Reform in the media

07.05.10 Online State
The Ministry of Economic Development and the Federal State Property Agency (Rosimushchestvo) have suggested that the government manage state property through the Internet and approve and issue directives, monitor compliance with them and watch the efficiency of state-owned companies via a special web portal 06.05.10 President Promises Free Services
The president has promised to sign the controversial law on budgetary organizations after guaranteeing in front of TV cameras that educational and medical services would not become paid ones everywhere. Authorities are trying to ward off protests similar to those that were organized after the monetization of benefits, says the opposition that voted against the draft law 05.05.10 Government Officials Start Twittering
Russian governmental bodies begin to publish information on Twitter. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and the Federal Service for Financial Markets have already mastered the new service. President Dmitry Medvedev may be next one 30.04.10 Policeman for $1,000. Law Enforcers’ Salaries and Pensions to Grow Several Times
The reform of such a large law enforcement body as the Interior Ministry will be as public as possible. Yesterday, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said civil society would be actively engaged in the process. The ministry’s public council is creating an expert commission for drafting a new law “On Police”. The commission will involve Duma and Federation Council members, scientists and human rights activists, public figures and journalists 29.04.10 Police to Put within Limits
The new law on police, which the Interior Ministry is drafting in keeping with the president’s order, will minimize police interference in business affairs, and allow police to begin investigation in respect of entrepreneurs only on the basis of information received by other audit bodies, such as tax or sanitary ones and others, Deputy Interior Minister Sergei Bulavin said at an Interior Ministry meeting yesterday