promotion of cooperation and increased proactivity in the prevention of corruption and conflict
of interests ......................................................................................................................................... 36
5.
EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC RESOURCES ...................................................................... 40
5.1 Open budget initiative ................................................................................................................. 40
5.2 Open Data on Health Programs ................................................................................................... 42
5.3. Creating a legal obligation for the contracting authorities for mandatory publication of
information regarding the public procurement contracts on their websites .................................... 43
5.4. Involving representatives of associations and foundations, as well as other civil society
organizations, in transparent and objective manner in sector working groups for planning and
programming of IPA 2 ........................................................................................................................ 46
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