Transparency and open data initiatives in Ukraine's infrastructure projects
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Transparency and open data initiatives have been implemented in Ukraine's infrastructure projects to increase accountability. A 2015 law on public access to information and a government decree require over 300 datasets to be disclosed in open, machine-readable formats through a centralized open data web portal. The Ministry of Infrastructure has also launched transparency initiatives by disclosing 50 datasets on areas like state-owned enterprises and implementing an inexpensive IT system to consolidate reports and share data through the national open data portal. These measures aim to increase transparency and public trust in infrastructure projects.
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Transparency and open data initiatives in Ukraine's infrastructure projects
- 1. | 1 Transparency and Open Data Initiatives in Ukraine’s Infrastructure Projects by Oleksii Sobolev, CFA Advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure
- 2. | 2 IN 2015 Law on Public Access to Information crucial amendments • machine readable format • open data web-portal Government Decree • technical standards • list of datasets to be disclosed (>300 sets) • proactive disclosure
- 4. OPEN DATA WEB-PORTAL Administered by a state agency on e- governance State budget and donor funded Open API
- 6. Manages Resources WHY? 250 State Owned Enterprises >$3bn Revenue 256 Employees <$2m Annual budget
- 7. OPEN DATA What to disclose? • 50 datasets in CoM Decree • datasets audit • demand audit
- 8. OPEN DATA What to disclose? • 50 datasets in CoM Decree • datasets audit • Low public awareness • demand audit • Different IT systems • Paper format storage • Low capacity
- 9. OPEN DATA How to collect?
- 10. OPEN DATA How to collect? • IT system • reports consolidation • simple • cheap: $20k • single server in the MIU • API to data.gov.ua
- 11. Construction Sector Transparency Initiative in Ukraine Why? • lack of trust among stakeholders • main area of public construction is road construction • outdated and depleted infrastructure • lack of funding • planning, procurement, implementation and control is done by a single government agency - Ukravtodor
- 13. THANK YOU!
Editor's Notes
- Crucial amendments were passed in 2015 to the Law on Public access to information stating that Information should be disclosed proactively and in machine readable format with ability to freely use and reuse. It should be published via a singe government open data portal A minimal level of governmental proactive disclosure was set by the Cabinet of Ministers in the form of a list of required datasets. [next]
- All the data is published through a single data.gov.ua portal The portal has an API functionality allowing both automated uploading and downloading Today there is a separate government body administering these activities: State Agency on E-governance . The agency is currently managing the website. [next]
- MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVES [next]
- In its current form the Ministry of Infrastructure acts as a holding company for over 250 state owned enterprises (SOEs) with annual revenue above $3bn, being one of the country’s biggest holdings in terms of assets under management. The resources of the Ministry overseeing such complex operations as of Ukrainian Railways, Roads, Post, Ports etc. are limited. The Ministry employs just 256 people and has an annual budget under $2m. The Ministry is also limited in its means to coordinate the enterprises. SOEs operate in over regulated, over politicized and bureaucratic environment with changes happening only after a significant civil and political pressure. Civil society is very supportive of reform efforts but usually lacks information. Courts and state prosecution in Ukraine have not been reformed yet and are considered widely corrupt, inhibiting anti-corruption efforts. This year a special analytical team of the Ministry has identified 15 most widely used corruption schemes employed by the SOEs. 8 of them could be eliminated or significantly reduced with transparency initiatives (e.g. significantly different sales prices to different customers, inflated procurement prices, overstocking, etc.) The Ministry is pushing for a complete information disclosure transparency of all SOEs under management. [next]
- In order to do this the Ministry developed several projects Open Data The Ministry has carried out a data audit of information inside the Ministry and its SOEs. As a result 50 most interesting datasets have been identified and added to the Cabinet of Ministers decree on open data implementation. Several of the datasets (i.e. historical procurement information and approved SOE budgets) have been published on the Ministry’s website. Demand study was also carried out, to prioritize the efforts releasing the datasets. [next]
- Another finding of the study was low awareness among the public about the information that was already online. Another problem identified during the data audit was that the information has been stored across vastly different IT systems in various SOEs, some storing it only in paper format. The capacity of SOEs was also very different, some having dedicated departments, others lacking even basic understanding of information management. [next]
- To solve these issues the Ministry, together with business, developed a prototype of a cheap (implementation for 40 biggest SOEs costs under $20’000), [next]
- easy to use reports consolidation IT system. The system is web based, looks like a regular MS Excel spreadsheet and requires almost no special training to use it. It consolidates all the information on single server at the Ministry and allows automated access from data.gov.ua The system has been implemented in November 2015. [next]
- Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) Ukraine Background: The main area of public construction in Ukraine is road construction. The main challenges: lack of trust among stakeholders; lack of financing; problems with long term planning in project financing; outdated and depleted infrastructure; lack of transparency in public construction projects; planning, procurement, implementation and control is done by a single government agency - Ukravtodor; unsystematic contractors payments, lack of IT systems in state project management [pause] In such an environment any reforms require heavy cooperation between the government, civil society and business. Simple disclosure will not be enough. [next]