Coordination Council for e-government soon

In the next month, the Government of Serbia will form a Coordination Council for e-government, to be presided over by Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, whose activities will include the competent institutions and representatives of the business sector and experts alike.

Countering gray economy, reducing the amount of bureaucracy and corruption through implementation of electronic government, a more efficient land register, reforms in agriculture and the strengthening of the IT sector are some of the key priorities on which the Government of Serbia will cooperate with the NALED in the upcoming period, it was said at the working meeting of the members and partners of the NALED with Prime Minister Brnabic on Friday, September 1, 2017.

Nearly 200 local and foreign businessmen, mayors, representatives of the international community and diplomatic corps participated.

– The Government of Serbia wants to foster constant, open dialogue with the business sector in order to find the best solutions for a long-term, dynamic economic growth. Cooperation with both the civil society and associations such as the NALED, whose contribution we especially value as it is capable of bringing together the interests of the private, public and civil sector, such as today, is crucial in that process – Brnabic said.

The aim of the Coordination Council for e-government is to enable a public-private dialogues between all interested parties and to coordinate the activities of state authorities in establishing electronic government at full capacity and implementing new electronic services for the citizens and the business sector, electronic payment and registering of all payments towards the state, electronic archiving of documents, development of cloud services, as well as doing away with relics of the past such as stamps and payment slips.

The NALED announced support to reforming the land register before the end of the year, and the special topic of the conversation between the prime minister and members of the NALED was dedicated to the continuation of the realization of the National Program for Countering Gray Economy.

The Action Plan for 2017 and 2018 envisages 107 measures and activities, among which are tax exemptions for beginners in business, abolition of parafiscal charges, implementation of an electronic system for registering seasonal workers, development of software for coordination the activities of inspections and sweepstakes involving fiscal receipts and slips.

Brnabic especially highlighted the importance of the reform of education, directed at teaching the young to use critical and analytical thinking and make decisions.

– Prime Minister Brnabic knows what our organization's capacities are and is well aware of how much we can contribute to stepping up the reforms, which we have shown through our work on electronic building permits and systemic fight against gray economy. As a constructive critic of the Government, the NALED will continue pointing to excessive bureaucracy and offering concrete solutions for establishing an efficient state as a service available to citizens and the business sector – said Aleksandar Ruzevic, chairman of the NALED Managing Board.

Ruzevic said to the press that the members of the NALED had talked to the prime minister about a better business and living environment in Serbia and that there was a high consensus on the goals of the reform and the Government's priorities.

Vlada Republike Srbije

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electronic system for registration of seasonal workers

software for coordination of activities of inspections