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.
Public statement on the session of the Public Administration Reform Council
23. 09. 2017.
The second session of the Public Administration Reform Council was held yesterday in Podgorica, in which I participated as a member, on behalf of the Institute Alternative I abstained from voting on the conclusions of the Council for the adoption of the Report on the Implementation of the PAR Strategy and Action Plan for the…
All our Failures
13. 09. 2017.
We mark the tenth anniversary of the foundation of Institute alternative this month. We started from zero. It took us five years to become a relatively stable organization and it took us ten years to secure a place among the most active and most prominent organisations with 10 employees. It is very difficult to talk…
Comments of the Institute Alternative to the Draft Law on Civil Servants and State Employees
24. 08. 2017.
The current Draft Law on Civil Servants and State Employees incorporates certain solutions that follow Institute Alternative’s earlier suggestions, especially with regard to the explicit recognition of heads of state authorities as a category within the civil service system (See: Professionalization of Senior Civil Service in Montenegro: Between State and Politics, Institute Alternative, Podgorica, November…
Institute Alternative comments on the Draft Law on Local Self-Government
04. 08. 2017.
The current Draft Law on Local Self-Government makes certain improvements, especially related to the professionalization of the heads of local administration bodies and chief administrators. Also, it is commendable that some of our earlier suggestions, such as the consideration of the reports of the State Audit Institution by the Municipal Assembly, have been adopted. However,…
Public finances – the key challenge of local self-government reform
26. 07. 2017.
It is difficult to determine the optimal number of employees at a local level, while on the other hand, the high level of employment in municipalities is a burden on public finances, it was noted at the conference today The conference “Public Administration Reform – For Equitable Regional Development and Quality Services” was held in…
Infographics: Poor participation of citizens in debates about local budgets
24. 07. 2017.
Below you will find an infographics on number of citizens in Montenegro participating in public debates on the budgets of local governments for 2017 (only in Montenegrin)
