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Side Event NGO

08:45 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:30
Greeting and introduction to the learning objectives

Speakers:

Umed Mavlyanov

Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Ieva Jaunzeme

Attaché for Special Assignments, Central Agency for Finance and Contracts of the Republic of Latvia

Julia Fromholz

Head of the Anti-Corruption Department, OECD

Foziljon Otakhonov

Chairman of the Agency’s Public Council

Agnia Birule

Deputy Director of Transparency International Latvia

09:30 – 10:30
Session 1: Public Expenditure and Accountability: International Frameworks and Standards

Alexandra Onisko — “Review of OECD Standards on Integrity in Public Procurement”, Anti-Corruption Analyst, OECD

Arturs Bikovs – “Understanding the Public Procurement System: An Introduction to Transparency International Standards and Key Concepts of Public Expenditure Management”, researcher at Transparency International Latvia

10:30 – 11: 00
Coffee break
11: 00 – 12:30
Session 2: Legal and Institutional Mechanisms

Luca Mosashvili – “Review of the current system of public expenditure control in Uzbekistan (based on the findings and recommendations of the 5th round of monitoring of the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan),” Lead Specialist on Public Procurement, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (online)

Arturs Bikovs — “Best Practices of the European Union Countries, Including Latvia”

Discussion: “Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of public expenditure control mechanisms in Uzbekistan.”

Moderator: Arturs Bikovs

12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15.00
Session 3: Practical Tools for Monitoring and Supervision

Speakers:

Yulduz Olimova

journalist, member of the Public Council at the Agency

Methods and tools for monitoring public procurement processes (including digital solutions and the use of open data to identify anomalies and violations)

Speakers:

Zaaza Abashidze

Director of the Management Monitoring Center, Georgia (online),

Transparency International Ukraine

(online, to be clarified)

Speakers:

Max Nefedov

Big Recovery platform (online, to be specified)

15:00 – 16:00
Session 4: Civil Society and Media Engagement

Speakers:

Diana Enachi

Project Coordinator, Public Procurement Expert, Viitorul Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS Viitorul), Republic of Moldova (online)

Artur Bikovs

“Practical exercise (case study): analysis of proposed public procurement scenarios, identification of potential risks (red flags), and development of proposals for oversight measures”

16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break
16:30 – 17:30
Session 5: Promoting Integrity and Preventing Corruption

Speakers:

Arturs Bikovs

Researcher at Transparency International Latvia

Discussion: Recommendations for effective monitoring of public spending, as well as for strengthening cooperation between government agencies, civil society, and the media in Uzbekistan

17:30 – 18:00
Summing up and concluding remarks
Concluding remarks

Grants for civil society organizations in Uzbekistan — United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan (to be specified).