Online Broadcasting of the State Procurement Appeals Board Sessions (AM0020)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Armenia, Second Action Plan, 2014-16
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: Staff of the Government of the Republic of Armenia
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Anti-Corruption, E-Government, Private Sector, Public ProcurementIRM Review
IRM Report: Armenia End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Armenia IRM Progress Report for 2014-2015
Starred: No
Early Results: Marginal
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information , Technology
Implementation i
Description
Ensuring transparency of Procurement Appeals Board decision-making. The monitoring results of the organization certify that the decisions of the Procurement Appeals in many occasions give way to concerns, to address which only making them public is not enough, and it is also necessary to indicate how they were adopted during the board sessions
IRM End of Term Status Summary
5. Broadcasting State Procurement Appeals Board sessions
Commitment Text:
The monitoring results of the organization certify that the decisions of the Procurement Appeals in many occasions give way to concerns, to address which, only making them public is not enough, and it is also necessary to indicate how they were adopted during the board sessions.
Responsible Institution: The Staff of the Government of the Republic of Armenia
Supporting Institution(s): None
Start Date: May 2014 ........... ............. End Date: June 2015
Commitment Aim
The goal of this commitment is to make the Procurement Appeals Boards decisions transparent and publicly accessible. Ensuring transparency of the decision-making process could help increase public trust towards procurement system.
Status
Midterm: Complete
As of June 2015, Procurement Appeals Board sessions are regularly broadcasted online “Electronic Government of the Republic of Armenia”, e-gov.am, accessed June 12, 2017, https://www.e-gov.am/en/
Did it Open Government?
Access to Information: Marginal
Often, the decisions of the Procurement Appeals Boards were not transparent and did not properly address the concerns of parties presenting appeals. According to the Government, due to online broadcasting of sessions of Procurement Appeals Board, the number of appeals increased significantly. According to Transparency International Anticorruption Center (TIAC) monitoring report TIAC Report on monitoring of public procurments during 2015 and 2016 is available in Armenian at http://bit.ly/2sVJ2GP. , in first half of 2016, 69 appeals were forwarded, compared to 54 in 2015 and 48 in 2014. In 2016, 32 appeals received positive answers (24 in 2015 and 22 in 2014). TIAC report also noted that the State Procurement Appeals Board is demonstrating changes towards more accountability. However, the quality and completeness of online broadcasting needs to improve. TIAC report mentions the cases of unauthorized individuals participating in investigations of complaints. As highlighted in the midterm progress report published by OGP IRM, online broadcasting of sessions of Appeals Board are short and in some cases, are even limited to reading board’s decisions without providing relevant details. Consequently, there are justified concerns that the part of the commitment, related to method of adopting decisions (that is, how the decisions were adopted during the Board session – as specified in the action plan), can be improved further.
Carried Forward?
The commitment is not included in the next action plan.
Commitments
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Open Data in Official Declarations
AM0035, 2018, Access to Information
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Government Grant Transparency
AM0036, 2018, Anti-Corruption
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Beneficial Ownership Register
AM0037, 2018, Access to Information
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Modernization of Community Website
AM0038, 2018, E-Government
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State Water Cadastre
AM0039, 2018, E-Government
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Land Cadastre
AM0040, 2018, E-Government
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Integrated Social Services
AM0041, 2018, Access to Information
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Unified Information System for Management of Education
AM0042, 2018, Access to Information
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Exploring Medical Assistance Program
AM0043, 2018, E-Government
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Platform for Submitting Petitions
AM0044, 2018, E-Government
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Public Service Dashboard
AM0045, 2018, E-Government
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State Travel Transparency
AM0027, 2016, E-Government
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Accountability for Grants of the Government
AM0028, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Transparency of the State Budget
AM0029, 2016, Access to Information
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"Open Data" in Official Declaration:
AM0030, 2016, Access to Information
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Portal for Community Decisions.
AM0031, 2016, Capacity Building
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Accountability Licensing
AM0032, 2016, Capacity Building
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Accessibility of Integrated Social Services
AM0033, 2016, E-Government
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"One-Stop-Shop" Pilot Project Within Military Registration Offices
AM0034, 2016, Capacity Building
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Digitization and publication of data in the “Republican Geological Fund” SNCO
AM0016, 2014, Access to Information
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Ensuring Transparency in Mining
AM0017, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Ensuring Public Awareness About Health Care Financing
AM0018, 2014, E-Government
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Ensuring Transparency of Asset and Income Declarations of the RA High-Ranking Officials
AM0019, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Online Broadcasting of the State Procurement Appeals Board Sessions
AM0020, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Community Microsurvey Introduction in 10 Communities
AM0021, 2014, E-Government
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Ensuring Open, Transparent, Participatory and Accountable Process of State Policies and Legislative Reforms
AM0022, 2014, E-Government
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Public Awareness on the Lawmaking Activity of State Governance Bodies
AM0023, 2014, E-Government
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Ensuring Transparency of the Election of Governing Boards of the RA General Secondary Education Institutions and of the Annual Budget Planning and Expenses of Ra General Secondary Education Institutions
AM0024, 2014, Education
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Knowledge and Capacity Building of Public Servants in the Freedom of Information and Anticorruption Field
AM0025, 2014, Access to Information
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Ensuring Transparency of Local Self Government Bodies of Large Communities
AM0026, 2014, E-Government
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Reviewing the Regulatory Normative Legal Acts (Regulatory Guillotine Project)
AM0001, 2012, Legislation & Regulation
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Improving Internal Audit System for the Public Sector
AM0002, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Improving Procurement Procedures
AM0003, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Improving Budget Planning and Reporting Systems Through Full Utilization of Program Budgeting
AM0004, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Promoting Transparency and Objectiveness in Tax Administration
AM0005, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Fight Against Corruption
AM0006, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Introduction of a Unified Payment System (Portal)
AM0007, 2012, E-Government
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State Car Inspection Improvements
AM0008, 2012, Infrastructure & Transport
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Implementation of an Electronic System for Consular Services
AM0009, 2012, Citizenship & Immigration
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Implementation of Mail-Armenia System
AM0010, 2012, Citizenship & Immigration
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Introduction of e-Statistics System
AM0011, 2012, E-Government
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Introduction of e-Documentation Sharing System in Urban Communities
AM0012, 2012, E-Government
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Ensuring Transparency of Asset Declarations
AM0013, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Standardization of Offical Websites Content
AM0014, 2012, Access to Information
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Improvement of Knowledge and Skills of Public Servants on Access to Information
AM0015, 2012, Access to Information