David Sargsyan

rdf:langString David Sargsyan

rdf:langString David Sargsyan

rdf:langString David Sargsyan

rdf:langString Chief of Staff of the Government of Armenia

rdf:langString David Sargsyan (Armenian: Դավիթ Ռաֆայելի Սարգսյան; born14 July 1977 in Yerevan) was the Minister of Finance of Armenia from 2013 to 2014. Prior to that, he held the position of the Chief of Staff (Secretary of the Cabinet) of the Government of Armenia from 2008 to 2013. During his tenure at the executive authority, he initiated a number of reforms. As the Minister of Finance he headed the activities of piloting the issuance of Eurobonds for Armenia and assuring Armenia's access to international capital market. Minister Sargsyan initiated a number of reforms in the field of public procurement to increase accountability and transparency of the process. One of the successes of this reform was the implementation of the E-procurement system, as well as improvement of the appealing procedures and the public control over them. Another set of major reforms was in the area of public administration. One of the undertakings was to put clear distinction between the functions of political officials and staff in public administration bodies, policy makers, and public institutions offering state services. Another reform was targeted at the implementation of an electronic management system for the Government that consisted of 15 components, ranging from electronic document and workflow management system to a “one-stop-shop” that would allow registering a business in 15 minutes. It also included electronic system of applications for licenses and submission of reports of licensed entities; electronic system of government payments, etc. As a result of undertaken reforms, the level of transparency of public administration bodies improved sharply, due to which Armenia became the first country in the world to disclose the government expenditures on-line on daily basis through the “interactive budget” application.