Title: Aulona Bylykbashi, prepares to face SPAK, the 1.4 billion Albanian Lek Reconstruction tender for the “Kostandin Kristoforidhi” School is uncovered Published: August 18, 2024
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…
Personal corruption stories or case studies developed from database or NIS assessments illustrating the social impact of Corruption
1.Investigative Case PPP Incinerators: See the full case data and analysis available in PDF and Excel formats. 2.Appropriation of State Property, Military Sector: See the full case data and analysis available in PDF and Excel formats. 3.Investigative Case PPP Agreement, Health Sector: See the full case data and analysis available in PDF and Excel formats. 4.Balkanweb published an investigation: The Reconstruction Scandal: €2.5 million for…