State Agencies to Disclose Data on Internet.

(From The Moscow Times)

The Cabinet on Thursday ordered all government agencies to publish information not regarded as a state secret -- including financial data -- on their web sites in an effort to curb corruption.

The corresponding resolution was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and will take effect next week, when it is to be published in the official Rossiiskaya Gazeta, the Cabinet information department said.

Some controversial categories of information, including data on tenders and contracts, remained in the resolution despite fierce opposition from a number of government agencies, said Galina Bronnikova, spokeswoman for the …