{"id":4907,"date":"2015-10-12T11:50:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T11:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ais.al\/new\/?p=4907"},"modified":"2016-06-22T12:50:28","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T12:50:28","slug":"workshop-with-journalists-open-spending-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/en\/workshop-with-journalists-open-spending-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop with Journalists: Open Spending Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our organization AIS on 10th of October, 2015 <\/strong>at 10.30 am<\/strong> held a workshop with journalists involved in the Open Spending Initiative. Open Spending Initiative consist in creating a Network of \u00a0affirmed local journalists, engaged in informing the public on expenditures of budgetary institutions in Albania.<\/p>\n

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.<\/em><\/p>\n

Program : <\/strong><\/p>\n

10:30 \u2013 11:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Aranita Brahaj<\/strong><\/p>\n

Executive Director (AIS)<\/em><\/p>\n

Data on Open Corporates Albania, Control of Conflict of Interest<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

11.00 – 11.25\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Leonard BAKIPLLARI<\/strong><\/p>\n

Investigative Journalist MAPO and\u00a0<\/em>Albanian Association of the Journalist for Justice (SHGD)<\/em><\/p>\n

Declaration of Assets of High Level officials, Investigation of Wealth Sources<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

11:25 – 11:45\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shefiko HAJNA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open Spending Albania<\/em><\/p>\n

Treasury Monitoring, Citizens control over Public Spending<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

11:45 – 12:05\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Blerta TUCI, AIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Employers Taxation, Tax Calculator (Daily Bread) as an instrument that provide citizens with public services<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

12:10 \u2013 12:30<\/span><\/p>\n

Besjana HYSA, AIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Linked Data on Public Spending and Declaration of Assets of Senior officials<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

12: 35- 12: 55<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Questions and Discussions <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indicators about the participants:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Journalist engaged in Tirana and Local Media: 14<\/strong> \/11 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Gender Ratio: Men: 11<\/strong>, Women: 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

Years of experience in the media: 7+ years: 17<\/strong>, 5-7 years: 4<\/strong>, 3-5 years: 3<\/strong>, 0-3 years: 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Participants in the workshop: 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total registered: 30<\/strong><\/p>\n

List of registered journalists:<\/strong><\/p>\n