The Bulgarian Council for Administrative Reform has approved a list of registers of governmental administrative services that will be digitised through the 'Development of the administrative services by electronic means' project, it was announced on 20 April 2011.
The Council for Administrative Reform coordinates, assists with and monitors the implementation of general and sectoral strategies in the field of eGovernment in Bulgaria. The project is managed and implemented by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications (MTITC).
The Council's decision initiates a partnership between MTITC and the departments which manage the registers. The registers to be digitised include the trade register Bulstat, the Cadastre and Property Register, the conviction status certificate, the national population database, the Register of Bulgarian IDs, electronic health records, centralised registers of the state and municipal property, local rates and taxes, and electronic deeds.
The most used services of key registers will be developed as internal administrative services. The administration will be able to verify electronically the facts and circumstances that had already been registered by another administrative body, making it unnecessary for citizens and businesses to be physically present. Once developed, the technological solutions can be used by all administrations.
Savings of more than BGN 80 million (€41 million approximately) are expected annually. This estimate is based on the assumption that each usage of the system will save 5 minutes of the public servant's time and 2 hours of the customer's time.
The 'Development of the administrative services by electronic means' project is realised with the financial support of the Operational Programme 'Administrative Capacity' (OPAC), and is funded by the European Union through the European Social Fund.
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