Meeting held at NRU HSE of working group on the conditions and procedure for including suppliers in a register of unscrupulous suppliers
On 22 August, NRU HSE held its latest extended meeting of the working group of the Russian Government Expert Council for issues pertaining to public expenditure and public procurement. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rosatom, RusHydro, Competitive Auction House, the Russian Association of Managers, National Association of Purchasing Institutions, The Public-Private Partnership Development Centre, the National Association of Builders, the Society of Professional Pharmaceutical Organisations, executive authorities and representatives of scientific and expert communities.
13 pieces of advice for Putin
In September Vladimir PUTIN will be presented with the proposals of the Finance Ministry on how to enhance effectiveness in budget resources. RBK Daily was able to look over the draft report on this matter. It consists of 13 units and reducing treasury expenditure is proposed through a slowing in pension growth, cancelling subsidies for multiple-child families, cutting back on civil servant numbers and heightening controls over state defence procurement.
In the spring of this year, the President instructed the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development to conduct an expert review of the effectiveness of budget expenditure and its optimisation. The task was addressed with the additional engagement of specialists from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), HSE and other analytical centres. These specialists included Andrey ZHULIN, Vice Rector of HSE and Director of the Centre for Analysis of the Activity of Executive Authorities.
Representatives of the general public in Krasnoyarsk Krai take part in a meeting to discuss public involvement in government procurement
On 15 August the Government of Krasnoyarsk Krai, under the chairmanship of the Minister for the Economy and Regional Development of the Krai Anatoly TSYKALOV, hosted a meeting, dedicated to public involvement in procurement procedures for public and municipal needs.
During the meeting Veronica DZHUZHOMA, member of the Working Group of the Expert Council under the Russian Government on improving public procurement explained that the new law was needed to move the focus of discourse between the customer and society from the negative You buy and we catch you for any infringements to the constructive We discuss together what needs to be procured, to improve quality of life.
Higher School of Economics discusses the conditions and legal consequences of terminating government contracts
On 7 June 2013 amendments came into effect in the federal law on government contracts (94-FZ), connected, among other things, with the procedure for unilateral termination of contracts on the initiative of the customer. Similar provisions relative to instances and consequences of the termination of a contract shall be contained in the federal law on the federal contracts system (44-FZ), which will come into effect from 1 January 2014. “The Law stipulates that the unilateral withdrawal from performance of a contract is implemented in accordance with civil legislation. That said, the Civil Code provides for the possibility of such a withdrawal by the customer not only in instances when the other party is in gross breach of the contractual conditions, but generally as well, without grounds,” declared Dmitry ILYUSHIN, expert from IPAMM NRU HSE at a meeting of the working group of the Expert Council under the Russian Government for public expenditure and procurement, held at NRU HSE on 14 August.
NRU HSE experts at the Open Government of the Penza Region
On Thursday 8 August 2013, the conference Open Government of Penza Region and Higher School of Economics was held at the Penza Region Government, chaired by Governor Vasily BOCHKAREV. The Higher School of Economics was represented at the economic forum by Vice Rector and Director of the Institute of Public and Municipal Management Andrei KLIMENKO and heads of the research divisions of NRU HSE: Director of the Research Centre of IPAMM Konstantin GOLOVSHCHINSKY, Director of the Institute of Economics of Energy and Utilities Viktor KOLESNIK, Deputy Director of the Institute for Public Resources Management Leonid BOGDANOV and head of the department of the Institute for Statistical Research and Economics of Knowledge Mikhail GOLAND.
Bureaucrats called upon to become more open
The Public Chamber has discussed a concept of transparency of federal executive agencies, prepared with the involvement of the Higher School of Economics (NRU HSE). The document obligates ministries and departments to open up all details about themselves for the general public that is not of a confidential nature.
Discussion at the Russian Commerce and Industry Chamber on stimulating demand for innovation
On 29 May, a meeting was held at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Chamber’s Scientific and Technical Innovation and High Technologies Committee. As part of the meeting, which took place in the form of a round table, the participants discussed problems related to increasing demand for innovations in Russia.
Application of a regulatory impact assessment mechanism
On 29 May 2013 the Federal Customs Service hosted a workshop on the application of a regulatory impact assessment mechanism.
A large-scale Moscow with large-scale contradictions
On 17 May the Higher School of Economics held its first joint workshop – the HSE and Research and Design Institute for the General Plan of Moscow: A New Moscow in the Context of Conurbation: Priorities and Development Prospects.
Director of the RIA Centre presents a report on parliamentary RIA at a workshop session at the State Duma
Director of the RIA Centre Daniil TSYGANKOV and invited specialist from the Centre M.Y. SOROKIN presented a report Parliamentary RIA – International Practice and Prospects for Russia at the workshop The Role of Regulatory Impact Assessment and Socioeconomic Review in the Preparation of Legislative Initiatives, conducted as part of the session for heads of analytical departments of legislative (representative) and executive government agencies of Russian Federation constituent entities.