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.
Memorandum Between IA and Ministry of Interior Affairs Signed
10. 12. 2013.
Signing of Memorandum of cooperation with Ministry of Interior Affairs is a good opportunity for advocacy of research findings and recommendations of Institute Alternative (IA), Stevo Muk, president of the Managing Board of IA, said. Signing ceremony of Memorandum of cooperation between our organization and Ministry of Interior Affairs was organized on Tuesday in Podgorica.…
Round table on state administration reform held
27. 11. 2013.
“The permanent expert body for implementation of the state administration reform is need, in order for this process to be more successful”, Jovana Marovic, research coordinator at the Institute Alternative (IA), said at the round table “State Administration Reform: Where Do We Stand?”. The round table was organized by the IA on Wednesday in Podgorica…
Announcement: Round table “State Administration Reform in Montenegro – Where does it stand?”
22. 11. 2013.
The round table entitled “State administration in Montenegro: Where Does It Stand?”, organized by Institute Alternative (IA), will take place on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, in Podgorica, PR Center, 23A, Josip Broz Boulevard, starting at 11 a.m. This event represents part of the efforts Institute Alternative is making within its research programme on public administration…

Press release: Institutional Capacities For Recruitment And Promotion Should Be Strengthened
17. 10. 2013.
Institutions, key for the oversight of recruitment and promotion in Montenegro’s state administration, lack resources to efficiently perform their duties. Human Resources Management Authority has a key role in implementing vacancy announcements for state authorities, while the Administrative Inspection within the Ministry of Interior Affairs has a key role in performing oversight of the implementation…
Press Release: Dilemmas and Deficiencies in the Implementation of the New Law to be Removed
09. 10. 2013.
Despite improvements, the first six months of the implementation of the new Law on Civil Servants and State Employees (LCSSE) with regard to the recruitment and promotion in state authorities was marked by the lack of preconditions and tardiness in the responses of state authorities about filling their vacancies. Institute Alternative (IA) continuously follows implementation…
Press release: State authorities should publish lists of their employees
13. 09. 2013.
More than two thirds of state authorities breached their legal obligation and didn’t publish the lists of civil servants and state employees at the Internet what negatively affects transparency of public administration work. Out of 52 authorities, defined by the Decree on the organization and manner of work of state administration, including the authorities within…