Presentation of E-Tools for the Public in Chernihiv

On November 24, 2016, the Chysta Polityka (Pure Politics) Press Center in Chernihiv hosted a presentation of new electronic resources that help make Parliament more transparent – the Portal for Public Discussion of Draft Laws and the Electronic Register of Non-Governmental Organizations (E-Register of NGOs).

Oleksandr Zaslavskyi, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Agency for Legislative Initiatives, had a 1.5-hour talk with Chernihiv activists and interested residents of the city discussing how these resources could help involve the public in discussing draft laws before they are submitted to the specialized committees of the Verkhovna Rada and contribute to effective cooperation with the committees themselves.

The Portal for Public Discussion of Draft Laws was designed and prepared within the USAID RADA Program in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in accordance with the recommendation of the European Parliament Mission on internal reform and capacity building of the Verkhovna Rada.

The Portal will become a communication link between the staff of committees, MPs, expert groups and the public in order to improve the national legislation. The resource provides the opportunity for a committee to initiate a public discussion of a draft law and for the public to initiate a discussion. In the future, it is planned to expand the possibilities of the portal: for example, to involve only a certain category of people, first of all experts, by setting certain filters.

In order to be included in the Electronic Register of NGOs, designed by the Agency for Legislative Initiatives, it is necessary to fill in the form:
Form: Cooperation of NGOs with Parliamentary Committees in Drafting of Bills

Participants took an active part in the discussion asking critical questions and making suggestions on how to improve these electronic tools.

For more information, please call: (044) 531 37 68, (063) 0546520, or e-mail: victoria@laboratory.kiev.ua, contact person: Victoriia Baklazhenko.

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