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

2. Open contracts online in city of Martin

3. 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

4. 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

5. + 25% - increase in media coverage of tenders
Public takes interest
8% or – 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

6. Easy to compare, find savings

7. 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

8. How to improve it

9. Thank you for your attention
Contracts portals: official
Unofficial
More information TI Slovakia
Publication „Not in force until published online“
TI Slovakia 2015