ArmInfo.On November 26, a meeting was held between the Chairman of the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) of the Republic of Armenia Gegham Gevorgyan with a World Bank delegation led by Migara de Silva.
As the press service of the SCPEC, welcoming the guests, Gegham Gevorgyan thanked the World Bank for financing the reform SCPEC, which were carried out as part of the "Third program of modernization of the public sector." "The program has for us vital. We set a goal to implement a series of reforms that will give tangible results and will help increase the efficiency of our activities, "said Gevorgyan.
The interlocutors emphasized the importance of creating a digital platform that will improve internal administration, significantly reduce the time for entrepreneurs to contact the regulator, and the decision- making process will become more transparent.
"The EAEU has also begun the digitalization process in the field of competition, and I really want Armenia to be a pioneer in this direction. Of course, this desire is quite ambitious, but I think that it is in our power," the chairman of the SCPEC added.
Recall that the World Bank through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to implement the "Third Program State Sector Modernization Fund provided a loan of $ 21 million to Armenia. The third program consists of several components. The first of these concerns improving the accessibility of electronic financial management services and public financial reports.
It is envisaged, in particular, to combine the implementation of a program budgeting system with financial statements. This allowed the formation of a controlled system of control over the expenditure of public finances. The second component relates to the use of electronic services. It is a matter of combining all electronic systems of government departments into one, which will create a single platform. The introduction of the system will allow departments to interact with each other, and at any time, consideration of all applications of citizens and business entities will be carried out in a one-time mode. The third and fourth components are envisaged, which relate to the development of opportunities and the revision of the process of retraining civil servants. The retraining process should be interlinked with the promotion of a civil servant. The loan was granted for a period of 25 years, with a 14.5-year grace period, at a rate of Libor + variable margin, which currently amounts to 1.78% per annum.