Introduction of an interactive budget. Increasing the transparency of the community budget on the principle of "open data". (AMGYR0002)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Gyumri, Armenia, 2021 – 2026
Inception Report Summary: Inception Report – Action plan – Gyumri, Armenia, 2021 – 2026
Commitment Start: Dec 2021
Commitment End: Jul 2024
Institutions involved:
- Gyumri Municipality
- Gyumri Municipality
- Vanadzor Municipality
Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Access to information
- Civic Participation
- Public Accountability
- Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability
Inception Report Summary
Verifiable: Yes
Relevance to OGP Values: Yes
The commitment is a new regulation, policy, practice or requirement.
The commitment activities will result in a change of the rules, practices or policies that govern a policy area, public sector and/or relationship between citizens and is binding or institutionalized across government or specific institution(s).
Description
Commitment ID
AMGYR0002
Commitment Title
Introduction of an interactive budget. Increasing the transparency of the community budget on the principle of "open data".
Problem
Currently, citizens of communities have the opportunity to become familiar with the structure of the Community Budget of the Vanadzor and Gyumri and the estimated and actual expenditures.
The disadvantage of the system is that even though it provides users with the above-mentioned information on the Communities Budget, it is not built upon the "open data" principles. The system does not provide users with an opportunity to download the information and process it for own purposes.
Status quo
Currently, the information about the communities budget isn't available in a friendly usable format and doesn't allow experts or journalists to oversight the budget formation, implementation in accordance with the community program and to observe incomes and expenditures.
Action
The introduction of an electronic "interactive budget" system will enable not only the expenditure part to show in an interactive way, but also the actual revenues according to the sources of production. Using the appropriate improved tools to search for specific data (e.g. distribution of budget expenditures within the community, etc.), also makes the information available to the user for further processing (Machine-readable).
It will ensure the availability of access to information on the budgets of Gyumri and Vanadzor communities, will improve the transparency of information on actual budget expenditures and revenues collected.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
- The electronic "interactive budget" system will ensure accessibility, improve the transparency of information on actual budget expenditures and revenues collected.
- Applying the "open data" principle will make the budget more accessible and comprehensible to researchers, journalists, and citizens, ensuring public participation.
- Using the “open data” principle, the online presentation of expenditure and revenue items of the state budget in an interactive format will increase innovation, accessibility through technology, and accountability.
Primary Policy Area
Elections & Political Finance, Open Contracting, Open Data, Public Procurement
Primary Sector
Policing & Corrections, Public Services (general)
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Access to information | The interactive budget provides information on the community's budget incomes and outcomes by "open" data format. |
| Civic Participation | This solution helps observers and communities residents to oversight the budget and provide civic monitoring. |
| Public Accountability | Interactive budget commitment helps municipalities to raise the accountability of community Mayors' and Elders' decisions. |
| Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability | Implementation of the commitment needs innovative solutions and new technologies. |