WHO COMPLAINED Children have nothing to learn on, Council of Ministers piles up equipment in state institutions

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum 2019 was held in Sarajevo on 8 and 9 May.

All technical equipment and inventory used at this event were left to BiH institutions. 

At the time, an incident occurred regarding part of this equipment after workers from an unknown company removed the plasma screens left by the EBRD. They entered rooms with servers and reinstalled old plasma screens on the walls. The OSA also had work to do, as it had to carry out an anti-bugging operation. 

The Council of Ministers made a decision on the distribution of IT and other equipment and inventory. The decision was published in the Official Gazette of BiH, Patria reports. 

The Parliamentary Assembly received two LCD televisions. 

The Cabinet of the Chair of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina "scored" a laptop and a laptop stand, as well as an air cooler.

The Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina received 6 laptops and 6 laptop stands; 45 desktop computers; 2 paper shredders; 5 wheeled chairs and 3 filing cabinets.

The Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina received from the summit equipment: 5 laptops and 5 laptop stands; 32 desktop computers; 2 paper shredders; 8 work cabinets; 17 wheeled chairs; 1 filing cabinet; 1 filter coffee maker; 12 thermos bottles; 1 pack of filters.

Four laptops and the same number of laptop stands; 35 desktop computers; 2 air coolers; 20 work desks measuring 120x60 and 20 work desks measuring 160x80 were received by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Ministry of Finance and Treasury of Bosnia and Herzegovina received 4 laptops and 4 laptop stands; 35 desktop computers; 2 air coolers; 10 work desks measuring 120x60; 12 work desks measuring 160x80; 5 coffee tables and 8 work cabinets.

The Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina was given 2 laptops and 2 laptop stands; 26 desktop computers; 15 work desks measuring 120x60; 15 work desks measuring 160x80; 9 coffee tables; 4 work cabinets.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fared modestly in this distribution, receiving 2 laptops and 2 laptop stands.

The Office for Legislation of the Council of Ministers received 1 laptop and 1 laptop stand; and 1 paper shredder.

The Service for Joint Affairs of the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved a good "haul": 10 desktop computers; 2 paper shredders; 10 waste bins; 10 work desks measuring 120x60; 10 work desks measuring 160x80; 5 coffee tables; 4 work cabinets; 20 bar stools; a filter coffee maker; 2 packs of filters; 1 box of handles and screws. 

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was not left without equipment either; they received 6 mobile telephone sets, and the same equipment in the same quantity was received by the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina received 224.80 m2 of itison plath red.

The Cantonal Public Enterprise ZOI '84 received 2286.4 m2 of itison (itison mortar grey 940 m2 and itison mortar anthracite 1346.40 m2), and the Service for Joint Affairs of the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina will carry out the assembly of work desks, coffee tables, filing cabinets and work cabinets in all institutions to which equipment has been allocated in accordance with this article.

Equipment for which the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina have not expressed a need, namely: 205 mobile telephone sets, 32 work desks measuring 120x60, 41 work desks measuring 160x80, 44 bar stools, 1 whiteboard, 221 thermos bottles, is allocated to the Service for Joint Affairs of the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Ministry of Finance and Treasury of Bosnia and Herzegovina will reduce the funds for capital investments of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Article 2 of this Decision in the Draft Law on the Budget of the Institutions and International Obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2020 by the amount of the equipment allocated by this Decision.

While many children in BiH lack technical means for classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council of Ministers is hoarding new equipment in state and other institutions.