Three key interventions that “will ensure transparency in the project implementation process, as well as control and knowledge of the security status of public infrastructure”, include the draft SYRIZA-PS program on transport security, which presented Alexis Tsipras within the framework of the seminar of the Infrastructure and Transport Sector of the Party on the topic “Safe Transport, Modern Infrastructure” at the Cultural Center “Greek World”.

The President of SYRIZA PS stressed that “justice everywhere means security everywhere, it is above all respect for life itself”. He said that corruption thrives in the dark and always at the expense of security, stressing that “we are determined to end this party that puts not only public finances at risk, but human life itself.” He noted that the focus of the SYRIZA proposal is a new Clarity in general for public works, in general for infrastructure projects.

The three interventions he developed are, firstly, the establishment, implementation and operation of a digital central licensing system, secondly, the establishment, implementation and operation of a digital centralized technical project monitoring system, and thirdly, the establishment, implementation and operation of a record , Public and private project operation and maintenance system, in which all public and private projects finally received are recorded.

He noted that “there is an urgent need to restore a sense of security and justice everywhere. For the security that every citizen who lives, works and travels in this country should feel. For justice, which should regulate the activities of the state, managing the money of the Greek taxpayers by ensuring transparency and protecting the public interest.” He explained that the proposal that he is presenting today for the operation of critical sectors of administration and critical infrastructures introduces the logic of transparency in the activities of the state: in licensing and execution of state projects, in the operation of control mechanisms, in the establishment and compliance with standards in the implementation of minimum factors for the safe operation of each public infrastructure.

“The government continues to brazenly ignore responsibility”

In particular, the President of SYRIZA PS noted that the country is still grieving and society is perplexed, but, in his words, the government “continues to arrogantly ignore responsibility.” “Today we are here in the shadow of Tempe. In the shadows is not a victim. But about an unspeakable tragedy,” he said, emphasizing that in the face of such events, those of us who ask for a popular vote must face a duty: “Let’s not let this happen again. We will do everything, at any cost, so that every citizen feels safe in their movements. Consult with experts, listen to workers, study the best international experience.” Criticizing the government, he argued that “unfortunately, not all politicians and not all political forces feel this duty. Some continue to live with image fear. With an obsession with communication and propaganda. Some people don’t understand that what the citizens are looking for is not ministers who will pretend to be machinists, but prime ministers who will stop pretending to be ignorant.”

Mr Tsipras said SYRIZA’s duty is not to speak in wishful thinking, but in immediate and radical solutions, “to describe that the daily movements of citizens will not be a risk or an adventure, and nothing more than a routine. As in any difficult situation. As the Constitution itself ultimately prescribes.”

He emphasized that “democracy is a contract, and the terms of this contract are security and justice. Everywhere and for everyone” and that “if the government not only fails to provide them, but repeatedly becomes the same factor undermining them, then this is a dangerous government that must go.” He said that every aspect of the SYRIZA plan presented ahead of the elections “is the foundation on which we will once again build trusting relationships between citizen and state, society and government.”

The President of SYRIZA argued that the tragic accident at Tempe highlighted “the magnitude of the inadequacy and inefficiency of a state that was built from the old materials of nepotism and clientelism and maintained with old and new recipes for corruption and serving the interests.” He spoke of a marauding state that was later discredited, “giving away what is most useful to the public interest to private individuals for profit, neglecting the basics, even the safety of the citizens.” He noted that those who discredited him “ordered that this position be fixed”, but “the so-called state state turned into a great fiasco” and “a repetition with even greater intensity of all the painful practices of 40 years.” and more”.

Following this, he noted that the duty to “a strong, modern and efficient state that will provide the obvious and prevent the unthinkable, such as the Tempe tragedy” remains unfulfilled.

“At the heart of the proposal is a new clarity for all public works”

Mr. Tsipras said that today he decided not to position himself with proposals on technical issues that will be laid out on the thematic tables of the conference and will be fixed in the positions and proposals of SYRIZA, but wants to propose solutions “for the root of evil in public administration and public works” because if this is not done, we will not be able to create conditions for security in works and infrastructure, no matter how much we would like to.”

He stressed that security needs more light and that “much of the mismanagement, inadequacy and confusion in public-private transactions that catalyze security and public infrastructure operation is due to darkness.” According to him, corruption thrives in the dark and always at the expense of security, “because where aliserisi mereras and agreements are made under the table, no one takes into account either security or the quality of infrastructure.”

He stressed that “in this party, which endangers not only public finances but also human life itself, we are determined to put a final end”, adding that this will not be done with half measures, but “with radical proposals and against all odds” . political will to resist the decline.” He emphasized that it is depressing to live “in a state that did not have consumables in hospitals during a pandemic and at the same time handed out 9.5 billion on direct assignments and closed tenders.

Following this, Alexis Tsipras stated that “we need a large section of transparency in the licensing, implementation and operation of public infrastructure projects, which will ensure that the correct procedures are followed and, above all, their safety standards. A secure, transparent and efficient system for recording, producing and monitoring public and private projects.”

He noted that the focus of the SYRIZA proposal “is new clarity for public works, in general for infrastructure projects.” “Everything is in the world. No more delays and hidden deals. No more swamps of projects. There is no more darkness, which means oxygen for corruption,” he said.

Specifically, Mr. Tsipras developed three interventions:

– First, the creation, implementation and operation of a digital central licensing system. With the interconnection of all government agencies and services and the wider public sector that are involved in licensing, approval procedures for public and private technical works, and all control and auditing bodies and bodies. The approval and licensing process will now be carried out entirely electronically. The system will also include special categories of licenses and permits from agencies and services such as forestry, antiquities, architectural council, fire brigade, etc.

– Secondly, the creation, implementation and operation of a digital system for centralized monitoring of technical projects. This system will record the entire progress of the implementation of the public project. “In short, what is happening today is impossible. That is, after pre-contractual control by all bodies exercising control over legality, such as the Accounts Chamber, EADISY, the Pre-trial Appellate Body, administrative bodies, the project, the implementation of the contract is not visible. . And the proper observance of the prescribed procedures, at the discretion of the employees of the competent service and of course in their relationship with the contracting company. From now on, every account, every task board, every progress, every payout will be visible to everyone in Clarity. And, obviously, every extension and every delay will come into play. Therefore, the State Orders, the Minister of Infrastructure himself, deputies and every ordinary citizen will have the opportunity to know, control and intervene.”

– Thirdly, the establishment, implementation and operation of the System for Registration, Operation and Maintenance of Public and Private Projects, in which all public and private projects that have been finally accepted will be registered. At the same time, a project maintenance and operation list is compiled and, for construction projects, linked to the building’s electronic building identification system. “In a nutshell,” he said, “we are creating a National Digital Infrastructure Registry that also records all maintenance activities and safety certifications so that we know at any time what the state of public infrastructures are and therefore what needs are needed. do to ensure the safety of their use.

Alexis Tsipras argued that “through these three interventions, we ensure transparency in the project implementation process and gain control and necessary knowledge about the security status of the entire public infrastructure.” He expressed confidence that the SYRIZA plan “Transparency in the implementation of government projects, as well as in the maintenance and operation of public infrastructure is the leading institutional section in the activities of public administration, corresponding to other leading institutional sections, corresponding to other measures of transparency and meritocracy.” He said it would be a crossover that would give the administration the necessary institutional control tools, as well as cement a different mentality among government officials and, above all, a different relationship between public services and private individuals. “Relationships,” he stressed, “which, if rationalized, will provide state resources, the speed of project implementation and, most importantly, security for citizens.”

Source: RES-IPE