Brief overview of Moldova's Government achievements and plans in the context of the Open Data efforts. Presented at the 2014 Global eGovernment Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, within the preliminary event on Open Data and eGOV for CIS countries, organized by the World Bank and UNDESA

1. MOLDOVA
Open Data as a must
Global e-Government Forum 2014
Astana, Kazakhstan
GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
CORNELIA AMIHALACHIOAE
Moldova eGovernment Center

2. GOVERNMENTS TRANSFORM SMARTLY GOVERNMENT 2.0. – ENABLER & DRIVER OF INNOVATION

3. Digital Services
Information Security
IT capacity building
Favorable Regulatory Framework
Innovative technology
Intelligent IT investment
Data center consolidation
Public services reengineering
Enterprise architecture
Cloud
Interoperability
Modern Access Channels
Government Technology Strategy
Government Decision nr. 710, 20.09.2011
OPEN GOVERNANCE AS PART OF OUR MANDATE

4. STARTING THE JOURNEY
LEADERSHIP
SYNCHRONIZATION OF VISIONS
•Government
•International donors
•Civil Society
•Think Tanks, Journalists, Academia

5. 2010-2011
STRONG OWNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT ON BOTH SIDES
STARTING THE JOURNEY
WORLD BANK as the main driver donor for Open Data & Open Governance efforts consolidation
THE GOVERNMENT OF MOLDOVA enabling and pushing OD and OD-based innovations through legal and institutional framework adjustment measures

6. April
May
June
July
December
2011
Launching the OD Portal
Launching BOOST
User Operation Guide
Prime-Minister’s Directive
First app contest
TechCamp
Hans Rosling_OD benefits demo session
Version 2.0 of Portal
www.date.gov.md
MILESTONES

7. BOOST – PUBLIC EXPENDITURES DATABASE
Moldova was the first country in the world to launch such a portal, financed and supported by the IDA/WB.
Ministry of Finance as sectorial owner

8. OPEN DATA PORTAL: THE DATA TREASURY
769 datasets
39 CPA posting authorities
250,000 downloads
OD Catalogue
OD Methodology
Methodological norms re-use
19 Apps on the portal
Capitalizing on OD
Open Data Portal: www.date.gov.md – launched in April 2011

9. Open Data Portal
CPA Authorities CPA are obliged to:
•Publish relevant and valid, high-quality datasets on the portal;
•Support and encourage innovation in their sectors;
•Create a common performance management framework, with a focus on high quality governmental data.
•Champions among 39 authorities in publishing datasets:
•Ministry of Health
•Ministry of Interiors
•National Statistics Bureau
•Ministry of Economy
•State Tax Service
•Ministry of Education

10. February
April
May
December
2012
Working Group on OD/OG
Open Innovation Week
Joining the OGP
Law on public sector information (PSI) re-use
2013
November
Methodological Norms on Implementing the Law on PSI Re-use
Data Journalism Trainings
October
Online survey on OD demand
MILESTONES

11. Data Journalism Bootcamps
BOOST training
Open Government Day
Hackathons
Open Data Knowledge Exchanges
Social Innovation Camp
Open Innovation Week, May 2012

12. Februarie
May-August
2014
2014 – escalating
-Concept on OD Principles
-Methodology for OD Publishing
-Social Innovation Camp (July 2014)
Version 3.0 of Portal www.date.gov.md
1 Opening data by-default and pro-actively
2 Sensitive Data Protection
3 Opening primary data
4 Discoverable online
5 Timely publishing
6 Open and machine-readable formats
7 In bulk publishing
8 Describing data
9 Re-use of data (Law# 305 from Dec. 26, 2012)
10 Prioritization

13. Digital by Default Framework
DIGITAL BY DEFAULT FRAMEWORK
Security by design
Mobile by default
Content Portability
Open Data by default
APIs
Cloud First
Shared by default

14. Leadership starts the Journey Man Power Delivers Change and Results
18 central PA authorities institutionalized CIO Dept/Office
50 Coordinators or focal points for e-Transformation in CPA
35 Open Data focal points in CPA
2,200 public servants trained in e-Governance

15. E-Transformation
INHERENT PART OF PUBLIC SERVICES REFORM

16. More than datasets – news, weekly compilation, infographics, briefs, apps
Consolidating efforts and benefits

17. More than datasets – news, weekly compilation, infographics, briefs, apps
Consolidating efforts and benefits

18. Mai mult decat date – stiri, infografice, rezumate săptămânale, aplicații, date statistice
19 apps based on Open Data embedded into the portal
Applications

19. Consolidating efforts and benefits
OPEN GOVERNMENTAL DATA CATALOGUE – a register of public information datasets collected by the ministries, as well as an exercise of performing an inventory of the public governmental data. Launched in December 2012.
Purpose - to encourage the process of :
•opening the public data owned by authorities but never published or the data published in closed format that do not allow reuse
•identifying the datasets
missing from the Portal

20. Public Procurement: Launching of the State registry of Public Procurement (October 2012)
Consolidating efforts and benefits

21. Aid Management Platform of the State Chancellery:
open platform on projects financed by international donor organizations
Consolidating efforts and benefits

22. Open Local Normative Acts
launched under a USAID financed project, operated today by the State Chancellery
Consolidating efforts and benefits

23. e-Normative Database in Constructions
Implemented under the World Bank financed GeT Project, operated today by the Ministry of Regional Development and Constructions
Consolidating efforts and benefits

24. FEELING THE PULSE OF THE SOCIETY
…
•CITIZEN ONLINE SURVEYS ON MOST DEMANDED DATASETS
•PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ON ANNUAL GeT ROADMAPS
•CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVED FROM PLANNING UP TO MONITORING & EVALUATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OG EFFORTS

25. OPEN DATA AS THE FUEL OF THE OPEN GOVERNANCE VEHICLE
WE GO:
•SECTORS
•LOCAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
•INTEGRATIVE APPROACH
•SOCIAL INNOVATION
•CHANGING COMMUNICATION & WORK PARADIGMS
Current OD and OG-related flows:
•Reporting to Integrity Committee
•e-Procurement & Open Contracting
•Optimization of Public Consultations framework
•e-Participation portal upgrade (dynamic page of each act, feedback on feedback)
•OD by default in information systems (e-services, DRMS, Registries)

26. GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Contact information: Moldova eGovernment Center
www.egov.md
E-mail: cornelia.amihalachioae@egov.md
office@egov.md
THANK YOU!