eGov Project activly promotes eGov Applications

During month of April 2009, the eGov Road Show Prezentation, organized in Tetovo, Shtip and Bitola were attended by over 300 representatives of companies and public institutions all users of EXIM, e-Procurement, e-Tax and e-M1/M2 e-government applications. You can download the presenations here ...

eGov applications Country Lighthouse Projects - April 23, 2009

e-Procurement system integration March, 2009

During March/April 2009, the eGov Project staff, Public Procurement Bureau and IT company Seavus worked intensively on defining the detailed solutions and modules for the planned process of integration of the two electronic procurement systems - the PPB Web Information System and e-Procurement. Work was taking place in a constructive and collaborative atmosphere and we believe that it will soon be completed. It is expected that the new integrated e-procurement system will be ready to be used as of 1st of January, 2010.

e-Procurement Wokrhop, Athens, Greece - March 26, 2009

On Febuary 26, 2009, Deputy Chief of Party of the e-Gov Project, Elena Stamatoska, has participated as a presenter on the Workshop on Electronic Public Procurement in South-East Europe held in Athens, Greece. The workshop aim was to explore the strategic role of electronic Public Procurement (ePP) and highlight its importance for the broader European region. The workshop was attended by 72 participants from 14 European countries and was divided into four sessions. The presentation of the Macedonian representative was delivered during the second session with subject "Electronic Public Procurement Practices"

Mrs. Elena Stamatoska has presented the current status of electronic Public Procurement in the Republic of Macedonia. She gave a brief introduction on the overall eGovernment applications developed within her country and then focused on the ones related to ePP. This involves a web-information system, mandatory to be used for publishing notices and notifications on awarded contracts, and an eProcurement system for conducting Public Procurement Procedures electronically. The development of local ePP Solution started in 2006 and currently offers an intuitive (centralized) web-based interface that covers the entire public procurement procedures and is compliant to IDABC Functional Requirements.
She outlined the underlined technology used with focus to security specifications, and presented the different types of users and roles of the system. The functionalities provided by the ePP Solution, as well as a number of snap-shot were demonstrated and a reference to statistical information on registered Contracting Authorities, Economic Operators, Tenders submitted per year etc. was also made.

In her conclusion, Mrs. Elena Stamatoska mentioned that future steps involve (a) the integration of the web-information system with the ePP Solution and deployment of the end application to a more advanced hardware infrastructure, and (b) the continuation of training activities for preparing users for the mandatory usage of the system as of 01st of January 2010. Finally, a list of recommendations was also provided.
For more details on this event please read the overall Report on the workshop and see the PP presentation.

e-Procurement - Source Code Delivered to PPB - March 12, 2009

After 4 years of intensive development and testing process, the eGov Project has delivered the source code of the eProcurement software application together with all accompany documents to the Public Procurement Bureau. The event took place at the PPB Office on March 12, 2009.

During the event, the Director of the PPB, Mrs. Mare Bogeva-Micovska expressed her great appreciation to the support given by the Project regarding the development and implementation of the e-Procurement system.

PPB handover of Special Recognition Award to eGov Project - March 12, 2009

Following sucessfull e=Procurement project implementation, starting in year 2005 and concluding in year 2009 with the source code handover, the Public Procurement Bureay awarded the eGov Project Special appreciation was given to the Chief of Party of the eGov Project, Mrs. Gordana Toseva, Deputy Chief of Party of the Project, Mrs.. Elena Stamatoska and to the Lawyer Mr. Darko Janevski, by awarding Certificates for appreciation.

eGov Project and USAID Mission Honors Women Tech Leaders in Macedonia - March 6, 2009

eGov Project is honoring ten women leaders in software development and e-government at a ceremony in Skopje on Friday, March 6. eGov Project has worked with these women over the course of its five-year project in Macedonia implementing modern e-government solutions.
eGov Project will honor these ten leaders in celebration of International Women's Day on March 8:
" For their leadership, expertise and professionalism in the process of developing and implementing the Electronic System for Employment Registration, which has significantly improved the efficiency and the quality of Macedonia's civil employment services":
o Biljana Jovanovska - Director, Employment Service Agency
o Silvana Trajkovska - Head of IT Department, Employment Service Agency
o Biljana Petkovic - Project Manager, NEOCOM software developer

" For their outstanding dedication and professional engagement in developing and implementing the Single Window Export/Import Licenses and Quotas (EXIM), a system that facilitates trade and demonstrates the impact of ICT in cross-border operations":
o Slavica Kutirov - Project Manager, Customs Administration,
o Vesna Levkova Damjanovski - Project Manager, ULTRA software developer

" For their leadership, continuous commitment and outstanding performance in the development and implementation of the Automated System for Management of International Cargo Transport Licenses, which has increased the transparency, fairness and predictability in the process of distribution and management of cargo transport licenses":
o Aneta Stojanovska - Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Transport and Communications
o Biljana Muratovska - General Secretary, MAKAMTRANS Association of Transporters

" For her leadership and the continuous support in the process of developing and implementing of the e-Procurement System, thus making the public procurement procedures in Macedonia more transparent, efficient and cost-effective":
o Mare Bogeva Micovska - Director, Public Procurement Bureau

" For their leadership, continuous commitment and professional engagement in developing and implementing the e-Tax System, an application that pioneered the process of online submission of tax application, thus making the process efficient, simple and cost-effective":
o Blagica Mitrovska - Head of IT Department, Public Revenue Office
o Vesna Novakovic - Head of Public Relations Department, Public Revenue Office

eGov Project began its eGov Project in Macedonia in 2004 to increase the efficiency and transparency of public sector management and create new channels for doing business in an open and secure manner. Under the eGov Project, Internews has developed and implemented a number of innovative e-government solutions that use information technology to get government services and information online.
These include an e-procurement system, already in use by several Macedonian cities, that reduces the possibility of corruption and saves costs in government purchases of supplies and services. An Apply Online system for Macedonia's civil service agency has increased applications for these jobs five-fold, and improved trust in the objectivity of the selection process.
Other e-government projects include e-tax filing for Macedonian companies and citizens, online training in information technology, and an e-health system to track and control the government's expenditures on prescription drugs, among other e-government applications.
The eGov Project in Macedonia is funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

e-Procurement Workshop, Wienna January 14, 2009

On 14th of January, 2009 Deputy Chief of Party of the USAID funded e-Gov Project, Elena Stamatoska, has attended a Workshop in Vienna on the Development of eProcurement solutions in line with the European Directives. The workshop was organized in cooperation with the Auftrag.AT/ Wiener Zeitung (Official Gazette of the Austrian Republic) and the eProcurement Forum of the European ComMrs.ion. The purpose of the workshop was to provide an opportunity to the participants to exchange experiences about the development of Public eProcurement solutions aligned with the European Legislation.

Republicof Macedonia had 5 representatives on the Workshop, including the representative from the e-Gov Project: the Director of the Public Procurement Bureau (PPB), Mrs. Mare Bogeva Micovska, 2 representatives from the department responsible for the Macedonian e-Procurement system within the PPB and one representative from the City of Skopje, as a Contracting Authority and registered user of the system. The presence of 3 employees from the PPB shows the great support from the Government and interest to use the e-Procurement system in Republic of Macedonia.

During the workshop, the representative from the e-Gov Project used the opportunity to briefly present what has been done so far in Republic of Macedonia in the area of e-procurements. After the presentation the attendants were impressed and very interested in the Macedonian e-Procurement system. The proof for the great interest in the Macedonian system was that the representative from the e-Gov Project has been invited to present the system on the next e-Procurement workshop that took place in Athens by the end of February 2009.
After all presentations delivered during the workshop it was concluded that Macedonia is really advanced in the area of e-procurements compared to the other countries and can be used as an example to the other countries that are in a development process of e-procurement solutions. The Macedonian e-Procurement system is fully in compliance with the EU Directives and is very user friendly, so that anyone can understand how to use it.

e-Procurement Trainings January 2008 - March 2009

During entire 2008 and first 4 months of 2009, the eGov Project with cooperation with the Public Procurement Bureau has organized and delivered 45 training events and presentations to around 1.400 representatives from various Contracting Authorities and Economic Operators. The prime objective of these events was to train the participants on how to use the functionalities of the e-Procurement system.

For more details on the trainings delivered click here.

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e-Procurement Trainings for Contracting Authorities

During the first quarter of 2009, the e-Gov Project in cooperation with thePublic Procurement Bureau (PPB) has delivered 5 one-day detailed training sessions to around 100 representatives from different Contracting Authorities. The trainings took place at the premises of the mechanical faculty, in Axis, in a specially equipped computer room, where the participants had a chance to test the functionalities of the system and exercise different public procurement scenarios.
In line with the e-Gov Project efforts to increase the training capacity of the PPB staff with regard to e-procurement, part of the presentations at the above trainings were delivered by them. This is an extremely positive sign of the commitment of PPB to the sustainability of the e-procurement system.

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e-Procurement trainings March 11-12, 2009

March 11 and 12, 2009, the Project delivered a two-day training for the representatives of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence, Intelligence Agency, Centre for Crisis Management and the State Public Procurements Appeal ComMrs.ion. The training took place in the newly-opened training centre of the Ministry of Interior in the winter resort Ponikva, close to Kocani.

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e-Procurement Training for PPB staff - Ferbaury-March, 2009

2 separate three-day comprehensive e-procurement trainings for the Public Procurement Bureau staff organized in cooperation with World Learning took place in Bitola in February (19-21.02.2009) and March (26-28.03.2009). The main goal of the trainings was to improve the expertise and knowledge of the Public Procurement Bureau with regard to the e-procurement system and to strengthen their capacity to maintain, use and manage the system in the future.

The trainings were organized for 15 employees of PPB, i.e. with this trainings, all relevant PPB staff have been comprehensively trained on the functionalities of the application.

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e-Procurement Training in Cooperation with USAID's HRCD - March 2009

The eGov Project under the auspices of World Learning has organized specialized IT trainings for a group of IT professionals from the Ministry of Information Society, General Secretariat, Public Procurement Bureau and Public Revenue Office. The trainings have started in March 2009 and will continue throughout entire spring of 2009.

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e-Procurement Training for Economic Operators - February 11, 2009

On 11th of February 2009, the eGov Project deliveredan e-procurement training for economic operators in cooperation with the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce. The event was massively attended and the presentation of the system initiated a vivid discussion among participants. Many of the comments referred to the general public procurement policies and procedures, and were not directly linked to the e-procurement process.As previously agreed, the PPB staff were also present at the event and actively participated in the discussion.

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e-Procurement Training for Economic Operators - February 11, 2009

On 11th of February 2009, the eGov Project delivered an e-procurement training for economic operators in cooperation with the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce. The event was massively attended and the presentation of the system initiated a vivid discussion among participants. Many of the comments referred to the general public procurement policies and procedures, and were not directly linked to the e-procurement process. As previously agreed, the PPB staff were also present at the event and actively participated in the discussion.