In the extremely difficult conditions of the war, the Ukrainian public administration system proved its stability. The basis for the strength and development of state institutions was the reform of public administration.
The government remains committed to ensuring that citizens and businesses receive high-quality and affordable services with convenient and understandable procedures. The list of electronic public services available through the Unified State Web Portal for Electronic Services (Diia), which is already used by almost 20 million Ukrainians, is growing. Digitisation will affect absolutely all areas. Our strategic goal is to transfer all key services for businesses and citizens into a digital format.
Ukraine is continuing to build an efficient state apparatus in line with EU standards. An assessment of the state authorities' ability to fulfil tasks in the area of European integration has been carried out. The reform of the remuneration of civil servants is underway – this involves the introduction of transparent and fair remuneration based on the classification of positions.
The state continues to improve the management of state property in accordance with European standards. The implementation of the OECD principles for corporate governance in the largest state-owned companies is continuing. At the same time, the privatisation of non-strategic assets is being implemented, which offers additional opportunities for the development of the private sector and reduces corruption risks.
The result of a comprehensive policy in the area of public administration should be an efficient service and a digital state that protects the interests of citizens and businesses based on European standards and experience.
Strengthening the independence and institutional capacity of the vertical anti-corruption authority and law enforcement agencies will remain one of the key areas. The systematic fight against corruption requires institutional change. It must be ensured that the punishment of corrupt persons is unavoidable and that the possibility of committing corrupt acts is eliminated.
1. Digitalisation of public services
Almost 20 million Ukrainians use the
Unified State Web Portal for Electronic Services (Diia). Since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine, 70 digital services have been launched. Plans include the introduction of the educational application "Dream", the Diia.Office project for civil servants and the e-residency project, which offers foreigners the opportunity to open and operate a business in Ukraine without obstacles and bureaucracy. In addition, the government will continue to expand the functionality of eQueues and eRecovery.
2. Anti-corruption
Ukraine is continuing the systematic development of the anti-corruption vertical. Public procurement is also being improved. To overcome corruption risks, financial monitoring is being strengthened, PEP legislation is being improved, the FATF principles are being implemented and electronic declarations for civil servants and other persons are fully functional again. The government is continuing to implement the anti-corruption programme for 2023-2025. It is planned to increase the number of employees of NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and strengthen the institutional independence of these bodies, improve the mechanism of managing confiscated assets, relaunch the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and revise its functioning.
3. Improving the management of state-owned enterprises
The state continues to improve the management of state-owned enterprises in line with European standards. The implementation of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance in the largest strategic state-owned companies will continue. The transfer of profitable state-owned enterprises from the central executive bodies to the State Property Fund is underway. In addition, the establishment of the state enterprises "Water of Ukraine" and "Land of Ukraine" is planned, which should improve the system of state resource management in these areas.
4. Privatisation
The state has resumed "small-scale privatisation" and will continue to do so. There are also plans to resume full-scale "large-scale privatisation" in order to attract investors and restructure the economy. The privatisation of state-owned enterprises and property is a systemic reform aimed at reducing the role of the state in the economy, supporting the economy and reducing corruption risks.
5. Reform of civil servants remuneration
The government is introducing transparent and fair pay for civil servants based on classification of positions. The classification of positions will also make it possible to create a system for determining the value of functionally different positions – grading. This will make it possible to take into account the workload, complexity and responsibility of the work when determining salaries and introduce standardised approaches in the civil service.
Source - Government webportal
