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Lobbying to abrogate the law that reduces the benefits of maternity, has already started; Open Data Albania makes available the tables and the new calculations

25/01/2015 in /by

Soon after the detailed analysis public available at Open Data Albania on the reduction of the benefits as a result of legal amendments, members of the Group on Gender Issues in the Parlament of Albania notified on a possibility of abrogating this article, that obviously consists in legal aggravated effects. The women’s right of maternity […]

Open Spending Albania

16/09/2014 in , /by

The project establishes a platfrom where every ordinary citizen is able to monitor transactions of the state treasury, the day-to-day expenses of each institution, by having access to the amount of expenses, descriptions, beneficiaries and clients of state institutions, be it independent institutions, central government, and local government. Goal: The goal of the project is […]

Open Data Albania

13/09/2014 in , , /by

Open Data Albania is an initiative that embraces the Open Data principles. The project aims to collect from public offices data on socio-economic indicators, process and publish them based on emerging topics and semantic technologies. Donor: Open Society Foundation Duration: Dec. 2013 – Dec. 2014 Module: * Web Platform * Advocacy URL: http://open.data.al

AIS presents at Samos Summit on ICT-enabled Governance

09/09/2014 in /by

AIS participates at Samos Summit on ICT-enabled Governance, 30 Jun – 02 Jul 2014. The principal advisor of AIS, Dr. Ing. Julia Hoxha, presented a paper on Open Spending Albania. Link to the paper Link to the talk presented at Samos Summit Below is the abstract of the talk: In this paper, we describe Open […]

AIS promoting Get Online Week Albania

25/06/2014 in /by

Java Europiane e Përdorimit të Internetit 2013, në Shqipëri ka diçka të veçantë. Për shkak të emigracionit në vendin tonë interneti përdoret sëtepërmi edhe nga nga mosha e tretë. Historia e dy të moshuarve nga qyteti i Vlorës të cilët paguajnë një të pestën e pensionit mujor për të pasur lidhje interneti në banesë është […]

AIS at the Open Society Initiative for West Africa

25/06/2014 in /by

Albanian Institute of Science. represented by its Executive Director Ms. Aranita Brahaj, is participating in the event organized by Open Society Initiative for West Africa to present “Making Elections Count: A Guide to Setting Up a Civil Society Election Situation Room”. The event takes place 25-28 May, 2014 in Senegal, Dakar. More information on http://www.osiwa.org/en

Fiscal Impact Assessment of Structural Reforms – Case Study on Albania

23/06/2014 in /by

The country case studies in this volume represent just such an in-depth needs assessment for countries in the region, on an issue that is both critical and insufficiently addressed: how the fiscal impacts of structural reforms are integrated within the budget process. Working closely with Montenegro’s Ministry of Finance and with support from the World […]

Hackathon Day in Tirana

18/06/2014 in , /by

Open Data Albania organized  its annual Hackathon, “Hackathon Albania 2013” on Saturday, December 7, 2013, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, at Tirana’s downtown. This event is a gathering of friends, activists and citizens that want to give their contribution through visualizations or projects, and help the general opinion. Hackathon is a casual meeting, where […]