2.1 Promoting Access to Information

  • Ensuring Transparency of Asset Declarations:

Asset and income declarations of high-ranking officials will be published in a publically accessible way, such as on the Internet website of the newly established Ethics Commission, which is also in charge of analyzing the content of declarations.

KEY IMPACT BENCHMARK 

  • The number of visitors/ consumers of the official website (www.ethics.am)
  • media publications related to asset declarations
  • Citizens’ feedbacks on the published information

DATE - Jul 01, 2012 - Dec 31, 2013

BUDGET - $US 1,500.00

IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATION - The Ethics Commission of High-Ranking Officials

EXECUTING AGENCY - The Ethics Commission of High-Ranking Officials

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS - Freedom of Information Center NGO, Transparency International anti-corruption regional development center of Armenia, “Hetq” investigative journalists, Media representatives

DONOR - OSCE office in Yerevan

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED - 70,000

  • Standardization of Official websites’ content:

The standardization process will be designed to ensure a unified structure for government websites (including budget related information in data formats that will support public expenditure analysis), the publication of essential information on government websites, and the successful usability of the sites for all target audiences. The standards will also ensure regular publication of information prescribed by the “Law on Freedom of Information”, such as budgets, budget implementation reports, vacancies, contact information of officials, etc.

KEY IMPACT BENCHMARK - To measure the number of users of the official websites and assess their feedback

DATE - May 01, 2012 - Dec 31, 2013

BUDGET - $US 50,000.00

IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONS - All State Entities

EXECUTING AGENCY - Ministry of Transport and Communications

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED - 600,000

  • Improvement of Knowledge and Skills of Public Servants on Access to Information:

In cooperation with non-governmental organizations, training sessions for civil and community servants will be regularly organized. These training sessions will help public servants to work openly and accountably with the public, as well as to appropriately process and respond information requests.

KEY IMPACT BENCHMARK - In comparison with 2011, in 2012 the amount of responses to information requests increased by 4%. In 2011 the amount of responses was 63%, and in 2012 - 67%

DATE - Mar 01, 2012 - Dec 01, 2012

BUDGET - $US 10,000.00

IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATION - Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) NGO, Ministry of Territorial Administration, RA Civil Service Council, Union of Armenian Government Employees

EXECUTING AGENCY - Ministry of Territorial Administration

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS -  Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) NGO, RA Civil Service Council, Union of Armenian Government Employees

DONOR - USAID

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED - 263