Monitoring of Infrastructure Projects (UA0041)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Ukraine Second Action Plan 2014-2015
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of Infrastructure
Support Institution(s): Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, NGO Transparency International Ukraine, other unspecified NGOs and international organisations
Policy Areas
Anti-Corruption, Anti-Corruption Institutions, Audits and Controls, Infrastructure & Transport, Legislation & Regulation, Legislative, Public Service DeliveryIRM Review
IRM Report: Ukraine End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Ukraine IRM Report 2014 – 2015
Starred: No
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Civic Participation , Public Accountability
Implementation i
Description
Preparing and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in due course a draft Model Regulation on a Monitoring Committee of Infrastructure Projects, which would envisage the procedures for establishment of supervisory boards for the implementation of infrastructure projects of national and regional levels
IRM End of Term Status Summary
9. Monitor infrastructure projects
Commitment Text: 9. Preparing and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in due course a draft Model Regulation on a Monitoring Committee of Infrastructure Projects, which would envisage the procedures for establishment of supervisory boards for the implementation of infrastructure projects of national and regional levels.
Expected result: relevant resolution adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Lead institution(s): Ministry of Infrastructure
Supporting institution(s): Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, NGO Transparency International Ukraine, other unspecified NGOs and international organisations
Start Date: Not specified End Date: 31 December 2014
Commitment aim
This commitment aimed to enhance transparency, civic oversight, and public accountability in national and regional infrastructure projects. Such projects often use significant public funds, and lack transparency at the design and implementation stages. As this is also an area in which there is widespread corruption, a monitoring mechanism with civil society involvement would help reduce corruption.
Status
Midterm: Substantial
The 2014 Law on Anti-Corruption Strategy of Ukraine for 2014-2017[Note 42: http://bit.ly/1LvuQWk. ] provided, as one of the measures to be taken, the implementation of “pilot projects of integrity pacts in infrastructure projects or other projects, which include significant budget expenses, by forming tripartite (government-business-civil society) mechanism of control over design and implementation of such projects, targeted and efficient use of relevant funds.” The monitoring of infrastructure projects can be seen as implementation of this measure. The Ministry of Infrastructure developed several versions of the draft regulations in 2015, but CSOs criticised the drafts because they did not grant sufficient power to the monitoring structures. The draft regulations allowed the setting up of permanent monitoring panels (committees) for infrastructure projects at the central and local executive authority levels. The panels would comprise representatives from CSOs and other non-governmental stakeholders selected through an open competition. Despite much effort to develop the regulations, none of its versions reached the government meeting.[Note 43: Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) Progress Report 2014-15: Ukraine, 44-45. ]
End of term: Limited
Since the midterm report, no progress has been made to adopt the regulations. On the contrary, from the government self-assessment report, it appears that the commitment’s implementation has been halted, and no further attempts to finalise and adopt relevant regulations have been made. The government reported that the Ministry of Infrastructure is reviewing whether they should continue to implement this commitment.
The Ministry of Infrastructure developed draft regulations in cooperation with NGOs (in particular, TI-Ukraine and the Centre for Political Studies and Analysis). However, the draft text had to be revised twice, and the original text was weakened after the approval process was conducted among ministries and other government agencies. Due to ministry and agency reluctance to endorse the regulations to provide citizens with meaningful oversight instruments, the draft regulation was stopped.
Did it open government?
Civic Participation: Did not change
Public accountability: Did not change
The commitment set an ambitious aim of direct involvement of non-governmental stakeholders in the process of designing and implementing infrastructure projects with the use of public funds. Such oversight would be conducted via special panels (monitoring committees) to review budgets and designs of the projects, procedures for selection of contractors, procurement and other related contracts, and disbursement and use of public funds. However, as implemented, this commitment did not lead to any change in government practice.
Carried forward?
The commitment was not carried over to the new action plan. The new plan contains a commitment on implementation of the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (COST), but the latter focuses on disclosure of information, and does not include instruments for civic oversight in specific projects. The IRM researcher recommends that the government adopt, without further delay, regulations that provide a robust mechanism of civic oversight for the implementation of large infrastructure projects using public funds. The government should also consider the possibility of establishing provisions on such oversight panels in the law to make them permanent and effective.
Commitments
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Infrastructure Data Portal
UA0070, 2018, Anti-Corruption
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Open Standard for e-System
UA0071, 2018, E-Government
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Ensuring Openness and Transparency of Selling Public Assets and Property
UA0072, 2018, E-Government
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Transparency in Public Procurement (Prozorro)
UA0073, 2018, Access to Information
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Awarenss Raising About Social and Economic Development
UA0074, 2018, Aid
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e-Calls for Proposals to Support CSOs
UA0075, 2018, Civic Space
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Beneficial Ownership Registry
UA0076, 2018, Anti-Corruption
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Anti-Corruption Training
UA0077, 2018, Anti-Corruption
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Publishing Environmental Information
UA0078, 2018, E-Government
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Database of Natural Resources
UA0079, 2018, Access to Information
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Interactive Map of Mines
UA0080, 2018, E-Government
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Priority Electronic Services
UA0081, 2018, Citizenship & Immigration
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Online Platform for Executive Bodies and CSOs
UA0082, 2018, Civic Space
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EITI Online Data
UA0083, 2018, Access to Information
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Electronic Resources for Education
UA0084, 2018, Access to Information
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Online Verification of Education Certificates
UA0085, 2018, E-Government
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Free Access to National Repository for Academic Texts
UA0086, 2018, E-Government
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Administrative Service Decentrilisation and Improvement
UA0057, 2016, Capacity Building
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United State Portal Extension; Electronic Government Information Services Unification; Modern Tools for Electronic Identification
UA0058, 2016, Capacity Building
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System for Entities Performing Government Functions
UA0059, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Free Urban Planning Documentation
UA0060, 2016, E-Government
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Beneficial Ownership Verification System
UA0061, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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CoST Beneficial Ownership Standards
UA0062, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Transpartent Budget System
UA0063, 2016,
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Open Public Procurement
UA0064, 2016, Access to Information
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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
UA0065, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Environmental Public Monitoring
UA0066, 2016, Access to Information
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Community Policing System
UA0067, 2016, Education
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Draft Law on Public Consultations
UA0068, 2016, Legislation & Regulation
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Development of E-Democracy.
UA0069, 2016, E-petitions
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Improve Government Rules on CSO Involvement
UA0031, 2014, E-Government
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Financing of Charities
UA0032, 2014, Civic Space
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Not-For-Profit Status for CSOs
UA0033, 2014, Civic Space
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Public Participation Law
UA0034, 2014, E-Government
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Establishing Rules on Processing Official Information
UA0035, 2014, Access to Information
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Access to Urban Planning Documents
UA0036, 2014, E-Government
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Access to Communist-Era Archives
UA0037, 2014, Legislation & Regulation
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Draft Law on Open Data
UA0038, 2014, Access to Information
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Supervisory Mechanism for the Right to Information
UA0039, 2014, Access to Information
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Compliance with EITI
UA0040, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Monitoring of Infrastructure Projects
UA0041, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Adopt Regional Anti-Corruption Programmes
UA0042, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Corruption Risk Assessment Methodology
UA0043, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Asset Disclosure on a Single Web Portal
UA0044, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Law on Administrative Procedure
UA0045, 2014, Legislation & Regulation
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Law on Streamlining Payment of Administrative Fees
UA0046, 2014, E-Government
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Administrative Services Portal
UA0047, 2014, Access to Information
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Draft Law on Decentralisation of Administrative Services
UA0048, 2014, Legislation & Regulation
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Draft Law on Social Services
UA0049, 2014, E-Government
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e-Government Laws
UA0050, 2014, E-Government
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Electronic Readiness Assessment
UA0051, 2014, E-Government
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Government Regulations on Open Data
UA0052, 2014, Access to Information
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Electronic Democracy Development Roadmap
UA0053, 2014, E-Government
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Open Budget Initiatives
UA0054, 2014, Access to Information
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e-Petitions
UA0055, 2014, Dispute Resolution & Legal Assistance
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e-Governance Training for Local Government
UA0056, 2014, Capacity Building
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Laws on Public Participation
UA0001, 2012, Civic Space
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Amendments to the Law on Community Associations
UA0002, 2012, Civic Space
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Amendments to Resolutions on Collaboration with Civil Society
UA0003, 2012, E-Government
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Training for Public Servants on Consultations
UA0004, 2012, Capacity Building
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Harmonisation of Access to Information Laws
UA0005, 2012, Access to Information
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By-Laws on Access to Information
UA0006, 2012, Access to Information
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Guidelines for Classifying Data
UA0007, 2012, Public Participation
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Public Information Recording Systems
UA0008, 2012,
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Law on Public Broadcasting
UA0009, 2012, Civic Space
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Public Access to Information in State Registers
UA0010, 2012, E-Government
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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
UA0011, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Law for Controlling Declarations of Public Servants
UA0012, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Public Declarations of Officials’ Assets
UA0013, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest
UA0014, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Updated Anti-Corruption Laws
UA0015, 2012, E-Government
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Regional Anti-Corruption Programmes
UA0016, 2012, E-Government
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Law on Competitive e-Government Procurement
UA0017, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Administrative Services Reforms
UA0018, 2012, E-Government
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Electronic Access to Administrative Services
UA0019, 2012, E-Government
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Governmental Web Portal of Administrative Services
UA0020, 2012, E-Government
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Administrative Services in a Digital Format
UA0021, 2012,
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Regional Administrative Service Centres
UA0022, 2012,
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Programme for Promotion of e-Government
UA0023, 2012, E-Government
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Electronic Collaboration Between Executive Agencies
UA0024, 2012,
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Web-Based Petitions System
UA0025, 2012, E-petitions
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One Stop Shop for e-Reporting
UA0026, 2012, E-Government
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e-Region Pilot Project
UA0027, 2012, E-Government
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Network of e-Government Practitioners
UA0028, 2012, Public Participation
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Public Libraries as Bridges Towards e-Governance
UA0029, 2012, E-Government
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e-Government Knowledge Management Portal
UA0030, 2012,