Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Public Contracting: The Integrity Pacts Project in Slovenia
The Integrity Pacts Project in Slovenia, a collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Transparency International, aims to increase transparency, accountability, and good governance in public contracting. Through this initiative, trust in public authorities is enhanced, leading to improved competition, cost efficiency, and savings in procurement processes. The project addresses past cases of overspending public funds and strives to identify and address systemic issues in the public procurement system.
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INTEGRITY PACTS IN SLOVENIA COOPERATION BETWEEN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY Civil society helping to bring ESIF closer to citizens Brussels, 10. 10. 2019 Vasja epi , Legal Expert, Transparency International Slovenia
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL SLOVENIA Founded in 2009, full accredited national chapter of Transparency International since 2012 Center Spregovori! - Advocacy and legal advice centre (ALAC) established in 2014 Focus on transparency, integrity, anti- corruption
INTEGRITY PACTS PROJECT OBJECTIVES Increasing transparency, accountability and good governance in public contracting Enhancing trust in public authorities and contribute to their better reputation Improving competition, promote cost efficiency and savings through better procurement.
INTEGRITY PACTS PROJECT IN SLOVENIA Part of the Integrity Pacts initiative by European Commission and Transparency International Pact signed in 2016 between Ministry of Health and TI Slovenia for monitoring public procurement proceedures for energy renovation of general hospitals in Slovenia Country context: many past cases where public money was overspent (e.g. building of highways by 30 %)
COOPERATION BETWEEN MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND TI SLOVENIA First Integrity Pact signed in Slovenia Initially some questions about the role of independent observer Progress of cooperation through implementation of the project
COOPERATION BETWEEN MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND TI SLOVENIA Transparent communication, positive attitude towards joint work, learning Despite changes on the position of minister of health, the Ministry of Health team remained unchanged, allowing continuity of work on the project CA accepted a number of recommendations by independent monitor
COOPERATION BETWEEN MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND TI SLOVENIA Through the project TI Slovenia has already identified some systemic issues in the public procurement system Cooperation is still ongoing, renovation of second hospital in Novo mesto is under way
