Vol.5 No 2, 2008 pp. 143- 150
UDC 35.071.2(4-672:497.2)
TRANSPARENCY IN STATE ADMINISTRATION:
BASIC PREREQUISITE FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
COMPETITIVENESS
OF THE BULGARIAN ECONOMY IN EUROPEAN CONTEXT
Polya Katsamunska
University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria
In the context of European integration, transparency in state administration
is needed to achieve a modern type of governance. For the program period
2007-2013 of EU the Bulgarian administration is actively involved in the
development and implementation a policy of economic and social cohesion
and of improving the competitiveness of the national economy. Obviously,
the successful implementation of that policy largely depends on good functioning
of the state administration, capable to apply the best European practices
and policies. The aim of the paper is to analyse the transparency
program in the state administration, through which, Bulgaria joins the
European transparency initiative of the European Commission aiming at increasing
civil participation in the decision-making process. The object of the study
are measures worked out for enhancing transparency and integrity in the
activity of the state administration and the high-level officials. As a
conclusion, an overall assessment of measures and results achieved for
ensuring transparency and integrity in the administration is made. Some
comments on future actions are also made and trends are outlined to achieve
fully transparent state administration in Bulgaria for successful modern
governance and competitiveness of the economy.
Key words: Transparency, State Administration, Governance,
Competition, Bulgarian Economy
TRANSPARENTNOST U DRŽAVNOJ ADMINISTRACIJI:
OSNOVNI USLOV ZA DOBRO UPRAVLJANJE I
KONKURENTNOST BUGARSKE PRIVREDE U EVROPSKOM KONTEKSTU
U smislu evropskih integracija, transparentnost u državnoj administraciji
mora da dostigne moderan tip upravljanja. Za programski period EU 2007-2013,
bugarska administracija je aktivno uključena u razvoj i primenu politike
ekonomske i socijalne kohezije i u unapređenje konkurentnosti nacionalne
privrede. Naravno, uspešna primena ove politike u velikoj meri zavisi
od dobrog funkcionisanja državne administracije, sposobne da primeni najbolju
evropsku praksu i politike. Cilj ovog rada je analiza programa transparentnosti
u državnoj administraciji putem koga se Bugarska pridružuje evropskoj
inicijativi Evropske Komisije sa ciljem povećanja civilnog učešća u
procesu donošenja odluka. Kao zaključak je data opšta procena dostignutih
mera i rezultata za osiguranje transparentnosti i integriteta administracije.
Dati su i neki komentari o budućim akcijama, a naglašeni su i trendovi
za dostizanje pune transparentnosti državne administracije u Bugarskoj,
za uspešno savremeno upravljanje i konkurentnost ekonomije.
Ključne reči: Transparentnost, državna administracija,
upravljanje, konkurencija, ekonomija Bugarske
