Slogan: “Innovative applications for good governance”

[6] The Government of the Republic of Moldova within the GOVERNMENT e-TRANSFORMATION programme launches the website inovatii.gov.md.

 The platform hosts the competition INNOVATIONS IN GOVERNANCE 2012. The competition rules, criteria for selecting participants are published and examples of projects are presented on the website.

The competition is addressed to public institutions as well as to officials who through the creative use of modern technologies contribute to improving public services and to preventing corruption thus encouraging a participatory democracy.

 The projects included in the competition should describe the successful use of an innovative software application, already in use, which is used by the Web, computer or a mobile device.                                                                                                            

The competition awards will consist in products or services that support innovations, such as development of websites, connection to Internet, computers, mobile devices, tablets, software licenses, etc. The winning projects will be promoted at the national level within the Conference on innovations in the public sector in December 2012. We remind that applications will be accepted within May 15 - September 30, 2012.

The competition is open to: central public authorities (including ministries, agencies, subordinate authorities), local public authorities, civil servants or consultants under short-term employment within CPA/ LPA. We encourage cooperation with civil society and IT developers.

The competition INNOVATIONS IN GOVERNANCE 2012 is organized in partnership with Soros-Moldova Foundation, United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, Association of ICT Companies, East Europe Foundation.

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