A model for a Centre has been developed and designed and even premises have been decided, room 141 in the House of Government, just to the right of the main entrance. The model for the Centre has been Information Rosenbad at the Swedish Government office, as well as other government information centres.

The expected output of this Centre for public communication is to give citizens level of knowledge about executive bodies activities and to increase citizens’ understanding and support of the state decisions.

Activities planned for the centre are:

·     To give briefings to explain new laws, projects and other acts of the Cabinet of Ministers.

·     To produce explanatory materials and distribute through mass media.

·     To give easy access for mass media and society to the archive of explanatory materials, photo- and video materials.

There are two rooms within the premises. One room is designed to for conducting web conferences. Attached to this room is a technical room form which it is possible to broadcast video- and web-conferences, direct video- and audio transmissions of the opened measures of Cabinet of Ministers to place on the Governmental portal or distribute as, photo-, audio- and video- formats to the mass media.

The system also contains possibilities to address relevant information to the mass media through e-mail subscription.

The other room is dedicated as work space for journalists, to facilitate their reporting on the Cabinet of Ministers.

The planned organisation connected to the centre is supposed to include

·     monitoring of public opinion according to a public policy and reacting to remarks and suggestions

·     introduction of the European standards of civil servants activity on the principles of openness and transparency

·     development of new work standards in the field of communications with society and mass media, in particular,  by adaptation and distribution of foreign experience for work of executive bodies;

 

There would also be a system for training of civil servants, including:

·     organization and conducting of seminars for the workers of SCMU and executive bodies on issues of communications with society and mass media;

·     organization, development and production of methodical recommendations, including the use of modern technologies.

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