Sharing innovations for improving local self-government
Еlectronic Government
The implementation of the Citizen Services Center project has a number of beneficial effects for the Municipality of Silistra:
Enhanced trust to local authorities and increased quality, efficiency and transparency of municipal services through the application of new administrative, management and information technologies;
Separation of administrative services from management procedures;
Transition from closed management to open and friendly style of municipal administration work;
New approach to the provision of information and services to the citizens.
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Publication Date: 05 May 2001
Nominations: 12
The Citizen Services Center in the Municipality of Rousse was set up in continuation of the idea for new organization of administrative services that came up in 1998 and had already been realized in some municipalities. The Municipal Citizen Services Centers utilize the experience of some US municipalities and the traditional methods of administrative, legislative and technical services used in the municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria.
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Publication Date: 05 May 2001
Nominations: 1
The project aims at building a unified information environment, providing resources for local, regional, and global partnerships. It will also improve the competency of local self-government employees and the quality of their work through collecting and distributing information in an effective and highly productive way.
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Publication Date: 31 January 2001
Nominations: 1
To improve communications between municipalities, the Association published an administrative phonebook containing information on the new municipal structures and job positions. The phonebook can be used both by municipal employees in member municipalities and by citizens.
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Publication Date: 01 December 2000
Nominations: 3
Despite the financial difficulties faced by smaller municipalities, the Municipality of Straldzha opened to the world via its web site at www.straldjainf.search.bg The web site provides comprehensive economic, cultural and historic data about the municipality, a phone book and a business directory.
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Publication Date: 01 December 2000
Nominations: 2
Web-marketing in the Botevgrad Municipality is closely related to its progressive development. The accomplishment of the investment site www.chez.com/botevgrad resolves problems of technical, methodology, staffing and financial character. As a result of Bulgarian and French cooperation in the Orient 45 - W.M.A. Company, and as a gift to the municipality, an active, operational and cost-effective marketing strategy has been developed.
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Publication Date: 17 May 2000
Nominations: 12
Following the ProgrammeAction Plan approved, RAM Maritsa prepared a set of materials, consisting of addresses adopted by the General Assembly; letters to the newly elected local authorities; an inventory of the local media etc. The information policy of the Association was discussed with the LGI consultants Silvia Beamish and Maxim Behar in the presence of a group of journalists.
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Publication Date: 17 May 2000
Nominations: 7
Orientation - a Step towards Europe as an idea of the Open Society Club - Pleven is successfully defended before the European and Atlantic Integration Program of Open Society Foundation - Sofia. The project is directed towards the representatives of small and medium businesses in Pleven and the region and aims to facilitate information dissemination about the European Union and European Integration regarding the commercial sector.
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Publication Date: 15 May 2000
Nominations: 1
Using innovative technologies the Municipality of Varna disseminates its new regulation documents referring to municipal property management - acts, ordinances, municipal council decisions. Maximum access to information about renting, sales, competitions announced, biddings and their results, and granting of concessions, is ensured. Citizens are offered opportunities for active participation in the municipality planning in this area of activity.
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Publication Date: 15 May 2000
Nominations: 7
The school network with Internet access allows the students to quickly seek and find information. The teachers are motivated to introduce new teaching techniques by utilizing modern electronic technology. On the other hand, the students are trained to use word-processing software and develop computer skills.
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Publication Date: 12 May 2000
Nominations: 17