November 2017
TV show “Direktno“: Employment in Public Administration based on party affiliation
22. 11. 2017.
Stevo Muk, president of the Managing board of Institute Alternative, participated in a TV show “Direktno“ at TV Vijesti, where he talked about employment in public administration, based on party affiliation. Apart from the topic of recruitment based on party affiliation, guests also debated about other abuses of state resources, which are especially visible in…
On public discussions without a public discussion
20. 11. 2017.
Last Thursday, the Government of Montenegro drafted amendments to the Law on state administration without a public discussion, announcement or justification. These amendments limit public debates in a way that enables ministries to virtually skip this phase in decision-making whenever they please. According to the draft, the public discussion will not be held “when the…
Good human resources planning leads to efficient public administration
17. 11. 2017.
Considering the share of the public sector in the overall employment of Montenegro, the expenses for employees’ salaries, and poor human resource planning, one of the main challenges of the public administration reform would be its optimisation. This is the conclusion from the panel discussion organized by Institute Alternative. The purpose of the event was…
Important Decision of the Constitutional Court in regard to inadequate investigation of police torture in Montenegro
15. 11. 2017.
The Decision of the Constitutional Court in the case of Mijo Martinović is one of the most significant positive developments not only in this year, but in the last few, when it comes to the work of the Prosecutor’s Office and the Police and the reform of the criminal justice system. This is primarily important…
Comments of the Institute Alternative on the Draft Amendments to the Law on Electronic Government
15. 11. 2017.
General comments of the Institute Alternative on the Draft Amendments to the Law on Electronic Government Positive sides of the proposed amendments are: Prescribing deadline for submitting data on electronic registers and information systems submitted to the Ministry of Public Administration, in order to enable coordination and management of projects in the field of information…
Social Card – Potential for a Better Social Policy
06. 11. 2017.
Citizens no longer have to collect up to 30 documents to receive social assistance fee. However, it is not always possible to obtain the information necessary for the exercise of this right through a “Social card”. These are some of the key conslusions of the discussion “Social Card: A step ahead of time” organised by…