Research of transparency, accountability and integrity of institutions in public procurements
Transparency is a broadly accepted underlying principle in public procurements.It promotes competition, increases efficiency of public spending and reducesrisks of corruption in public procurements.
Only transparent public procurement process allows citizens to hold the adminis-tration and politicians accountable and responsible, which further enhances theirintegrity and the public trust in institutions of the system. In particular, transpar-ency and accountability, together, are tools for promotion of integrity and for pre-vention of corruption in public procurements.
Usually, transparency in public procurements is measured and advanced throughmonitoring by civil society organizations, which results in timely opening of issues, reduction of risks, improvement of practices, demanding responsibility and over-all enhancement of good governance in the country.
Moreover, the Law on Public Procurements of the Republic of Macedonia stipu-lates transparency and integrity in the public procurement process as underlyingprinciples.