Public administration reform is a comprehensive and demanding process and implies not only legislative reform, but also adaptation of the digital framework.
This was said during the press conference "Open data in Montenegro", Minister of Public Administration Maraš Dukaj.
"Public administration reform is one of the key pillars of entry into the European Union... We worked very actively not only to establish this portal, but to establish standards based on advanced countries," said Dukaj.
Proactively published data, he says, must be easily accessible and readable by society.
"This is not the end of our work. The Ministry of Public Administration (MJU) will work on promoting open data, promoting the portal... It is very important for other institutions to be proactive and to define data sets that they can create and publish in an open format," he pointed out. Duke.
He said that the Ministry of Justice will finalize the new Law on Free Access to Information (FIA) next year.
UNDP representative Ekaterina Paniklova said that the open data portal is very important and will play an important role in achieving transparency.
"Some countries need decades to discuss this. We are pleased that Montenegro has taken such important steps. Despite progress, there are challenges. In 2022, UNDP conducted a survey and found that many respondents saw the importance of open data.. ", she said.
She said that it remains to be seen how successful the portal will be, and suggested creating a quality open data strategy.
"We look forward to feedback and comments that will make the portal better," Paniklova pointed out.
Director of BIRN Vuk Maraš said that transparency is the most important "if we want to join the European Union by 2028".
He clarified that some authorities want to deny access to information. "Open data is not only an anti-corruption mechanism... The MJU has put a tool in the hands of all of us, now it's up to us to use it," Maraš said, adding that "he will use the portal very actively."
He congratulated MJU on the portal, and thanked UNDP and the European Union.
The representative of MJU Lidija Ljumović presented the portal and added that her goal is to exchange impressions and impressions in order to "approach the improvement of the portal".
"Our national portal will contain all the spectrums of data that citizens strive for... I believe that the portal will truly help us reduce the number of SPI requests," said Ljumović, adding that together, despite numerous challenges, "we can reach the best solution."
During the conference, it was shown how the portal works, the administration and the processes of inserting and searching data. It was said that government departments and organizations will have their own special pages where important information for them will be available. It was emphasized that the data will find its "true value on the portal".
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