The Center for Development Policies IDEAS DePo and the Ministry of Information Society and Administration (MISA), signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for development of a pilot software solution for automation of the inspection procedures and inspection work, within the USAID Modernizing Inspection Authorities Project (MIA).

The memorandum was signed on December 19, 2020 by the Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Manchevski and Aleksandar Shahov, director of IDEAS DePo.

The purpose of the Memorandum is to prepare a software solution for automation of the inspection procedures and inspection work. The Center for Development Policies IDEAS DePo, as an implementer of the USAID Modernizing Inspection Authorities Project (MIA), will provide support for the development of the pilot software solution, the necessary financial and technical support -, as well as hiring an ICT expert who will monitor the development of the software solution and will closely cooperate with the experts from MISA and other competent bodies during the implementation process of the Activity. Among other things, MISA, as the main coordinator, will enable the uninterrupted connection of the software solution with the interoperability platform.

With the signing of the Memorandum, MISA and IDEAS DePo will provide adequate close inter-institutional cooperation and share information and resources to achieve a high level of transparency and efficiency during the implementation of the Activity.

According to the Memorandum, IDEAS DePo will hand over the software solution and the developed modules to MIOA after the test period is finished, and the Ministry, directly, or by delegating the software solution and the developed modules, will continue the development process, in order to establish a comprehensive and functional solution for inspection work.