Open Contracts in Slovakia: Not in Force Until Published Online Chisinau January 2016 Gabriel Šípoš

Open contracts online in city of Martin

Register as a reaction to scandals 2007– first adopted in the city of Šaľa, then city of Martin 2010 – new center-right government adopts the law 2012 – both left and right praises the law

Main principles All public institutions – from national to local administration Contracts, orders and invoices – look at complete cashflow Not in force until online – self-control mechanism

+ 25% - increase in media coverage of tenders Public takes interest 8% or 400 000 – people checked online at least one contract or invoice per year + 25% - increase in media coverage of tenders 1800 – daily visits to two main contracts portals

Easy to compare, find savings

Recommendations Central register, including municipalities Select open data format for easy search, benchmarking Create oversight on publication, analytical units Interlink contracts with orders and invoices

How to improve it

Thank you for your attention Contracts portals: official www.crz.gov.sk Unofficial www.otvorenezmluvy.sk More information TI Slovakia www.transparency.sk Publication „Not in force until published online“ TI Slovakia 2015