An online presence provides an excellent opportunity for governments to communicate with citizens, build trust, respond to inquiries and interact in a timely manner, and mitigate corruption through increased transparency.

In order to meet Chapter 23 negotiation requirements for EU accession process related to combating corruption, Serbia passed the 2016 Law on the Organization and Jurisdiction of State Organs in the Suppression of Organized Crime, Terrorism Financing and Corruption that established specialized anti-corruption court units. This Law came into force in March 2018.

USAID’s Government Accountability Initiative (GAI) in cooperation with the State Audit Institution organized a one-day workshop on preparing and adopting local budgets and improving transparency in financial governance for citizens.

On January 31, 2019, USAID’s Government Accountability Initiative (GAI), implemented by Checchi & Company Consulting Inc., convened a second workshop of representatives of Serbia’s anti-corruption court units and Public Prosecutors’ Offices (PPOs) to analyze the legal framework, data quality, and user requirements for the design and planned implementation of a first-ever Electronic Register of Corruption Cases (ERCC) in the country.

The State Audit Institution (SAI) of Serbia has adopted a Strategic Plan 2019-2023 that will focus its attention on current and emerging challenges facing the Government of Serbia and guide its annual selection of audit topics in the future.

On December 11, 2018, USAID’s Government Accountability Initiative (GAI), presented the results of the 2018 nationwide survey on the perception of Serbian citizens on the efforts of institutions at all levels of government to combat corruption. The survey was performed by CeSID d.o.o. in November 2018, via face-to -face interviews, with a sample size of 1,200 interviewees in urban and rural areas throughout Serbia.