Republic of Moldova Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment

In 2018, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the Year 1 Report Report for Moldova’s third action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen.... The report covers the implementation of the action plan from January 2017 through December 2017.

In Moldova, findings from the IRM independent researcher Diana Mirza-Grisco are summarized below:

“Moldova’s third national action plan focused on open dataBy opening up data and making it sharable and reusable, governments can enable informed debate, better decision making, and the development of innovative new services. Technical specifications: Polici..., e-government and public sector evaluation, initiatives linked to existing reforms. Most commitments saw limited completionImplementers must follow through on their commitments for them to achieve impact. For each commitment, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) evaluates the degree to which the activities outlin... More in the first year. Moving forward, the government needs to clearly identify the institutional responsibilities of relevant agencies, extend the mandate of the multistakeholder working group and build on ongoing efforts of public procurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t... More transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More.”

And in Romanian:

“Al treilea plan de acțiune al Moldovei s-a axat pe date deschise, e-guvernare și evaluarea sectorului public, inițiative interconectate cu alte reforme. Majoritatea angajamentelor trebuie să identifice în mod expres responsabilitățile instituționale ale agențiilor relevante, să extindă mandatul grupului de lucru format din mai multe părți interesate și să consolideze eforturile continue de asigurare a transparenței achizițiilor publice.”

At this time, the public is invited to provide comments on the report. The two-week public comment period closed Friday, 9 November 2018.