Government Regulations on Open Data (UA0052)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Ukraine Second Action Plan 2014-2015
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: State Agency for e-Governance
Support Institution(s): Ministry of Regional Development, State Committee on TV and Radio Broadcasting, State Archive Service, National Centre for E-Governance of the State Company Derzhinformresurs, UNDP, International Renaissance Foundation, other unspecified NGOs and international organisations
Policy Areas
Access to Information, E-Government, Open DataIRM Review
IRM Report: Ukraine End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Ukraine IRM Report 2014 – 2015
Starred: No
Early Results:
Outstanding
Design i
Verifiable: No
Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information , Technology
Implementation i
Description
Preparing and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in due course proposals on the development of a procedure for disclosure of open governmental data on the Internet
IRM End of Term Status Summary
✪ 6. Open data draft law
Commitment Text: 6. Developing and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in due course a draft law on amending some legislative acts of Ukraine on access to information in the form of open data and reuse of information.
Commitment 20. Open data regulations
Commitment Text: 20. Preparing and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in due course proposals on the development of a procedure for disclosure of open governmental data on the Internet.
Editorial Note: These two commitments are evaluated together since they relate to the same subject.
Lead institution(s): State Committee on TV and Radio Broadcasting (Commitment 6); State Agency on E-Governance (Commitment 20)
Supporting institution(s): Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Regional Development, State Statistics Committee, Administration of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection, State Agency on E-Governance, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Renaissance Foundation, other unspecified NGOs and international organisations (commitment 6); Ministry of Regional Development, State Committee on TV and Radio Broadcasting, State Archive Service, National Centre for E-Governance of the State Company Derzhinformresurs, UNDP, International Renaissance Foundation, other unspecified NGOs and international organisations (Commitment 20)
Start Date: Not specified End Date: 31 December 2015 (Commitment 6); 31 May 2015 (Commitment 20)
Commitment aim
Prior to the commitment, Ukrainian legislation lacked provisions for machine-readable data as well as their proactive publication by authorities and re-use by private actors. Both commitments aimed to develop a legal framework for public access to information held by public authorities in an open data form and in machine-readable formats. This was supposed to boost investment and create a new data-driven sector of the economy.
Status
Midterm: Completed
The commitment to develop a draft of the Law on Access to Public Information in Open Data Form was fully completed. The draft law was developed with the support of the UNDP at the end of 2014. The president submitted the draft law[Note 95: http://bit.ly/1MwZ63f. ] to Parliament, which passed the law in April 2015. Initially, the government planned to develop its own regulations on open data. However, since the law was passed swiftly, it developed, instead, relevant regulations to implement the new provisions. Government regulations (adopted in October 2015) defined the minimum list of datasets (more than 300) to be disclosed by various public agencies (not only those subordinated to the government, but also the parliament, judiciary, and national bank) on their websites and the government’s open data web portal. They also determined the procedure for publishing open data and the requirements for data formats.[Note 96: Ibid, 68.]
End of term: Completed
In October 2015, the government adopted regulations on open datasets and procedures for their publication. In September 2016, the government agreed to adhere to the International Open Data Charter,[Note 97: http://bit.ly/2jadLON. ] and instructed the E-Governance Agency to develop an action plan to implement the Charter. In November 2016, the government assumed regulations on the Unified State Open Data Web Portal,[Note 98: http://bit.ly/2iEA9g8. ] and the Ministry of Regional Development adopted a Roadmap for Open Data Development in February 2016.[Note 99: http://bit.ly/1XnhtPa. ] As of December 2016, the government open data web portal (http://data.gov.ua) contained more than 9,700 datasets, all of which were uploaded by some 1,000 public authorities that hold information.
Did it open government?
Access to Information: Outstanding
The commitments aimed to introduce in Ukrainian law, for the first time, regulations on the reuse of public sector information in open data formats. The law on open data was potentially transformative insofar as it established the basic legal framework for public access to open datasets (i.e., information in machine-readable formats), and allowed for their free reuse. Regulations providing procedures of open data disclosure also represented a major step in implementing the new law.
The law provided for both passive and active access to open data information. Any person can submit a request to obtain certain datasets available from a public agency. Agencies also proactively began publishing information in open data format on their websites, which simultaneously submitted it to a central depository (i.e., the government-operated web portal of open data, http://data.gov.ua/). The law introduced important principles for open data reuse. That is, it allowed further use of open datasets free of charge and for any purpose, provided the source of information is cited. Unlike in many other countries, Ukrainian law allows free, non-paid commercial use of government-held open data information.
The State Agency on E-Governance maintains the central open data web portal.[Note 100: Data.gov.ua. ] This portal was created from a website developed by civil society actors. In addition to the central government’s deposits of open datasets, several public authorities have started publishing information they hold in machine-readable formats. For example, Parliament posted material on its open data web portal, http://opendata.rada.gov.ua; the Ministry of Justice published a number of public registers it maintains;[Note 101: http://bit.ly/2hTrLux.] Tax Administration publicised various tax-related datasets;[Note 102: http://bit.ly/2j5vzqg. ] and the register of e-declarations of public officials[Note 103: http://bit.ly/2iJ8qgz. ] and public finances and their use (see http://spending.gov.ua; etc.) are available online. Civil society organisations and government agencies have organised several public contests (hackathons, etc.) to develop IT tools using available government open data (e.g., http://egap-challenge.in.ua).
Carried forward?
The commitments were completed, and were not carried over to the next action plan.
Commitments
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Expand budget transparency system
UA0087, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Transparency of public assets
UA0088, 2020, Access to Information
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Create general education distance learning system
UA0089, 2020, E-Government
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Open Science
UA0090, 2020, Access to Information
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Online platform for patents and innovation
UA0091, 2020, Capacity Building
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Audit of beneficial ownership register
UA0092, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Expand uses for e-democracy platform
UA0093, 2020, Access to Information
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Electronic system for transparency in extractive industries
UA0094, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Establish National Centre for Open Data Competence
UA0095, 2020, Access to Information
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Digital accessibility for persons with disabilities
UA0096, 2020, E-Government
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Increasing youth participation in policy
UA0097, 2020, Capacity Building
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Publish information related to road system
UA0098, 2020, E-Government
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Register for infrastructure contract information
UA0099, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Publish gender-disaggregated open data
UA0100, 2020, Access to Information
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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, Anti-Corruption
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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, Anti-Corruption
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Open Budget Initiatives
UA0054, 2014, Access to Information
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e-Petitions
UA0055, 2014, Access to Justice
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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,