Promoting Transparency and Civic Engagement Through Open Data in Albania
The Albanian Institute of Science is dedicated to promoting scientific activity and applied research in Albania to tackle socio-economic challenges, enhance transparency, and empower civic engagement. Their initiatives include projects focusing on open spending, open data collection, and fostering enthusiasm for science and innovation among the youth.
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Open Spending in Albania Dr. Julia Hoxha Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Co-founder of Albanian Institute of Science Aranita Brahaj Executive Director Albanian Institute of Science SHARE-PSI Workshop 01.07.2014 Samos, Greece
Mission Our mission is to promote scientific activity and applied research in Albania to solve socio- economic problems, increase transparency, and strengthen civic engagement. We aim to foster enthusiasm about science and innovation to young generations.
AIS at a glance Founded in 14 http://ais.al 2011 Projects implemented as a non-profit organization 7 18 11 Donors new projects acquired in 2013 Experts involved in the projects
Open Data Albania Promoting Transparency through Data The project aims to collect from public offices data on socio- economic indicators, process and publish them based on emerging semantic technologies. o Duration: Dec. 2010-Nov. 2014 o Modules: o Linked Open Data o Open Spending o Open Data in Classroom: Hackathons
Motivation o Extend the lifetime of data made available by government offices, preservation o Draw attention to socio-economic aspects through the use of data o Offer tools to increase the usability of these data o Support individuals or NGOs involved in advocacy 6
Target Audience o Media o Civil Society Organizations o Academia o Web Activists ... All the above are seen as an amplifier to reach citizens with data and knowledge 7
Open Spending Absence of transparency and civic engagement in public finances poses a great risk of ongoing corruption, failure and regulatory abuse. The goal of the project is to provide access to well-structured and visualized data on public procurements and spending, supporting citizens and CSOs to participate in a more open government approach. o Duration: Nov. 2013 Oct. 2014 o Modules: o Tools: MoneyMap, DailyBread, etc. o Media empowerment o Civic engagement http://spending.data.al
OPEN DATA ADVOCACY
OPEN DATA Searchability, Usability
Prime Minister Transport Costs Renting Chairs Municipality of Kavaja Car of Prime Minister Repair Service Private Police Guards University of Kamza
OPEN DATA JOURNALISM
Our Strategy o Make data understandable and insightful o High Value datasets o Contextualized analyses/storytelling o Teaming up experts of different fields High Impact
In God we trust, all others must bring data. - W. Edwards Deming
