AID-165-C-16-00003-Civic Engagement Project (CEP)

USAID/Macedonia is considering modyfiing the Component four of the existing award "Civic Engagement Project (CEP)" as per below: Component Four - Technical Assistance in Support of European Union (EU) Accession Under the modified Component Four, EWMI will provide technical assistance to government entities and the judicial sector in order to improve North Macedonia’s capacity in the key areas of rule-of-law, transparency and anti-corruption, and to help the country implement relevant strategic reforms on the road towards EU accession. The following activities are anticipated under this Component: • Provide technical assistance to judicial sector professional institutions on judicial ethics; • Provide technical assistance to the government on the code of ethics for state officials; • Provide technical assistance to Ministry of Information Society and Administration (MISA) to improve the use of open data at the national level; • Expand the Openness Index that will monitor the institutional openness of national institutions, agencies and local governments as part of the Strategy for Transparency of the Government of North Macedonia; and • Establish the Fund for Transparency and Anti-corruption in cooperation with major companies and the American Chamber of Commerce in North Macedonia to mobilize the private sector to engage and support anti-corruption initiatives.