Public administration reform
The goal of the program is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of the public administration (government, local government, public services). This program is especially dedicated to harmonization of legislative framework and practices with the principles of European administrative space, organization and rationalization of public administration, merit-based recruitment and carreer advancement as well as the quality of the law-making and policy development.
State Administration Struggles with Procuring Paper, Toner, and Vehicles
27. 06. 2024.
The shortage of paper and toner for printers was just part of the problem that plagued numerous state agencies last year due to the cancellation of centralised public procurements. Appeals processes delayed some centralised procurements by up to eight months. Centralised public procurements are conducted by the State Property Administration for the entire public administration,…
IA meeting with the President of Montenegro
20. 06. 2024.
The professionalisation of the management structure and good corporate governance in public enterprises form the foundation for creating an efficient and economically prosperous society. This was one of the key messages from the meeting with the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović. The meeting was held on June 19, and Institute Alternative was represented by Stevo…
Two Hundred Days Without a Response from the Administrative Inspection
17. 06. 2024.
We have sent urgent requests and inquiries, but to no avail… Even after 200 days, there has been no response from the Administrative Inspection regarding our initiative for conducting an inspection! With our initiative, we requested oversight over the extension of acting appointments. The government, after noting the expiration of six-month mandates for acting officials,…
Fourth year in a row: Ministry of the Interior works without an HR Plan
13. 06. 2024.
We still do not have precise data on the number of employees in the Ministry of the Interior and the Police Administration, nor do we have information on planned recruitments or projections regarding the number of those who will retire. Last Friday, the Government approved the Partial Human Resource Plan for State Administration Bodies and…
IA organised two gender-budgeting trainings
07. 06. 2024.
Institute Alternative (IA) organised two two-day trainings under the name “Programme budgeting through gender glasses”, as a continuation of efforts to introduce the concept of gender-responsive budgeting to civil servants. The trainings, which took place from May 27 to 30 at the Palas Hotel in Petrovac, aimed to familiarise about 30 officials with the basic…
Third meeting of the Public Procurement Watchdogs
04. 06. 2024.
On Monday, June 3, Institute alternative organised the third meeting of the Public Procurement Watchdogs Network, where participants were presented with a new section of the Moj novac portal dedicated to public procurement. The meeting was organised within the project “Public procurement under spotlight – Making Watchdogs Work!”, which IA conducts with the support of…
