2019
Contest: Digital solution for citizen participation
15. 05. 2019.
You have an idea for a new app or platform which can enable better communication and cooperation of citizens in addressing the problems of their communities? You think that digital democracy can support higher inclusion of citizens in policy-making? If your answers to these questions are positive, we invite you to share your idea about…
Elections – Birthplace of Corruption and Ongoing Political Crisis
14. 05. 2019.
Having in mind that environment in which elections take place is far wider and longer process than the electoral campaign or election day only, European Commission should provide its own assessment and not rely on OSCE ODIHR mission report only. Ana Đurnić, public policy researcher at Institute alternative participated in the panel “Frontrunner in a…
Europe Day: Movie night at Institute Alternative
10. 05. 2019.
On the occasion of May 9th, Europe Day, the Institute Alternative organised a movie night for students at premises of the Institute Alternative. Students had the opportunity to watch two documentaries: • Europe: From WWII To Today’s European Union (2014) – Documentary shows the period from the World War II, the chronically ordered events of…
Ten municipalities plan to hire over 450 employees
09. 05. 2019.
Human resources plans of ten municipalities show that they need to hire 457 people in this and next year. However, the estimated needs for hiring are not sufficiently explained nor their effect on the implementation of the Public Administration Optimisation Plan. Only four local self-governments have made human resources plans within the legal deadline, by…
Positive effects of optimisation?
05. 05. 2019.
In the lastest report on implementation of the Public Sector Optimisation Plan, Ministry of Public Administration, striving to come up with positive effects of the Optimisation Plan, claims that there has been an impact on public spending. It uses the share of gross salaries in the public sector in the GDP structure, concluding that “a…
Blog: One Hundred Days of the “Envelope Affair”
22. 04. 2019.
The envelope that contained EUR 97,000 is just the tip of the iceberg. The visible part. The part that was recorded. Others did not record similar instances. Or they are still not in the same position as DK. But we have seen plenty already in the audio and video recordings of NGOs and political parties,…