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.
Letter of the members of the Council for the Development of NGOs to the President of the Government, Duško Marković
20. 12. 2016.
Ten members of the Council for the Development of NGOs addressed a letter to the President of the Government, Duško Marković. The letter was also signed by Stevo Muk, the President of the Managing Board of Institute Alternative. Mr Prime Minister, We adress this letter to you as members of the Council for Development of…
“My Adminstration” for obstacles in exercising citizens’ rights
20. 12. 2016.
Institute Alternative (IA) has upgraded its website which enables citizens to report problems and obstacles in exercising their rights before public administration. Website www.mojauprava.me has been upgraded within the project “Civil society for Good Governance: To Act and Account!”, with the financial assistance of the European union (EU). The website kept its main, interactive component,…
IA researchers learned from Hungarian think tanks
10. 12. 2016.
Institute alternative public policy researchers, Ana Đurnić and Milica Ražnatović, visited think tank organizations in Budapest in order to exchange experiences and establish cooperation with organizations dealing with public policy research in Hungary. Within the study visit, organized from 27 November to 2 December 2016, Institute Alternative researchers had the opportunity to meet with the…

TV show “Okvir”
06. 12. 2016.
Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board of the Institute Alternative, was a guest on the show “Okvir”, hosted by Zoran Lekovic, airing on public broadcasting service (RTCG). The topic of the show were the priorities of a newly-formed Government of Montenegro. In addition to Stevo, guests were Srđan Vukadinovic, a sociologist, Đorđije Blažić, Dean…
Old and New Government
28. 11. 2016.
We all know that state administration is composed of sixty-five organs out which sixteen of them are ministries. We also know that ministries perform complex tasks of proposing internal and foreign policy, leading policy development, normative activities, administrative oversight etc. So who and how decides on the number of ministries and their names? Simple answer…
WeBER Platform officially established
25. 11. 2016.
The WeBER Platform was officially established on the occasion of the 9th Annual Conference of the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA), on November 16, 2016 in Podgorica. The Memorandum of Cooperation regarding the functioning of the WeBER Platform was signed by 22 civil society organizations (CSOs) from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro…