Our organization AIS on 10th of October, 2015 at 10.30 am held a workshop with journalists involved in the Open Spending Initiative. Open Spending Initiative consist in creating a Network of affirmed local journalists, engaged in informing the public on expenditures of budgetary institutions in Albania.
The workshop presented instruments and well-structured data which increase the level of information and citizens monitoring of finances and public assets. Open and linked data create a space for controlling and minimizing the cases of abuse, conflict of interest and nepotism. The event was organized in the framework of Money, Government and Politics.
Program :
10:30 – 11:00
Aranita Brahaj
Executive Director (AIS)
Data on Open Corporates Albania, Control of Conflict of Interest
11.00 – 11.25
Leonard BAKIPLLARI
Investigative Journalist MAPO and Albanian Association of the Journalist for Justice (SHGD)
Declaration of Assets of High Level officials, Investigation of Wealth Sources
11:25 – 11:45
Shefiko HAJNA
Open Spending Albania
Treasury Monitoring, Citizens control over Public Spending
11:45 – 12:05
Blerta TUCI, AIS
Employers Taxation, Tax Calculator (Daily Bread) as an instrument that provide citizens with public services
12:10 – 12:30
Besjana HYSA, AIS
Linked Data on Public Spending and Declaration of Assets of Senior officials
12: 35- 12: 55
Questions and Discussions
Indicators about the participants:
Journalist engaged in Tirana and Local Media: 14 /11
Gender Ratio: Men: 11, Women: 14
Years of experience in the media: 7+ years: 17, 5-7 years: 4, 3-5 years: 3, 0-3 years: 1
Participants in the workshop: 25
Total registered: 30
List of registered journalists:
Nr.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
Emer Mbiemer
- Adi DARSI
- Adriatik DOCI
- Albana QIRJAKO
- Armida SHUKULLI
- Aurora MURA
- Aurora SULCE
- Bashkim SHALA
- Bepin KOLVATAJ
- Besjana BEGAJ
- Bledar KORRESHI
- Brikela QELEMENI
- Ebrieta MACAJ
- Elvis NABOLLI
- Englantina IMERAJ
- Eni FERHATI
- Enio CIVICI
- Erjola AZIZOLLI
- Fatbardha NERGJON
- Gjyste DEDA
- Juljan SHOTA
- Keti BANUSHI
- Ornela ROBAJ
- Raimond KOLA
- Renaldo XHANEJ
- Skerdilajd MURATI
- Sokol ÇOBO
- Suela TOPI
- Violeta SHQALSI-CARA
- Vjollca KONGJONI
- Xhevahir ZHABINA
Media
- Free
- Gazeta SOT
- RTV SCAN
- Un-employed
- “Zeri i Popullit”
- TV Ora News
- BIRN-Albania &Koha Ditore-Kosove
- TV1 Channel
- TV-FOKUS
- Top Media
- RTV “Korça”
- RTV REAl Vlorë
- TV Rozafa
- TV.Fokus
- Top-News
- RTV SCAN
- Ora News
- Report TV, Gazeta Shqip
- M+
- A1 report
- VIZION +
- TV Fokus
- VOA
- Un-employed
- Panorama Sport
- Gazeta “Shqip”
- Gazeta “Shekulli”
- TV SCAN
- News 24
- TV Klan
Declaration of assets of Senior Officials at Open Spending Albania
/in Events /by adminIn the framework of Money, Government and Politics program, updated data are released in Spending Data Albania portal, “Money and power” column, about declared assets of Members and Ex-members of the Council of Ministers as well as their relatives’ assets. The data are published in compliance with access to information, transparency and accountability principles and after the model applied by the High Inspectorate for the Declaration of Assets.
As we would like to thank you for your attention, we want to remind you on the eventual use of the data contained in our publications without any restriction. But on the other hand we would like that you always cite Spending Data Albania portal, Money and Power column, developed in the framework of our organization project AIS titled Money, Government and Politics.
Annual income and change of assets 2014, members and former members of the Council of Ministers
http://www.spending.data.al/sq/moneypower/list/pos_id/6
http://www.spending.data.al/sq/moneypower/list/pos_id/22
http://www.spending.data.al/sq/moneypower/list/pos_id/4
http://www.spending.data.al/sq/moneypower/list/pos_id/5
http://ais.al/new/
Information on Declaration of the Senior Judges assets
/in Events /by adminIn the framework of Money, Government and Politics program, updated data are released in Spending Data Albania portal, “Money and power” column, about assets declared by Senior Judges and members of the High Council of Justice HCJ as well as their relatives’ assets. The data are published in compliance with principles of access to information, transparency and accountability. Personal data are protected by filters applied according to the model provided by the High Inspectorate for the Declaration of Assets.
You can find other open and transparent data on Treasury Transactions, Concessionaire Register, Tax Calculator (on salary) and the Budget. As we would like to thank you for your attention, we want to remind you on the eventual use of the data contained in our publications without any restriction. But on the other hand we would like that you always cite Spending Data Albania portal, Money and Power column, developed in the framework of our organization project AIS titled Money, Government and Politics.
Workshop with Journalists: Open Spending Initiative
/in Events, Homeposts /by adminOur organization AIS on 10th of October, 2015 at 10.30 am held a workshop with journalists involved in the Open Spending Initiative. Open Spending Initiative consist in creating a Network of affirmed local journalists, engaged in informing the public on expenditures of budgetary institutions in Albania.
The workshop presented instruments and well-structured data which increase the level of information and citizens monitoring of finances and public assets. Open and linked data create a space for controlling and minimizing the cases of abuse, conflict of interest and nepotism. The event was organized in the framework of Money, Government and Politics.
Program :
10:30 – 11:00
11.00 – 11.25
11:25 – 11:45
11:45 – 12:05
12:10 – 12:30
12: 35- 12: 55
Indicators about the participants:
Journalist engaged in Tirana and Local Media: 14 /11
Gender Ratio: Men: 11, Women: 14
Years of experience in the media: 7+ years: 17, 5-7 years: 4, 3-5 years: 3, 0-3 years: 1
Participants in the workshop: 25
Total registered: 30
List of registered journalists:
AIS in Court against the three main parties: Transparency on Electoral Donors
/in Events, Press Releases /by adminThe preliminary court session between AIS and the three main political parties will be held on 5th of October 2015 at the Administrative Court of Tirana. AIS has indicted the Socialist Party (PS), the Democratic Party (DP) and the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) to the right of information on their electoral financing.
The main issues to be reviewed are: the AIS complaint and the legal interpretation of whether the public has the right to know in real time who is funding the electoral campaigns of the major parties in the country.
Political Parties request to information: http://ais.al/new/en/political-parties-and-access-to-information-on-electoral-financing-ais-complaint/
Lawsuit act
Court Call document
AIS participant at the Telecenter Europe Conference
/in Events, Press Releases /by adminAlbanian Institute of Science as a member of Telecenter Europe Network participated at the annul Conference held in Beograd between 24-25 of September. Issues of employment in the ICT sector at the european market and the capacity building over different target groups were the main focus of the conference. Moreover the conference served to present the online program I-LINC a program that provides online traning for capacity building in the europenan market. The platform targeted mainly young people from East-Europe. The second day of the conference focused more on the e-Participation and the implementation of e-UROPA program, on which Albania is a beneficiary.
Jora Risto announced as e-Participation Ambassador for Albania
/in Events, Homeposts /by admine- Participation awards on 8th of December at the European Parliament in Brussels
Albanian Institute of Science as a member of the Telecenter Europe Network within the e-UROPA project during May–September 2015 organized the online competition “My e-participation Story”. The competition aimed the collection of the most significant stories related to the use of e-participation solutions that raised awareness among the young generation on a social problematic. Twelve winners were announced simultaneously in twelve countries. Awards will be given on 8th of December 2015 at the European Parliament in Brussels. The best compelled story from Albania is submitted by Jora Risto student at the Faculty of Medicine in Tirana. The story is titled “The Albanian November Students” and refers to the civic engagement and protest against the dismantling of Syrian chemical weapons in Albania. There were six stories submitted at the national level that dealt with migration and free movement issues. Furthermore, the winner was evaluated during the annual conference of Telecenter Europe which took place on 24-25th of September. The awarded story will be published in a brochure together with 11 stories from the other European participant countries at the website of Europa Participation. This competition was realized as part of the Europe for Citizens Programme of the European Union.
Read the story here: Albanian November Students
Video:
Pictures from the protest:
Money, Government and Politics, program was presented at TransparencyCamp 2015
/in Homeposts /by adminSeptember 11-12, Washington DC
Even this year our organization AIS was part of TransparencyCamp 2015 an “unconference” for OpenGov, organized by Sunlight Foundation. Each year the event gather hundreds of people to share their knowledge on the way of using new technologies and policies in making governments more accountable towards their citizens
AIS representative Besjana HYSA engaged in the process by presenting our most prominent program in matters of transparency and accountability Money, Government and Politics. She introduced the attendees with the results and impact of the program, the innovative datasets implemented and the cases of conflict of interest revealed.
Money, Government & Politics
/in Homeposts /by Besi HysaMoney, Government and Politics project and its activities address issues of abuse, corruption, and conflict of interest in the context of governance and politics in Albania. The program aims at opening data about the wealth of high state officials, expenditures of state institutions, electoral spending and expenditures of the concessionary corporate. Comparison and analysis of such data increases transparency, accountability and public pressure in cases of favoritism, embezzlement of public funds or assets.
Open Corporates / Business Companies
/in Homeposts /by Besi HysaThis project aims at opening data about business companies operating in the country. Through the Business Companies application, anyone may easily find and use data including the name of a company, its tax number (NIPT), year of establishment and its legal status. Additionally, the annual profit is published for each registered company, along with the type of ownership (i.e. public or private) and the financial transactions from the State Treasury (through a URL link). Special attention is paid to the concessionary companies that exploit public assets. Accordingly, the project will publish the standard open data, the value of their concessionary costs, and the legal ground of the contract signed between the Albanian Government and the respective concessionary companies. Through this project, AIS intends to contribute to the evolution of open data catalogue and culture in Albania by supporting stakeholders who are in search of data for research or business purposes.
Money Government & Politics
/in Homeposts /by adminMoney, Government and Politics project and its activities address issues of abuse, corruption, and conflict of interest in the context of governance and politics in Albania. The program opens up and well-structures data about the wealth of high state officials, and expenditures of state institutions, concessionary corporates, and electoral spending.This process enables to track cases of nepotism, embezzlement, and conflict of interest. Access to such data increases transparency, accountability and public pressure in cases of favoritism, and embezzlement of public funds or assets.