DataThon Albania, a data marathon, took place on April 3rd and 4th, 2023. Over two days, young participants collaborate to create a dataset, analyze, visualize, and present the data.
AIS has previously organized events such as Hackathons, DataThons, or DiploHacks. This year, participants in the data marathon were young members of the OpenDataFellowship Network. The event aimed at Civic Education and empowering young people in data gathering and analysis, as well as presenting their finding to the public.
Monday and Tuesday, From 3 April, 09:00 to 16:30 and 4 April, from 17:00 to 18:30
Rogner Hotel, Antigonea Meeting Room
Topic of DataThon: Party Financing Data, Charts, Visualizations and Recommendations
The participants of DataThon Albania this year are young people from the OpenDataFellowship Network
Datathon Albania 2023 is organized by AIS, promoter of Open Data in Albania
This year, DataThon is held as part of the Open Data Access and Transparency Project activities
in sectors exposed to the risk of corruption, a project financially supported by
Sida – Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency
First Day of Marathon, April 3rd, from 09:00 to 16:30
Phase 1: Ideation from 10:30 to 12:00
Welcome Participants to the Marathon
Logistics
What is a DataThon?
How can data be collected for the Finances of Political Parties over the years
Working Teams are created for Lawyers: Statisticians; Economists; and Designers
Moderator: Aranita Brahaj & Fatjona Mejdini
12:00 DEADLINE – HAND IN YOUR PROBLEM ANALYSIS
Lunch 12:00 – 13:00
Phase 2: Prototyping 13:00 to 15:00
Phase 3: Preparing an elevator pitch from 15:00 to 16:30
Prepare an elevator pitch of Max 3 minutes on the idea MAX 1 visual
17.00 DEADLINE: HAND IN 1 VISUAL FOR ELEVATOR PITCH
Second Day of the Marathon, April 4rth, from 17:00 to 18.30
DataThon Albania Award Ceremony
Tuesday, April 4th, 17:00 – 18:30
Rogner Hotel, Antigonea Meeting Room
PRESENTATION OF THE TEAMS – KEY NOTE SPEECH – AWARDS AND DRINKS
Follow us
On the website of AIS http://ais.al/new/
On twitter @AIScience
on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OpenDataAlbania/
Where the Graph, Data and Visualizations of this Marathon are published
On the Open Data Albania web page
DataThon Albania 2023 is organized by @AIS, promoter of Open Data in Albania
Supported by Sida – Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency
Some Data-Sets, Graf and Data prepared in the frame of the DataThon Albania 2023 event:
Datathon Albania
/in Events, Homeposts, Press Releases /by adminDataThon Albania, a data marathon, took place on April 3rd and 4th, 2023. Over two days, young participants collaborate to create a dataset, analyze, visualize, and present the data.
AIS has previously organized events such as Hackathons, DataThons, or DiploHacks. This year, participants in the data marathon were young members of the OpenDataFellowship Network. The event aimed at Civic Education and empowering young people in data gathering and analysis, as well as presenting their finding to the public.
Monday and Tuesday, From 3 April, 09:00 to 16:30 and 4 April, from 17:00 to 18:30
Rogner Hotel, Antigonea Meeting Room
Topic of DataThon: Party Financing Data, Charts, Visualizations and Recommendations
The participants of DataThon Albania this year are young people from the OpenDataFellowship Network
Datathon Albania 2023 is organized by AIS, promoter of Open Data in Albania
This year, DataThon is held as part of the Open Data Access and Transparency Project activities
in sectors exposed to the risk of corruption, a project financially supported by
Sida – Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency
First Day of Marathon, April 3rd, from 09:00 to 16:30
Phase 1: Ideation from 10:30 to 12:00
Welcome Participants to the Marathon
Logistics
What is a DataThon?
How can data be collected for the Finances of Political Parties over the years
Working Teams are created for Lawyers: Statisticians; Economists; and Designers
Moderator: Aranita Brahaj & Fatjona Mejdini
12:00 DEADLINE – HAND IN YOUR PROBLEM ANALYSIS
Lunch 12:00 – 13:00
Phase 2: Prototyping 13:00 to 15:00
Phase 3: Preparing an elevator pitch from 15:00 to 16:30
Prepare an elevator pitch of Max 3 minutes on the idea MAX 1 visual
17.00 DEADLINE: HAND IN 1 VISUAL FOR ELEVATOR PITCH
Second Day of the Marathon, April 4rth, from 17:00 to 18.30
DataThon Albania Award Ceremony
Tuesday, April 4th, 17:00 – 18:30
Rogner Hotel, Antigonea Meeting Room
PRESENTATION OF THE TEAMS – KEY NOTE SPEECH – AWARDS AND DRINKS
Follow us
On the website of AIS http://ais.al/new/
On twitter @AIScience
on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OpenDataAlbania/
Where the Graph, Data and Visualizations of this Marathon are published
On the Open Data Albania web page
DataThon Albania 2023 is organized by @AIS, promoter of Open Data in Albania
Supported by Sida – Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency
Some Data-Sets, Graf and Data prepared in the frame of the DataThon Albania 2023 event:
AIS concerned: Central Election Commission has limited access to Documents and Information on previous Election Periods.
/in Press Releases /by adminFor many weeks now (February 2023), the CEC official website lost touch with its database before 2020. This database contains Documents, Acts, Reports, Minutes and Decisions that represent the backbone of CEC activity and electoral campaigns developments. Similarly, while Albania gears up for the local elections, the previous 2019 campaign is darkened by a total lack of acts and information on the CEC website.
Although public access to these documents is a legal obligation, those are no longer accessible online for use by interested stakeholders. Specifically, missing from the pre-2020 campaigns are all:
While CEC proclaimed initiatives to apply information technology, digitalization, and online reporting during 2023, it seems that website hosting and interoperability with the earlier database is a challenge that puts a big question mark on CEC’s capacities and will.
AIS is an organization that promotes access, transparency, and information. AIS holds that Data is Power and data must be made available to all stakeholders.
AIS filed a complaint on this denied access in the section Report of CEC website, and finds really concerning this shrank access to information on previous electoral campaigns and developments.
Truncated access, missing transparency, and irresponsibility in managing official documents represent a very risky aspect of how access to information may be used unilaterally.
DataThon Albania 2023 – Topic Party Financing Data, Charts, Visualizations and Recommendations
/in Events, Homeposts /by adminMake Data Great Again
What is DataThon Albania 2023
DataThon is a marathon event where citizens work together to collect, analyze data and raise awareness about a specific topic. The word DataThon is a combination of Data plus Marathon. The work consists of data collection, analysis, comparison, structuring and visualization of information.
Usually, a specific topic or field is chosen and the engaged group focuses and has an interest in working in that field.
Instruments or apps are often developed in datathons to make the information as useful as possible. DataThon are events where citizens, activists, journalists, economists, lawyers, architects, and various professionals may participate as long as they have a passion and desire to work with data.
An inspiring event for DataThon Albania 2023 is also the EU DataThon
Who Organizes DataThon Albania 2023
Datathon Albania 2023 is organized by AIS, promoter of Open Data in Albania. AIS has previously brought events like DiploHack Tirana, Hackathon and DataThon.
This year, DataThon is held as part of the Activities of the Project Open Data Access and Transparency in the sector at risk of corruption, a project financially supported by Sida – Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency.
Where and when it will be held
April 3 and 4, 2023 at Antigonea Meeting Room, Rogner Hotel
Who will work on the data? What about the audience
This year, participants of DataThon Albania are young people from the OpenDataFellowship Network. This Youth Network was created to increase the capacities and skills of young people in matters related to anti-corruption . At the end of the Marathon, in the final presentation session, you are invited to participate and listen to the presentations of the young people with Data, Charts, Visualizations and Recommendations.
Featured Topic
This year, the Marathon will focus on Political Party Financing. The selected topic sheds light on the integrity of subjects very important for the democratic and pluralistic life of the country. The young people participating in the marathon will work to gather data on the expenses declared by the political subjects in the last ten years, the structure of their income, the types of expenses, the weight of the electoral expenses versus the total expenses, the issues related to transparency, difficulties with access, and party financing issues that require practices with more integrity.
Event Contribution and Output
Data, Charts, and Visualizations will be presented in the final stage. Young people will also submit recommendations, their perspectives on how to improve the rules and models of control or reporting of the Finances of Political Parties with a view to ensuring Integrity.
Where can we be informed?
On the website of AIS.al
On twitter @AIScience
On Facebook
On the FollowTheMoney platform
Where the Graph, Dates and Visualizations of this Marathon are published
On the Open Data Albania web page
Not only DataThon
At this event, Certificates will also be distributed to the team of young people who have attended the first cycle of activities for capacity building as part of the OpenData Youth Network
Thirrje Anëtarësime te reja OpenData Fellowship Youth Network
/in Homeposts, Job Positions /by adminRihapet Thirrja, Aplikoni deri ne datën 20 Prill
Bëhu Pjesë e OpenData Felloship Youth #Network
AIS për të dytin vit radhazi, hap aplikimet për të rinj që duan të punojnë dhe angazhohen me OpenData Youth Network, të rinj me përgatitje universitare të moshës 20 deri 30 vjeç janë të mirëpritur. Ky grup network do të trajnohet, aftësohet, bëhet pjesë e një program intensiv me qëllim aftësimin në analizë dhe artikulim ku të dhënat e hapura nxisin transparencën, mirëqeverisjen dhe antikorrupsionin. Gjatë një viti, është punuar me një network dhe disa nga eventet janë publikuar në web faqen tonë Link
Lexo si vijon:
Mundësi për të punuar me ekipin #OpenDataAlbania
Je një Djalë apo Vajze e re, #Gazetar, #Student, #Ekonomist, #Fiskalist, #Politikan i Ardhshëm, #Analist, #Sociolog apo #Kërkues në një Disiplinë të caktuar
• Nëse ke dëshirë të Publikosh një apo disa artikuj në portalin Open Data Albania
• Nëse planet për Karrierën tuaj të ardhshme lidhen me sa më lart, një Rrjet Rinor të mirëpret për një program Afatshkurtër.
Ajo çka i duhet formimit tuaj profesional është edhe pak aftësim mbi përdorimin e të dhënave në artikulimin publik, vendimmarrjen, planifikimin dhe debatin.
Ne të ftojmë të Bëhesh Pjesë e OpenData Fellowship Youth Network
• Ju thjesht duhet të shpenzoni me Ne disa orë Praktikë çdo muaj për 4 muaj radhazi.
• Qëllimi final i procesit është forcimi i kapaciteteve dhe njohurive të një grupi rinor elitë që ka vokacion, talent dhe vullnet për tu angazhuar në artikulim publik.
• Procesi do të finalizohet edhe me publikimin e artikujve hulumtues në portalin Open Data Albania nga vetë të rinjtë duke u dhënë mundësinë të ndajnë me publikun fakte, analiza dhe parashtrime.
Mirëpresim të aplikojnë për angazhim të rinj mosha 20 deri 30 vjeç, në proces studimi universitarë apo të sapo diplomuar. Kusht është dëshira për tu fuqizuar përmes të dhënave, informacionit dhe njohurive.
Të rinjtë duhet të kenë dëshirë të përmirësojnë aftësinë e tyre artikuluese dhe aftësinë për tu përfshirë në diskutime të bazuara në argument dhe të dhëna.
Për aplikim dërgo email me titull Aplikim OpenData Felloship ne adresën [email protected] Ne aplikim duhet tekst ku njoftohen te dhëna si gjeneralitete, mosha, studimet, aftësitë, arsyet pse dëshiron te aplikosh.
Procesi ju Garanton:
• Rrjetëzim me Kolegë dhe Moshatar
• Puno dhe behu Autor Artikuj në Open Data Albania
• Referencë dhe Certifikatë për Eventin
• Fuqizohu duke njohur BigData
• Pagesë për çdo Artikuj të realizuar nga Ju dhe të Publikuar te OpenDataAlbania
Afati për Regjistrim data 20 Prill 2023.
Më të mirët do të ftohen për Intervistë pranë nesh,
Ky Network po krijohet në kuadër të Projektit Open Data, Access and Transparency over sectors esposed to risk of Corruption mbështetur nga SIDA përmes Ambasadës Suedeze në Shqipëri.
Për pyetje ju lutem na kontaktoni në [email protected].
Policy Paper – Integrity control of public contractors: EU practice and contracting in the Albanian context
/in Publications /by adminFebruary, the Month of Civil Engagement for European Integration, began with an event of the Organization AIS, whose purpose was to present a Policy Paper titled “Control of the Integrity of Public Contractors, EU practices and contracting in the Albanian Context”, drafted in the frame of the C1-EU- NPA Project. His Excellency, the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tirana, Mr. Reinout Vos, was also in attendance at this event.
Aranita Brahaj, the head of the Organization, emphasized that many companies in the country that have acquired the status of Contractor in Public Procurement; Investor in State Assets or Public Licenses in Strategic sectors, are Shell or Offshore companies with unidentified beneficial owners, located in fiscal havens. This status raises questions about the control of integrity concerning companies, that are engaged in implementing Public Contracts in exchange of State Assets and Money from the Albanian Taxpayers.
The Policy Paper’s aim was to analyze the existing Practice of integrity control in EU countries and to identify what was lacking in the Albanian legislation and practice, weather it coincided with potential loopholes present or need for intervention. In conclusion, the organization also presented specific recommendations for legal amendments and incorporation of additional measures to the respective legislation on Public Procurement and the Law on the Declaration of the Beneficial Owner.
See the Policy Paper HERE
Conclusions and Recommendations were introduced in the presence of Parliament and Government Representatives. Ms. Klotilda Bushka, Chairperson of the Legal Affairs Committee in the Assembly and Ms. Jorida Tabaku, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee for Integration, spoke about the findings and proposals for legal amendments drafted by Civil Society. The General Director of the Public Procurement Agency, Ms. Reida Kashta, concurrently responsible for the EU negotiations concerning the Public Procurement Chapter, also attended the event.
The Policy Paper and the subsequent Event, were carried out in the frame of the C1-EU-NPA project “Improved Policy Debate and Accountability on delivering the Fundamentals First, to fulfill Basic Rights through the Establishment of Cluster I EU Negotiations Platform, Albania”, a project implemented jointly by four Albanian organizations: CSDG, ISP, KSHH and AIS, with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tirana.
The document was drafted by AIS, in collaboration with the renown legal expert, Eduard Halimi. The organization AIS, in addition to its contribute through the preparation of Policy Documents and Recommendations, is also a promoter of Open Data platforms for the tracking, making transparent and verification of contracts and public contractors, more specifically through databases like Open Corporates Albania and Open Procurement Albania.
See the agenda HERE
“February, Month of Civil Engagement for EU Integration” started – AIS presented a Policy Paper on Integrity Control of Public Contractors, EU practice and the Albanian Context
/in Events, Homeposts /by adminFebruary, the Month of Civil Engagement for European Integration, began with an event of the Organization AIS, whose purpose was to present a Policy Paper titled “Control of the Integrity of Public Contractors, EU practices and contracting in the Albanian Context”, drafted in the frame of the C1-EU- NPA Project. His Excellency, the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tirana, Mr. Reinout Vos, was also in attendance at this event.
Aranita Brahaj, the head of the Organization, emphasized that many companies in the country that have acquired the status of Contractor in Public Procurement; Investor in State Assets or Public Licenses in Strategic sectors, are Shell or Offshore companies with unidentified beneficial owners, located in fiscal havens. This status raises questions about the control of integrity concerning companies, that are engaged in implementing Public Contracts in exchange of State Assets and Money from the Albanian Taxpayers.
The Policy Paper’s aim was to analyze the existing Practice of integrity control in EU countries and to identify what was lacking in the Albanian legislation and practice, weather it coincided with potential loopholes present or need for intervention. In conclusion, the organization also presented specific recommendations for legal amendments and incorporation of additional measures to the respective legislation on Public Procurement and the Law on the Declaration of the Beneficial Owner.
Conclusions and Recommendations were introduced in the presence of Parliament and Government Representatives. Ms. Klotilda Bushka, Chairperson of the Legal Affairs Committee in the Assembly and Ms. Jorida Tabaku, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee for Integration, spoke about the findings and proposals for legal amendments drafted by Civil Society. The General Director of the Public Procurement Agency, Ms. Reida Kashta, concurrently responsible for the EU negotiations concerning the Public Procurement Chapter, also attended the event.
The Policy Paper and the subsequent Event, were carried out in the frame of the C1-EU-NPA project “Improved Policy Debate and Accountability on delivering the Fundamentals First, to fulfill Basic Rights through the Establishment of Cluster I EU Negotiations Platform, Albania”, a project implemented jointly by four Albanian organizations: CSDG, ISP, KSHH and AIS, with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tirana.
The document was drafted by AIS, in collaboration with the renown legal expert, Eduard Halimi. The organization AIS, in addition to its contribute through the preparation of Policy Documents and Recommendations, is also a promoter of Open Data platforms for the tracking, making transparent and verification of contracts and public contractors, more specifically through databases like Open Corporates Albania and Open Procurement Albania.
See the agenda HERE
See the Policy Paper HERE
Mrs. Aranita Brahaj – Executive Director AIS/Open Data Albania
Mr. Reinout Vos – Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Albania
Mr. Eduard Halimi – Legal expert
Mrs. Jorida Tabaku – Chairperson, Parliamentary Committee for European Integration and Mrs. Klotilda Bushka – Chairperson of the Legal Affairs Committee Parliament
We work on Civic Education – Youth Empowerment in Anticorruption
/in Homeposts, Press Releases /by adminStartUp Datathon Albania, Data Marathon by AIS, promoter of Open Data
/in Homeposts, Press Releases /by adminAIS returns to its tradition of Datathon and Hackathon Albania. This November we started working with a group of young people for the DataThon that will be held in January 2023. DataThon comes from the words Data and Marathon. They are events where people meet to work together on an idea and to collect, analyze, visualize and communicate findings related to data.
AIS has previously held DataThon and HackaThon in Tirana. This time DataThon is an event that will engage young members from the OpenDataFellowship Network. This Youth Network was created to increase the capacities and skills of young people in anti-corruption issues. The issue to be addressed this time is the finance of political parties, their volume, structure, and visualized forms of research. For more information on DataThon Albania 2023, a publication will be prepared on AIS website.
Treasury transactions, 10 years of open data for each expenditure, 1900 budgetary institutions
/in Homeposts, Press Releases /by adminHow does the Government Spend the Taxpayers’ Money? Our well-structured Treasury Transactions database enables the monitoring of all payments that state institutions make to third parties. Currently, we have data on each payment made in 10 years. The data is obtained through the access to information from the Treasury Department. They are placed in a system where anyone can easily find, use and reuse them in real time.
The system also offers a search engine through filters, where transactions are divided by institution, beneficiaries, value, expenditure category, payment date or invoice number. This database discloses to the public information about how taxpayers’ money is spent; where the funds are allocated; who benefits and how much is paid for certain projects and programs.
Open Data and Gender Reports, Social-economic Data on Gender Balance
/in Homeposts, Press Releases /by adminThe Open Data Albania portal continuously publishes data related to Gender Balance Statistics in the country. Articles are listed under the Gender Relations topic. The latest data published are related to the gender balance in sectors and fields such as Demography, Education, Public Representation and Penal Policy by gender groups.
The data assist in identifying ratios and development of gender groups, revealing also economic and social imbalances. The gender pay gap in different employment sectors, as well as the data on Penal Policy and Sentences imposed by courts on women compared to the total number of sentences imposed for crimes in the country – are two indicators carefully presented during November.