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.
Call for media representatives for participation in the workshop “Open Data for Good Governance”
30. 11. 2017.
Institute Alternative in cooperation with NGOs Natura, Bonum, New Horizon and Center for Investigative Journalism invites media representatives to apply for participation in the workshop “Open Data for Good Governance”. A two-day workshop is an intensive and practical training program for representatives of NGOs and media on specific available online tools to improve reporting on…
IA at the SELDI event: Civil Society in the new EU Enlargement Strategy
30. 11. 2017.
Milena Milošević, our public policy researcher spoke at the round table “The New Enlargement Strategy for the Western Balkans – How to Enhance Civil Society Role in Anti-Corruption and Good Governance”, organised by the SELDI Network on 28 November, in Podgorica. The Bulgarian and Austrian EU Council presidencies, as well as other initiatives, particularly Berlin…
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…
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…
