The Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER), in collaboration with AIS / Open Data Albania and with the support of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) Albania, organized today a training session for civil society representatives on Preventive Corruption Review, based on the methodology adopted and implemented in the Parliament of Albania. The Westminster Foundation for Democracy Albania has previously supported the implementation of this…
Recent developments in Albanian governance were discussed yesterday on journalist Pandi Gjata’s program on A2 CNN Albania.Aranita Brahaj, the founding director of AIS – Open Data Albania – highlighted that the use of Artificial Intelligence also carries significant risks of misuse and corruption. Diella, çfarë na pret me Ministren e AI, sa na kushton dhe ç’rrezikojmë – Aranita Brahaj AIS is a civil society organization…
Open Data Albania is analyzing the structure of bank shareholders’ capital by Origin of Ownership for commercial banks. As origin, we have considered the country or business register where the controlling shareholder is registered for legal persons, or the declared nationality for individual shareholders, whether directly or ultimately declared. As of July 2025, the banking system counts 11 (eleven) licensed Commercial banks operating in the…
AIS (Local NGO), is seeking to collaborate with an Expert with deep knowledge of women’s economic empowerment in new enterprises and small businesses. The purpose of this engagement is to cooperate in designing training activities focused on increasing knowledge and access through Public Procurement and supportive programs for new local enterprises (startups, sectoral grants, support programs for vulnerable groups). 🎯 Objective of the Engagement The…
Organization: AIS – Promoter of Open Data Albania AIS (Albanian Institute of Science), an organization that promotes transparency and open data (Open Data Albania), is seeking to engage an experienced Public Procurement Expert with in-depth knowledge of legislation and practices in this field, to design and deliver a dedicated training program. Application Criteria University degree in Law or Business Law. Over 5 years of work…
The two non-governmental organizations engaged in anti-corruption issues, AIS and ACER, express concern about the current situation affecting the functioning and integrity of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), the highest state authority in the field of public procurement. The right of businesses to have access to an effective appeal mechanism during public procurement competitions has been compromised due to vacancies, lack of quorum for declarative…
On May 11, 2025, parliamentary elections were held in Albania, resulting in the selection of 140 members of Parliament. More than half of them will serve in the Assembly for the first time. The portal Spending Data Albania, through its database “Money and Power,” enables citizens to better understand the profile and background of each MP. This database, created and maintained by the non-governmental organization…
The Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER), in collaboration with AIS / Open Data Albania and with the support of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) in Albania, is implementing an initiative aimed at strengthening civil society engagement to enhance transparency and accountability throughout the legislative process in the Albanian Parliament. On June 30th, the two organizations held a training session with representatives of civil…
The organization AIS, promoter of Open Data Albania, has taken part in the public consultation process with the Albanian Government following the preparation of the Draft Law on Concessions and Public – Private Partnerships (PPP). This draft law represents both an obligation and a commitment by the Albanian State to align with EU Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU, and 2014/25/EU. In April 2024, the Albanian Government established…
This was the main message highlighted in Inside Story on Top Channel, aired during the final week of the May 2025 electoral campaign. The report, titled “Electoral Labyrinths”, focused on the lack of transparency in electoral financing, the misuse of personal data, and problematic aspects of social media use during elections. In an interview for the program, Aranita Brahaj, Director of the organization AIS, pointed…
AIS, the organization promoting Open Data Albania, participated in the Career Day event held by the University of Tirana, Faculty of Economics, in May 2025. Over the past 14 years, our organization has developed a strong collaboration with the Faculty, engaging both students and academic staff. During the event, two of AIS’s Data Analysts and Open Data Albania promoters, Loida Hasa and Era Vukaj, introduced…
🚩 The current legal regulations hinder new political alternatives, disenfranchise 21% of active voters, and undermine the principle of representation 🚩 🚩 Open Data Albania predicted the 2025 election outcome two years in advance. 🚩In May 2023, following the local elections, the (youth-led) data analysis team at AIS / OpenDataAlbania created a projection based on the 2023 election results. According to this projection, if the…
From January 1 to April 30, 2025, the Council of Ministers paid salaries for temporary contract employees exceeding the number of staff positions approved in the official organizational chart (Treasury expenditure category 6002001[i]), which is twice the amount of the net salaries paid to employees officially approved in the organizational structure (as per the Treasury payment category code 6001001[ii]). Specifically, Treasury Category 6002001 (temporary employees outside the…
Over the past three years, a consistent pattern of flagged tenders has emerged, with businesses associated with or owned by politically exposed persons (PEPs) or individuals with conflicts of interest securing awarding contracts 🚩 These arguments have been officially documented in the 2023 Annual Report of the Special Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Prosecution Office (SPAK), which highlighted the misuse of procurement procedures at both the…
Between 2023 and 2025, the Special Prosecution Office Against Organized Crime and Corruption (SPAK) has taken significant action against several structured criminal groups suspected of involvement in electoral crimes during the 2021 elections, particularly in the districts of Shkodër, Durrës, Elbasan, and Lezha. Investigative media reports have revealed that some of these criminal groups, primarily involved in drug trafficking, were actively engaged in vote buying…
