Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to successfully bid in Public Tendering for Local Government Units – this was the title of the roundtable held on 19 December, organized by AIS. During this roundtable, data and challenges related to the economic empowerment of women and gender groups were presented in the areas of Procurement, Contracting, Entrepreneurship, and Gender-Responsive Budgeting Programs. The objective of the meeting was Driving Policy…
18 December 2025 Six civil society organizations have come together in a joint statement in support of the independence of Special Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Structure SPAK, the dismantling of the myth of impunity, institutional integrity, and the objective investigation of any public official involved in corrupt acts. Our organizations are closely monitoring, with concern, the events of recent months and days, based on information…
A consultative workshop on the Preventive Anti-Corruption Assessment of the Draft Law “On the Extended Responsibilities of Producers of Products that Generate Waste” brought together Members of Parliament, representatives from civil society organizations, business associations, public institutions, and legal experts. The event gathered MPs from both the ruling majority and the opposition Blendi Himçi, Zamira Sinaj, Gjin Gjoni, Klodiana Capja, Kliti Hoti, Redi Muçi, and Edmond Haxhinasto as well as…
Tirana, Albania – October 27, 2025 On October 25–26, 2025, AIS – promoter of Open Data Albania – successfully organized the annual Open Data Marathon, DataThon Albania 2025, bringing together journalists, activists, students, and civil society representatives to work collaboratively with open public data. This year’s theme focused on one of the most sensitive areas of public governance: Public Procurement and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)…
27 October 2025 Project: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Successfully Bid in Public Tendering for Local Government Units Context The Albanian Institute of Science (AIS) is implementing a project supported by the Embassy of Canada, aiming to empower women entrepreneurs to participate successfully in public tenders at the local government level. As part of this project, a Focus Group was organized with institutions, organizations, and chambers…
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…
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…
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…
