Local: citizens in target regions; local CSOs; representatives of local authorities; local media, private business;

Regional: oblast and rayon authorities; regional centers for training of civil servants; regional CSOs;

National: State Agency for E-Governance, Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers, various line ministries and state agencies, national CSOs, local self-government associations, private business.

1.National, regional and local authorities provide public services in a more efficient and transparent way thanks to enhanced capacities and new e-governance policies/tools developed in an inclusive manner.

2.Citizen participation and policy influencing has increased due to better understanding and broader use of new e-democracy instruments at national and sub-national levels.

Expected Results:  

1. Citizens all over Ukraine, including in conflict-affected areas, enjoy access to fully digitalized, corruption-free and user-friendly public services.

2. Inclusive policy dialogue on e-governance is ensured at the national and sub-national levels.

3. Public authorities at regional and local levels are capacitated to deliver efficient and inclusive services by using e-governance solutions.

4. Citizen participation in decision-making is enabled through national, regional and local e-democracy platforms.

5. Inclusive dialogue on e-democracy policy and its practical implementation is ensured at the national and subnational levels.

6. Enhanced capacity of citizens, public administration and individual public servants (including female leaders) to use and promote e-democracy tools for participatory decisionmaking and policy development.

Results from previous phase:  

• More than 300,000 citizens used e-services, launched by EGAP in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Social Policy, Ministry of Interior.

• 82% of users evaluate the quality of the introduced eservices as “good” or “very good”, whereas 76% think that e-service implementation helps to reduce corruption.

• E-DEM platform uniting major e-democracy tools (epetitions, participatory budgets, e-consultations, citizens reporting), is available for all municipalities, together with training and consulting support.

• E-petitions platform is used by 190 municipalities and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

• Two cycles of EGAP Challenge – the first national competition of e-democracy start-ups – contributed to the formation of e-democracy ecosystem. 25 winning projects supported by EGAP benefitted over 400,000 users.

• Expert contribution to the national policy and legal framework in the sector (Concept on E-democracy, Concept for E-governance Development, “Digital by Default” concept, National Informatization Programme).

• Launch of the modern Cabinet of Ministers portal (kmu.gov.ua), and portal for application to new public service vacancies (career.gov.ua) supporting the public administration reform.

• Support to Decentralization in Ukraine DESPRO (GIS for land and assets management in communities);

• Integrated Urban Development Project of GIZ and SECO (application of EGAP e-democracy tools for urban planning);

• DESPRO, UNDP Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme and Livelihood Assistance Programme by DRC (joint areabased programmatic support to two communities in Luhansk region);

• Other international donor funded projects, e.g.TAPAS, U-LEAD, EU4PAR supporting e-governance in Ukraine.