Open Local Government Procurement and Red Flag Index
Following Open Local Government Procurement Program OpenLGP, that started its implementation in November 2015, this project is opening data for each procedure of public procurement of the 61 municipalities for one more year (in total, the database will be enriched with data for the two first years of the 61 municipalities, i.e. 2015 – 2017) and update procurement data already registered.
Public Health Sector Procurements
This Project has enabled the creation, promotion, and use of a well-structured database, which serves as an instrument (tool) for transparency, information, citizens’ monitoring about procurement processes of the Public Health Sector for 2016. The database contains well-structured data, updated in real time and filters for ensuring user friendly information. It serves as an instrument for anti-corruption.
Money, Government & Politics
This 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.
Open Data Albania
Promoting Transparency through Data
Since its beginning and continuing in the present year, AIS has successfully executed its most prominent project on transparency through Open Data usability. It has published hundreds of datasets in open data formats, deliver more than 300 analyses and studies on socio-economic topics, and launch numerous activities with the goal of creating an Open Data Movement.
Open Spending Albania
Where does our Money go?
This project provides the public with the Open Spending Albania platform, novel tools and a set of activities that aim to improve the access to transparency data and knowledge on public procurements in the country.
Spending Transparency for Municipalities
Open Governance – Good Governance
PLGP, in collaboration with the Albanian Institute of Science (AIS), has launched an “Open Governance as Good Governance” initiative. This initiative will draw upon the AIS project experience to make model municipalities’ budgets more transparent by publishing municipal finance information using an Open Data format.
ACADEMIC`AL
Network of Researchers
This project establishes a network of Albanian scientific and academic researchers. The objective is to increasing the visibility of our scientific research. The project marked satisfactory results in different scientific disciplines. It’s long-term aim is the application of open science in presenting the Albanian scientific research and enhancing its effectiveness.
The Supreme State Audit and the Albanian Institute of Science signed a cooperation agreement
/in Events, Homeposts /by Besi HysaThe Supreme State Audit and the Albanian Institute of Sciences (AIS), engaged through a cooperative agreement for the exchange of data between institutions. The agreement was signed by the chairman of SSA, Bujar Leskaj and the executive director of the Albanian Institute of Science, Aranita Brahaj. Pursuant to this agreement, SSA will engage in exchanging […]
ZA’LART 2015
/in Homeposts, Past Projects, Projects /by aranitaZA´LART 2015, is a project where the citizens are invited to denounce (report and alert) on an open source platform (website & app mobile), about problems they encounter during electoral campaigns and electoral day. Citizens are empowered with tools that allow them to participate in a real time monitoring process. This project is a new […]
Open Spending Albania
/in Homeposts, Past Projects /by adminThe 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 […]
ACADEMIC´AL – Increasing the Visibility of Scientific Research
/in Homeposts, Past Projects, Projects /by aranitaAs part of the scope to base our projects ICT Solutions, AIS implemented during the first 6 months of 2013 a platform for the Albanian scientific research. The aim of the platform was to increase the visibility of scientific researchers and their scientific works. The project delivery include a central portal that provides information on […]
Open Data Albania
/in Homeposts, Past Projects, Projects /by adminOpen 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
Digitalization of Ethnographic Heritage – “SOTIR” Photo Archive
/in Homeposts, Past Projects, Projects /by adminDigitalization of 14,000 photographic plates of the 20th century in Albania. The project aims to enforce practices on the conservation of ethnographic objects and cultural heritage of the country.
OGP Albania – Ministry of Finances Censures the State Treasure Public Data
/in Homeposts, Press Releases /by aranitaIn the name of the principles of Journalism for Public Information, I would like to share with you a concern over a recent case of State Treasure Public Data being censured. The Albanian Government is obliged by law and by the respective secondary legislation acts to ensure transparency over every single detail about the way […]