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…