Organizer: AIS, promotor of Open Data Albania
Title: The Risk Elements during the Public Procurement Procedures.
Project: This activity takes place within the framework of the EU4 Project Rule of Law Citizens Engagement for Public Integrity CEPI in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The Project is Funded by the European Union.
Participants: Members of Civil Society; Journalists; Fellows from the Network Open Data Youth Fellowship Program.
Agenda: Download Here
Panel no.1: Public Contracting Cycle – Integrity Elements during the Procurement Procedure
Speaker: Dr. Reida Kashta – Expert and Lecturer in Public Procurement, Director of the State Agency for Public Procurement and Negotiator for Albania in the EU Membership Process concering Chapter 5: Public Procurement, in the and is also part of Albanian Negotiating Team.
- Moderator Fatjona Mejdini – Journalist, Communication Expert and Director of South Eastern Europe Observatory, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.
Panel no. 2: Open Data in corruption prevention. Monitoring Public Sectors – Databases and using Data for Accountability
Speaker: MSc Bibe Tota – Staff AIS, Public Procurement Analyst; MSc Pajtim Nikolli – Public Finance Analyst; MSc Sidorela Driçi – Lawyer and Access to information Specialist; MSc Lea Kanani – Data Analyst, OpenCorporates Albania.
- Moderator Aranita Brahaj – Expert and AIS / Open Data Albania Executive Director
The initiative brought together 21 participants, including 12 journalists, 3 experts from the State Agency for Public Procurement, and 6 experts/data analysts from AIS.
In terms of gender representation, 16 participants (76%) were female, while 5 participants (24%) were male.
Among the 21 participants, the age distribution was as follows:
- 3 participants were aged 21–25,
- 8 participants were aged 26–30,
- 1 participant was aged 31–35,
- 2 participants were aged 36–40,
- 6 participants were aged 41–45,
- 1 participant was aged 46–50.
You may find the list of workshop participants in the attachment.
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