EITI Online Data (UA0083)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Ukraine Action Plan 2018-2020
Action Plan Cycle: 2018
Status: Active
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry MoF Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources State e-Government Agency
Support Institution(s): International Renaissance Foundation, German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), American Chamber of Commerce, NGO DiXi Group, Energotransparency Association
Policy Areas
Access to Information, Anti-Corruption, E-Government, Extractive Industries, Open DataIRM Review
IRM Report: Ukraine Design Report 2018-2020
Starred: Pending IRM Review
Early Results: Pending IRM Review
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information , Technology
Implementation i
Completion: Pending IRM Review
Description
Ensuring the transition to electronic implementation of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and online data disclosure Ukraine joined the EITI in 2013 within the framework of implementation of its OGP Action Plan for 2012-2014. At the same time, the EITI standards and best international practices that entail publication of data in machine-readable open data format have not been implemented yet. To this end, it is necessary to automatize the collection of primary information for report drafting. Actions Responsible Timeframe Partners Indicator 1. Carrying out a feasibility study Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry MoF Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources December 2018 – May 2019 International Renaissance Foundation, German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), American Chamber of Commerce, NGO DiXi Group, Energotransparency Association Feasibility study conducted, respective report produced 24 State e-Government Agency 2. Determining requirements to an online platform for extractive industries data disclosure -//- February – September 2019 -//- ToR developed 3. Developing an online platform for extractive industries data disclosure Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry MoF Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources State e-Government Agency September 2019 – August 2020 International Renaissance Foundation, German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), American Chamber of Commerce, NGO DiXi Group, Energotransparency Association Design layout and software for online-platform developed; Texts and photo content produced Expected results of this activity are reducing the timing for submitting and processing data within the framework of EITI reporting; ensuring disclosure and publication of the most relevant data on extractive industries in open data format; timely publication of EITI reports; reducing the cost of report production.
IRM Midterm Status Summary
14. Introduce online EITI
Language of the commitment as it appears in the action plan: [119] Ensuring the transition to electronic implementation of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and online data disclosure
Ukraine joined the EITI in 2013 within the framework of implementation of its OGP Action Plan for 2012-2014. At the same time, the EITI standards and best international practices that entail publication of data in machine-readable open data format have not been implemented yet. To this end, it is necessary to automatize the collection of primary information for report drafting.
Milestones:
- Carrying out a feasibility study
- Determining requirements to an online platform for extractive industries data disclosure
- Developing an online platform for extractive industries data disclosure
Start Date: December 2018
End Date: August 2020
Context and objectives
This commitment builds on Ukraine’s efforts under previous action plans to implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard. Ukraine became a candidate country to EITI in 2013 and has published three EITI reports since 2015, which provide an immense amount of financial information about the country’s extractive industries. [120] During the third action plan period, disclosure of information according to EITI Standard was made mandatory with accountability mechanisms by law #2545-VIII. [121] However, according to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry (MECI), the current procedure for collecting and processing data for EITI consumes a lot of time and resources. [122] The Acting Head of EITI Ukraine, for example, explained that authors of EITI reports currently collect information from companies manually. [123] This does not comply with the new global EITI Standard, [124] which were adopted in June 2019 at the EITI Global Conference 2019. [125] According to an interviewed civil society representative from DiXi Group, without formal governmental commitments, publishing EITI open data in Ukraine could risk of low prioritization or even failure. [126]
This commitment aims to completely transition the collection of extractives information to electronic, machine-readable, open-data format, and to automatize data collection via an online platform. Publishing EITI information in an open-data format on a dedicated online platform clearly relates to the OGP value of access to information and technology and innovation for transparency.
This commitment anticipates multiple transparency-related results, including collecting data in real time, [127] reducing the timing for submitting and processing data within the framework of EITI reporting, ensuring disclosure of the most relevant data in open data format, timely publication of EITI reports, and reducing the cost of report production. [128] An interviewed civil society representative added that local communities will receive access to financial information that is essential for planning their budgets, [129] based on the September 2018 law that requires 5% of rent payments from extracting profits to go to the budgets of local self-government. [130] The State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources (SSGMR) also emphasized the importance of tax earnings by local communities for their strategic development planning. [131] Given that these are significant improvements over the status quo, this commitment could have a moderate potential impact on improving disclosure of data on the extractive sector in Ukraine.
Next steps
Due to its outstanding impact in opening government during the third action plan and a significant potential impact in the fourth, the government should streamline this commitment.
- The government should review civil society concerns about the current legal deadlock of the multistakeholder group members, which stalls its functioning. The IRM researcher recommends re-electing the multistakeholder group and introducing transitional procedures to avoid such situations in the future.
- The Minister of Energy and Ecology could take leadership in reviewing and aligning the methodology of data collection and reporting across ministries and agencies, as a civil society expert in the field advised. This would ensure the reliability of public data on extractive industries.
For the fifth action plan, IRM researcher recommends the government provide a more detailed narrative explanation of the problem, objective, and solution in the text of the action plan. It is also advisable to develop and list more specific indicators of accomplishment for each commitment activity.
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,