Public Sector Modernization Project

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The objective of the Public Sector Modernization Project for Kosovo is: (a) to strengthen the performance of key budget organizations in budget formulation, budget execution, and public procurement; (b) to establish the foundations for fiscally sustainable payroll management and effective human resource management in the core civil service; and (c) to create conditions for further automation of government work processes and for development of e-government applications. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is improving public financial management performance in selected budget organizations. This component will consist of two subcomponents: a) capacity building for Public Financial Management (PFM) in line budget organizations; and (b) public procurement (including e-procurement). The second component of the project is improving payroll administration and laying the foundations for a professional civil service. The public administration in Kosovo is at a nascent stage and bears the traits of a temporary administration rather than a system designed as a professional civil service. The third component of the project is increasing the security and efficiency of government information systems. The Government currently lacks a secure data storage and recovery capability. Different government bodies currently use separate facilities for data storage, some of which do not meet adequate security standards. At the same time, various government bodies maintain and continue to develop their own Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) systems, resulting in significant duplication.