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.
Announcement: “Professionalization of managerial staff: Between state and politics”
12. 12. 2014.
On Monday, December 15, at a round table titled “Professionalization of managerial staff: Between state and politics”, we will discuss the status of the high managerial staff in the Montenegrin state administration, with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). (The rest of this post is currently available only in Montenegrin — translation coming…
Modest Results of Implementing Ethical Standards in the Public Administration
08. 12. 2014.
“Montenegro still lacks the basic prerequisites for the successful application of ethical standards in public administration”, was stated at today’s press conference organized by the Institute Alternative. Next to representatives of Institute Alternative, Assistant Secretary General of Union of Municipality of Montenegro, Ljubinka Radulović has delivered her speech on key aspects of implementing ethical standards…
How to Ensure the Implementation of Ethical Standards in the Public Administration?
05. 12. 2014.
At the press conference, which will take place in the PR Centre on Monday, 8 December, at 11am, we will present an analysis of the implementation of ethical standards in public administration, with an emphasis on the work of the Ethics Committee in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Ethics’ Code of state employees.…
Montenegro in The Open Government Partnership (OGP): Plans and Results
01. 12. 2014.
Dina Bajramspahić, our researcher, presented the experience in the preparation of the first Action Plan and in participation in the work of the Operating Team responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Action Plan at the public debate “Montenegro in the Open Government Partnership”. The public debate “Montenegro in the Open Government Partnership” was organized…
Press Release: Anticorruption Bill Needs a Thorough Revision
30. 11. 2014.
Institute Alternative is urging the lawmakers to amend and thoroughly revise the Anti-Corruption Bill. If passed in its current form, the Bill will not ensure effective prevention of corruption. The biggest shortcomings of the Bill are the following: imprecise definition of conflict of interest and of the procedures for disclosure of assets of public officials,…
Regional Anti-Corruption Report – Assesment of Southeast Europe
18. 11. 2014.
Stevo Muk and Dina Bajramspahić participated in the two-day SELDI Regional Conference on Good Governance and Anti-corruption Policy Challenges, held in Tirana on 13-14 November this year. The conference was organized by SELDI (Southeast Leadership for Development and Integrity) initiative, in cooperation with the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI), which is one of the members of…
