The Prime Minister has proposed an Anti-Corruption Reform introducing the use of Artificial Intelligence in Public Procurement. The Parliamentary opposition, through Jorida Tabaku, MP and Chairwoman of the Incinerator Investigative Committee, suggested that the Government should, instead, use the platform Open Procurement Albania, a technological tool created by the organization AIS, aiming to identify corruption cases in tendering. MP Tabaku’s statements were made to Balkan…
Classified contracts involve the procurement of services or equipment where, due to national security considerations, the state authority refrains from issuing public announcements or publishing related data and contract drafts. Such contracts, conducted as closed procurements without open competitive bidding and restricted to a predefined group of contractors, can often be associated with challenges to competition and transparency. The only available information on these contracts…
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…
As many as 85 young activists and journalists have been trained by the organization AIS on the practical aspects of Tracking Corruption through Open Data and Evidence-Based Data. Data and Evidence-Based Data. This cycle, whose last training took place on October 11-12th, is part of the activities of the EU4 Rule of Law: Citizens Engagement for Public Integrity (CEPI) project in the Western Balkans and…
A DataThon for media professionals, held on November 1 and 2nd, 2024 in Berat, brought together 25 of the best investigative journalists working for 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, under the mentorship of AIS staff, worked together to create stories on…
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…
In response to the Invitation of the Ministry of State for Public Administration and Anticorruption, for participation in the Public Consultation of the Draft – National Anticorruption Strategy, launched in July 2024, the AIS organization participated in the Meeting with Civil Society and also addressed written suggestions and opinions. Evaluating the completed document and the opportunity to participate in public consultation, AIS suggests an Additional…
The Albanian Institute of Science hosts journalists in its premises every other week, during which they report and use our data to conduct Investigative Articles. Most journalists use information related to Tenders and Red Flag Assessment in tenders. These Info sessions are preceded by announcements on social network and a WhatsApp communication group. Their result is related to the distribution of the information contained in…
Organized by: AIS Organization, a promotor of Open Data Albania. Project and Partnership: Increasing Parliament’s Responsiveness to Citizens’ Concerns, Project supported by the British Embassy in Tirana and implemented by a consortium led by IDM, in partnership with Citizens Channel and AIS. Objective: Building the capacities of CSOs, activists and local media to contribute in the planning of the state budget and public spending policies…
Organized by: AIS, promotor of Open Data Albania. Project and Partnership: Increasing Parliament’s Responsiveness to Citizens’ Concerns, Project supported by the British Embassy in Tirana and implemented by a consortium led by IDM, in partnership with Citizens Channel and AIS. Objective: Building the capacities of CSOs, activists and local media to contribute in the planning of the state budget and public spending policies Area: Districts…
Organized by: AIS, promotor of Open Data Albania. Project and Partnership: Increasing Parliament’s Responsiveness to Citizens’ Concerns, Project supported by the British Embassy in Tirana and implemented by a consortium led by IDM, in partnership with Citizens Channel and AIS. Objective: Building the capacities of CSOs, activists and local media to contribute in the planning of the state budget and public spending policies Area: Districts…
Open Data Albania is publishing a list businesses benefiting the most from the State Treasury Transactions during the 12 months of 2023. Exempted from the examination are payments with state institutions as beneficiaries or payments towards second tier banks. Likewise excluded are that category of transactions that comprises a transfer towards a publicly owned company. During 2023 as much as 282 103 transactions towards budgetary…
The Final DataThon event took place on July 4th and 5th at the Rogner Hotel. On the first day, the four groups conducted a general rehearsal, refining their work through mutual Q&A sessions. Below you can find photos from the working groups: On July 5th, the final presentations covered topics such as Public Finance, Health, Budgets for Justice and Penitentiary Institutions, Cyber Security Costs, and…
Training Workshop was held, focusing on key theoretical and practical aspects of the state budget process. The session covered topics such as the drafting and approval of the state budget, the legal framework of the budget cycle, the roles of the Council of Ministers and Parliament, public access to budget information, taxation legislation, government expenditure allocation, and oversight by the Albanian Supreme State Audit. The…
The first kick – off event “Introductory DataThon 2024 Workshop” was held at Rogner Hotel with 38 participants, including 29 selected fellows (22 women and 7 men), 3 mentors, 4 AIS staff, and 2 OSCE representatives. The fellows came from diverse fields: 9 in law, 12 in economics, 3 in IT, 2 in political science, and 1 each in engineering, social science, and medicine. The…
