IT4Transparency

How can civil society enable government transparency and accountability through IT

The session will provide a forum for civil society and technical sector representatives to analyze solutions and initiatives on promoting government transparency and accountability though ICT in activities related to watchdog and awareness rising led by the civil society.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: representatives of civil society, ICT sector, public authorities, international development partners.

WHO WILL BE THERE: IT experts and professionals, representatives of NGOs, think tanks, members of the Moldovan Association of Private ICT Companies, public authorities, international development partners.

WHY SHOULD I ATTEND: share and learn good practices in using ICT applications for watchdog and awareness rising activities; discuss barriers for collaboration between the representatives of ICT sector and civil society and identify solutions for efficient collaboration in promoting government transparency and accountability; unify the efforts under e-transformation agenda by involving civil society actors.

KEY WORDS: transparency and accountability, civil society, civic engagement, software applications, IT solutions.

VENUE: May 18th, Prut Hall, Leogrand Convention Center.

May 18	IT4Transparency Prut Hall
09:00	Registration
09:30	Grand Opening Vlad Filat, Prime Minister Pavel Filip, Minister of ICT Roland Binkofski, Microsoft Romania Franz Scherz, Managing Director, HP CDG Veaceslav Cunev, Chairman Moldovan ICT Association
10:00	Session I. Use of ICT tools to enable transparency Opening remarks: Olga Crivoliubic, Good Governance Program Director, Soros Foundation, Moldova, - OSI information program initiatives, Jerzy Celichowski, Deputy Director, OSI Information Program - Open Government Data Initiative in Moldova, Daniela Nemerenco, Strategic Coordinator, e-Government Center - ICT for Transparency: International Experience, Kristin Sinclair, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank - Transparency through IT at Local Level: Impact Examples from Moldova, Ion Cosuleanu, Project Manager, UNDP Moldova - Presentation of "Fair Play" Application, Galina Bostan, Center for the Analysis and Prevention of Corruption
11:30	Break
12.00	Session II. Case studies: Best practices to enable transparency and accountability through ICT - www.particip.gov.md web page: Your opinion matters!, Ruslan Codreanu, Head of Policies, Strategic Planning and Foreign Assistance Department, State Chancellary - Use of ICT to promote transparency. Presentation of www.mySociety.org Initiative, Tony Bowden, International Agitator, mySociety, Estonia - ADEPT's Experience in Applying IT Applications for Monitoring Governance Process, Elena Prohnitchi, Project Coordinator, Association for Participatory Democracy ADEPT - Social issues through ICT: Make them tell you what they want, Andrei Panici
13:30	Lunch (sponsored by Moldtelecom and Endava)
14:30	Session III. Case studies: Best Practices to enable transparency and accountability through ICT - Use of IT applications to increase accountability of Romanian MP’s. Case study: www.alesiivoteaza.ro, Adrian Moraru, Deputy Director, Public Policies Institute, Romania. - Media Campaigns for Promoting Transparency. AIP’s Experience and Initiatives, Petru Macovei, Executive Director, Association of Independent Press (AIP) - Opportunities in use of ICT tools for Transparency, Veaceslav Kunev, Chairman, Moldovan ICT Association (ATIC) - Transparency 2.0, Oleg Ciubotaru, Director, ProPeople Moldova - IT4Transparency&Competitiveness of ICT Sector. USAID Implication, Sergiu Botezatu, Senior Project Management Specialist, Policies & Strategies Leader, USAID
16:00	Break
16:30	- A unique point of contact between European Union and National Administration, Simon Vasilescu, Manager, TeamNet International, Corneliu Grigore, IT Consultant, Romania
16:50	Conclusions / recommendations

Summit

IT4Transparency