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…
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…
Over the past ten years, 41 municipalities in the country have auctioned or leased 6 350 hectares of public land, pastures and forests for use by private businesses. These auctions have been conducted by passing off the transparent competitive procedures, without being carried out through the Electronic Procurement System of the Public Procurement Agency. Approximately 750 public properties have been transferred for private use through…
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 Insight in an…
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Voice of America broadcasted several views from civil society experts calling for legal reforms to prevent the misuse of public funds for electoral purposes. The head of the Electoral Commission stated that the Electoral Law must be amended, as it does not address any of the situations raised. In Tirana, the Albanian Institute of Science published the findings of a comparative study on the state…
