"Let me inform that the flaws introduced by the developer in the register data protection system have been eliminated. Let me stress that the State Special Communications Service, acting within its authority and under laws of Ukraine, has complied with all obligations to ensure conditions for the authorized functioning of the register from September 1, 2016," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday.
Read alsoE-declaration must be launched from Sept 1: GroysmanThe system was tested under an agreement between the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) and the State Cybersecurity Center, which was concluded on August 25. Experts drew positive conclusions that the information protection system meets established requirements, enabling it to collect, store and publish income declarations in the secure mode.
"A decision has just been taken on the compliance of the developed register and the issue of a certificate of compliance to NAPC," he said.
At the same time, he said that work on the e-declaration system is not over, as the developer should integrate it with external IT systems of the state register and databases.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that the official launch of the e-declaration system was scheduled for today at 23:59.
"Yesterday, the head of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine said that the certificate was ready. The software has been considerably updated," he told journalists during his working trip to Mariupol.
Poroshenko stressed that it would mean the fulfillment of the conditions associated with a cooperation program with the International Monetary Fund and Ukraine's commitments in ensuring EU visa-free travel.
NAPC announced the launch of the e-declaration system on August 15, however, it was launched without a certificate of compliance, which is foreseen by the law.
