Title: Veliaj won’t stop awarding tenders to people sentencedto prison Published: September 14, 2024
CNA Denunciation: 3 suspicious tenders in Tropoja Municipality, competing companies were disqualified from the competition
Title: 3 suspicious tenders in Tropoja Municipality, competing companies were disqualified from the competition Published: September 18, 2024
The news portal Pamfleti: Tropoja’s mayor Rexhë Byberi signs another fictitious tender while under house arrest
Title: Tropoja’s mayor Rexhë Byberi signs another fictitious tender while under house arrest Published: September 24, 2024
Kapitali: One hand washes the other: “One” awarded a tender by the municipality of Tirana, while the mayor’s brother curates the image of the company
Title: One hand washes the other: “One” awarded a tender by the municipality of Tirana, while the mayor’s brother curates the image of the company Published: September 25, 2024
Roundtable: State Budget and Public Finances in Election Years and Election Periods – Legal Regulation, Institutional Practices and the Need for Intervention and Improvement
On December 13, AIS organized a roundtable discussion on the topic: “State Budget and Public Finances in Election Years and Election Periods – Legal Regulation, Institutional Practices, and the Need for Intervention and Improvement.” This roundtable is organized as part of the 6th Edition of the Week of Integrity and is implemented within the framework of the project: “EU4 Rule of Law: Citizen Engagement for…
Workshop organized by AIS, topic: “Civil Society and Parliament in the Process of Drafting, Consulting, and Approving the State Budget
On November 27th, the organization AIS, a leading advocate for Open Data Albania, hosted a training session for local organizations, activists, and journalists on the topic: “Civil Society and Parliament in the Process of Drafting, Consulting, and Approving the State Budget.” The event was part of the project “Increasing Parliamentary Responsiveness to Citizens’ Concerns,” supported by the British Embassy in Tirana and implemented by a…
27.al online media publishes: Aulona Bylykbashi, prepares to face SPAK, the 1.4 billion Albanian Lek Reconstruction tender for the “Kostandin Kristoforidhi” School is uncovered
Title: Aulona Bylykbashi, prepares to face SPAK, the 1.4 billion Albanian Lek Reconstruction tender for the “Kostandin Kristoforidhi” School is uncovered Published: August 18, 2024
Collaboration with Institutions. There has been public pressure for investigations and audits of reported high-risk cases.
The High State Audit (ALSAI), in preparing its Annual Audit Planning Methodology document, published in March 2024, (page 7), listed AIS’s Open Data platforms – Open Procurement Albania and Open Spending Albania – as sources contributing to the collection of information and alerts during the drafting it’s the Annual Audit Plan. Throughout 2023–2024, data on high-risk procurements has been exchanged. This means that tenders marked…
Tracking Corruption through Open Data and Evidence. Training for activists and journalists
A total of 85 young activists and journalists have been trained by the AIS organization on the practical aspects of Tracking Corruption through Open Data and Evidence-Based Data. The final session of this training took place on October 11-12th, as part of the activities of the EU4 Rule of Law: Citizens Engagement for Public Integrity (CEPI) project in the Western Balkans and Turkey, funded by…
Empowering Fact-Based Journalism – A DataThon with Investigative Journalists. Instilling the Watchdog Culture
A DataThon for media professionals, held on November 1-2, 2024 in Berat, brought together 25 leading investigative journalists from prestigious TV’s and newspapers, such as Top Channel; A2 CNN; Klan News; Syri Tv; News 24; ABC News; Panorama; Vizion Plus; MCN TV etc. For two consecutive days, journalists, mentored by AIS staff, worked together to create stories on corruption and issues in Public Procurement. The…
Personal corruption stories or case studies developed from database or NIS assessments illustrating the social impact of Corruption
1.Investigative Case PPP Incinerators: See the full case data and analysis available in PDF and Excel formats. 2.Appropriation of State Property, Military Sector: See the full case data and analysis available in PDF and Excel formats. 3.Investigative Case PPP Agreement, Health Sector: See the full case data and analysis available in PDF and Excel formats. 4.Balkanweb published an investigation: The Reconstruction Scandal: €2.5 million for…
Call for Active Youth from Berat and Has
Young individuals are invited to apply if they wish to be Active, Informed, and Engaged Citizens. Albanian Institute of Science (AIS), promoter of Open Data Albania, invites youth from the Has and Berat Municipalities to take part in activities aimed at raising awareness and building capacities for advocacy and monitoring of Public Spending and Procurement. Applicants who wish to participate in training, info sessions, and…
Droni.al writes: The son-in-law of Arben Ndoka (former MP) is arrested as part of the Metamorfosis. He had already won a tender worth 2 million euros in Lezhë Municipality
Title: The son-in-law of Arben Ndoka (former MP) is arrested as part of the Metamorfosis (investigative file into a criminal organization of international trafficking). He had already won a tender worth 2 million euros in Lezhë Municipality Published: June 8, 2024
TV Ora News published the article: A Director in the Ministry benefited from 4.6 billion Lek tenders from the Municipalities
Title: A Director in the Ministry benefited from 4.6 billion Lek tenders from the Municipalities Published: June 18, 2024
Training – Tracking Corruption through Data and Evidence: Issues of Transparency
Organizer: Albanian Institute of Science (AIS), promotor of Open Data Albania. Participants: 1. Civil Society Representatives; 2. Journalists; 3. Members of the Open Data Youth Fellowship for Anti-Corruption. Project: This activity takes place within the framework of the “EU4 Rule of Law: Citizen Engagement for Public Integrity (CEPI) in the Western Balkans and Turkey” project. The Project is funded by the European Union. Topics covered in…