Social and Economic Policy

6 May 2016

IDFI at ADB 49th Annual Meeting in Frankfurt

Annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have become a premier forum for the discussion of economic and social development issues in Asia and the Pacific. The meetings provides excellent opportunity for member governments to interact with ADB staff, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), media, and representatives of observer countries, international organizations, academe and the private sector to discuss current issues and challenges that Asian region is facing, with the goal of identifying possible solutions.

23 March 2016

Free Industrial Zones and Confidentiality of Tax Information in Georgia (IDFI VS Revenue Service)

On April 16, 2015, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) sent a freedom of information letter to the Georgian Revenue Service requesting information on whether the Revenue Service had conducted inspections of Free Industrial Zones (FIZ) in the country. IDFI also requested the reports or protocols prepared by the Revenue Service as a result of these inspections.

18 March 2016

Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 - Strengthening Public Involvement (ZigB) (2015-2016) Final Report

The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), in partnership with the University of Bremen and with the financial support of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany implemented the project “Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 – Strengthening Public Involvement” between July 10, 2015 and February 10, 2016. The goal of the project was to raise the awareness among civil society groups and to strengthen the understanding of Georgia’s socio-economic development strategy “Georgia 2020”, to identify problems and to formulate relevant recommendations, existing challenges and the implementation process of the strategy.

19 February 2016

Is Medical Market a Regular Market?

One of the conditions of a regular market is the customer's awareness. On a regualr market, depending on the capability, customer decides at what price, when and where to by a product. Quite often, on a medical market noone knows in advance when demand and supply of medical services appears.

15 February 2016

Civil Service Recruitment Policy: Does www.hr.gov.ge give everyone an equal opportunity?

The article aims to discuss the employment website www.hr.gov.ge as an effective/ineffective instrument for providing transparent and just competitive environment.

12 February 2016

Concluding event of the Project "Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 - Strengthening Public Involvement"

IDFI organized the concluding event of the project "Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 - Strengthening Public Involvement" on February 9, 2016.

11 February 2016

State Employment Portal Worknet vs. Problem of Unemployment

One of the main priorities of "Strategy 2020" is the development of human capital. The Government must support the development of Human Resources Management System (HRMS).

6 February 2016

Discussion - Universal Healthcare Program – Assessment of the year 2015

On 21 January, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) organized a discussion “Universal Healthcare Program – Assessing the Year 2015”. The discussion was held within the framework of the project “Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 – Strengthening Public Involvement”. The article was published on the blog.

5 February 2016

Small Farmer Assistance Program: Big Money, Small Results

Since spring 2013, the Georgian Government (GoG) started a policy of subsidizing agriculture of unprecedented scale since Georgia’s independence. “Small Farmers Development Program” was the one with the biggest budget, expected to spend 367 GEL mln within the next year.

5 February 2016

Regulatory Bodies in Railway Sector

The article briefly describes the types and formats of regulatory bodies, which the EU member states created under the auspices of Directive 2001/14/EC. The article elaborates on different regulatory models and the sources of their financing in the railway sector.