Municipal officials now have their own digital portal

The Municipalities.RF portal will become a multifunctional assistant for local government specialists and will facilitate their current tasks. The presentation of the new project took place within the framework of the All-Russian Municipal Forum Small Motherland - the Strength of Russia.

The portal presented today is the first stage in the creation of a unified digital platform for municipal employees. Its functionality is based on the wishes of government officials voiced within the framework of the Presidential Council for the Development of Local Self-Government. The key sections were determined on the basis of a sociological survey conducted by the project developer, the parent organization of the Regional Management Centers, ANO Dialogue Regions. The proposed digital tools will help municipal officials work more efficiently. 

According to Dialog CEO Vladimir Tabak, the proposed digital tools will help build the work of municipal employees more effectively.

"The portal is a digital assistant for municipal officials, which will help not only optimize their work, but also provide information and expert support at all its stages. Globally, it is a portal for communication of the professional community. With its help, municipal employees can present their developments for their scaling up. Last year, 25 such proposals were included in the list of instructions from the President of Russia. Now it is possible to share ideas and study the experience of colleagues on a single platform", — said Vladimir Tabak, Director General of the ANO Dialogue Regions.

The Municipalities.RF portal is an add-on to existing services that were developed with the support of leading organizations in the municipal government system. The Executive Office of the President of the Russian Federation coordinated the creation of the portal. The development of services was also carried out by VARMSU, GSPM RANEPA, the Skolkovo Innovation Center, and the Consultant Plus legal system.

At the moment the resource includes eight digital tools, among them there are:

The Legal Vector service is integrated with Consultant Plus and provides access to basic legal materials that are necessary for the work of a municipal official. The service contains the following sections: legal base, legislative digest (monthly), law enforcement practice, consultations. The service updates more than 100 normative legal acts automatically. It provides an opportunity to get answers to questions in a chatbot or use a lawyer's consultation.

Municipal Navigator contains a regularly updated database of state support measures and tenders with auto-selection by flexible filter, as well as a bank of ready-made solutions with step-by-step instructions. To date, the Municipal Navigator provides information on 42 support measures. The portal also provides a selection of success stories with examples of projects implemented through the use of existing opportunities.

The Municipal Practices service ensures the formation of a community for communication and exchange of experience of municipal officials and provides access to the best practices at the municipal level. Within its framework, the user can receive assistance from experts who have already implemented the selected practice in the format of mentoring and obtain additional expertise.

The Municipal Dialogue service is aimed at collecting information on the issues in the field of municipal authorities' work. It also accumulates analytics for the development of solutions at the federal level. As part of the service, federal project teams will be created in areas in which anyone can participate.

The Municipal Academy service provides access to educational courses and programs for professional development. The tool allows to analyze competencies and build a development trajectory in the course of training. The service provides for seamless integration with the educational platform of GSPM RANEPA, where users will have access to dozens of educational courses and professional development programs.

Users will also be able to train in programs developed by ANO Dialog Regions as part of the Dialog PRO platform.

The portal is designed for 715,000 active users (including heads of municipalities, municipal officials, municipal deputies, and employees of municipal organizations). An intuitive interface and quick registration, including through social networks, have been created for users. It contains useful services, best practices and opportunities for expert assistance.

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