EU projecs

Project No. AZ08/PCA/JH/047, European Union Twinning Program project „Support for the Anti-Corruption Department with the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan“

During 2009 and 2011 the Special Investigation Service (herein the STT) has been and is working on the European Union Twinning Program project „Support for the Anti-Corruption Department with the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan“ marked as No. AZ08/PCA/JH/047 (herein- the project).

Following this project the STT is providing expert services, various consultancies, trainings and workshops on improvement of corruption fighting methods, and is sharing its experience in the spheres of criminal prosecution and corruption prevention with the Anti-Corruption Department with the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The goal of the project is to enhance the anticorruption competences of the Azerbaijan institutions and the powers/authority of the Anti-Corruption Department with the General Prosecutor, to share the EU and Lithuania‘s experience in combating corruption and to assist the Azerbaijani colleagues in carrying out their national anti-corruption programs.

By implementation this project the STT is contributing to realisation of the strategies of the EU policies for 2008 to 2013 promoting closer cooperation of the EU with neighbouring states, support to their objectives and integration processes, creation and development of safety and stability zone in the EU neighbourhood, encouragement of active participation of the EU countries in strengthening freedom, security and justice in the countries to the east of the EU.

The Twinning Program of the European Union (herein- the Program) was launched in 1998 on the initiative of the European Commission and its main aim is to assist the beneficiary countries to strengthen the capacities of institutions seeking to put to life the requirements of the EU Acquis Communautaire or to come closer to them. The Program is one of the most important instruments of the European Commission earmarked for public administration institutions capacities development.

Project webpage: www.twinningproject.info

Project No.VP1-4.1-VRM-03-V-01-0100 “Special Investigation Service personnel qualification improvement”

From February 26, 2010 to February 26, 2012 the Special Investigation Service (herein – the STT) will be implementing the project No.VP1-4.1-VRM-03-V-01-0100 titled “Special Investigation Service personnel qualification improvement” financed from the European Union Structural Funds. The goal of the project is to improve the STT personnel language (EU working languages) and computer usage skills, what would allow more professional and efficient performance of its functions.

The project will be implemented following the Human Resources Development Operational Program (Priority 4 “Fostering Administrative Competence and Increasing Efficiency of Public Administration”, measure “State institutions personnel qualification improvement”.

It is expected that the knowledge of foreign languages and higher computer literacy level will improve administrative capabilities (professionalism) of the STT employees and provide conditions for the service efficiency improvement.  The participants of this training will have a possibility of applying the newly acquired knowledge in practice: while carrying daily assignments (e.g. will be able to use internationally accessible sources of information), implementing international projects, taking part in anti-corruption events and representing the interests of the service and the state abroad.

The amount allocated from the EU Structural Funds for financing of above project is 297.998,00 Litas.

Project No. VP1-4.2-VRM-03-V-01-044 „Automation of budget planning, finance accounting, contract management, asset acquisition, and asset management processes at the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania“

From March 19 to December 19, 2010 the Special Investigation Service (herein – the STT) implemented the project titled „Automation of budget planning, finance accounting, contract management, asset acquisition, and asset management processes at the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania“ financed from the European Union Structural Funds.

The main objective of this project iwas to increase the STT activities efficiency following introduction of the IT system for budget planning and implementation control, finance and material resources accounting and management.

Automation of all processes related to finance and material resources accounting and management will lead to data consistency assurance, and possibilities for achieving better data analysis and generation of reports/statements will get considerably improved. Transfer of all the STT budget planning and implementation control, procurement and contract management processes to the electronic space would result in employees working time saving, reduction of operation costs, easier budget planning and control. All of it is expected to bring about a positive shift towards a more operative decision taking, the decisions on which the success of both the service and the state in fighting against corruption might depend.

The system would allow to correlate the results of the program „Prevention of and Fight against Corruption Related Crimes and Offences“ under implementation by the STT and the finance  allocated in order to attain them, i.e. provide a possibility to perform regular and objective assessment of the resultance, efficiency, usefulness and sustainable effect of the program under implementation.

The project mplemented following the Human Resources Development Operational Program for 2007 to 2013 confirmed by the Ministry of Interior ( Priority 4 “Fostering Administrative Competence and Increasing Efficiency of Public Administration” , measure “Improvement of Public Administration System”).

The amount allocated from the EU Structural Funds for financing of above project is 319.263,40 Litas.