Grantovi/Konkursi
ISTIČE: 09.11.2020.

Government Accountability Initiative-Technical Assistance for Development of Open Budget Portal

IZVOR:
eKapija
OBJAVLJEN: 26.10.2020.
USAID GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE (GAI)

GAI supports the City of Kragujevac to advance public participation in local decision making on topics relevant to the public and aligned with local priorities. Within that effort, GAI intends to provide support for the development of a public budget portal. The budget portal should facilitate opportunities for citizens to participate in budget planning and oversight and improve public awareness about the budget process.

The portal is expected to rely on the model already developed by GAI with necessary adjustments to accommodate the needs and requirements of the City of Kragujevac. The budget portal model developed by GAI in cooperation with the City of Vranje includes information about the budget process, budget development calendar, main budget indicators, local taxes calculators, budget-related regulations, features that enable posing questions or proposing initiatives, news and information about public discussions. Additionally, the budget portal includes a budget simulator that enables the public to propose a budget structure and analyze the effects of various budget decisions on the local community. The simulator can be used as a tool for citizens to take part in the budget planning process. The portal was developed in a comprehensive process that included analysis of international best practices, a survey of citizens’ needs and preferences to participate in the budget process, development of portal goals and specifications, IT programming, and extensive work on content development.

Based on this model and the process used for its development, the goal of the assignment is to provide technical support to the City of Kragujevac to define the scope of the portal, identification of functionalities, integration of the portal with the website and public engagement practices already in use by the city administration,development of the initial content as well as the establishment of internal processes and responsibilities for the management and maintenance of the portal.

Technical Assistance for Development of Open Budget Portal