Expenditure and transparent public procurement give the tone of good central and local government. The way in which public entities use public resources remains a pressing problem facing the Republic of Moldova. Civil control from civil society can have a major impact on accountability of public authorities and the consolidation of good governance. It is the generic that launched the Civil Society Training Program within the project "Innovative Improvements in the Public Procurement System of the Republic of Moldova through Inclusion, Creativity, and Practices of Law Enforcement", sustained by the European Union.
Several representatives of civil society from different regions of the country will benefit from a complex Training Program in the field of public procurement monitoring between September 26 and November 16. The purpose of this program is to strengthen the capacities of civil society in the Republic of Moldova to understand the functioning of the public procurement system, the institutional and legal framework governing the sector, and the process of procurement by a public entity. Or, in the absence of this knowledge, monitoring of public procurement has a superficial and fragmented character. Participants will be trained in collecting and analyzing procurement data, applying innovative tools to identify irregularities and illegalities, and actions to empower public authorities to carry out transparent and effective procurement. Representatives of institutions with regulatory, regulatory and legal functions will be invited to sessions to discuss practical aspects of the procurement process with participants. At the same time, in order to promote good local practices and intensify local procurement monitoring actions, three working visits will be carried out in different regions of the country, where participants will have the opportunity to see the results of the monitoring activities and how they contributed to improve local governance. At the opening of the program, IDIS Viitorul Director, Igor Munteanu said: "What happens in the field of acquisitions affects the pockets of every citizen. Public procurement accounts for 5-10% of GDP. But trust is manifested by the way people look at the priorities of the institutions by how they can monitor them. And this project launched by IDIS Viitorul has this goal",explained IDIS Viitorul director Igor Munteanu.
Project Coordinator Carolina Ungureanu reviewed the main recommendations for civil society involved in monitoring how public authorities use public money. It is a clear definition of roles and responsibilities, risk assessment and mitigation, and the use of quality control mechanisms.
Valeriu Ciorbă from the http://www.colonita.eu/ portal highlighted the role of civil society in monitoring public procurement. He exemplified a procurement contract from Colonita, linked to a white thread, through which local authorities purchased a 1.7 million lei auto-trader who is currently ruining under the fence of a local councilor.
The event was organized within the framework of the project "Innovative Improvements in the Public Procurement System of the Republic of Moldova through Inclusion, Creativity, and Practices of Law Enforcement" funded by the European Union, launched on 18 May 2017 by IDIS Viitorul .
For further details, please contact the press officer, Victor URSU, at the following address: ursu.victoor@gmail.com or at 069017396.
