Name of responsible person from implementing agency Title, Department Aleksandar Danailov Junior Associate at the Department of Regulatory Affairs, Training and International Relations in the Public Procurement Bureau Email aleksandar.danailov@bjn.gov.mk Phone +389 3255 706 Government ministries, department/agency All contracting authorities, Public Procurement Bureau / Ministry of Finance Other Actors Involved CO, private sector, multi-lateral and working groups Status quo or problem addressed by the commitment Main objective Civil Communications Center The obligation resulting from the second Action Plan of OGP (2014-2016) to determine the minimum information from public procurement, that contracting authorities should publish on their websites by Bureau’s recommendation, is voluntary and is not respected by many contracting authorities. This regards information that provides at least a minimum level of transparency in public spending agreed in consultations (to publish information of contracting authorities on the web sites with a link to EPPS regarding the public procurement contracts, calls for public procurement, annual procurement plan and to fill in the part for ESPN’s realized contracts). To provide basic information regarding the public funds spending in a manner and place that can easily be found and understood by citizens. By publishing this information as an obligation for contracting authorities, transparency and accountability of the institution will not depend on the willingness of individuals. Information disclosure on public money spending via public procurement is also a part of the efforts for Open procurement initiative, administered by the World Bank, 44