Putting People First

Enhancing capacities of civil society organizations in endorsing open local government policies for effective participation in the development, decision making, creating public opinion and monitoring of the policies at national and local level.

Period 20.11.2015 - 20.05.2017

Donor: IPA National Programme for Transition Assistance and Institutional Building, Central Financing and Contracting Department Ministry of Finance (CFCD) and the Delegation of EU; British Embassy

Project beneficiary: Civil Society Organizations and all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia

Main goal:

Enhancing capacities of civil society organizations (CSO) in endorsing open local government policies for effective participation in the development, decision making, creating public opinion and monitoring of the policies at national and local level.

Expected results:

Setting guidelines for local governments to open access to data and enhanced management through cooperation between civil society organizations, local and national institutions in order to improve transparency and further improve the involvement of civil society;
Improved capacities of civil society organizations through training and mentoring to understand and use the information presented (policies and Finance) and to request the implementation of the guidelines on access to open data to local governments;
Established and improved structural communication and cooperation on a regular basis among local governments, local NGOs and state institutions – Ministry of Information Society and Administration, Ministry of Local Government threw developed networks of partnership as a way of exchanging of knowledge and experiences.
Improved information and increased awareness of open data and smart local governments for participation of civil society in policy making.

This project is financed by the European Union and co-financed by the British Embassy

This project is being implemented together with the Association for Sustainable Development and Cooperation ALKA

Project publications

Standards for e-Transparency in the Local Self-Governments

Standarde për e-transparencë në njësitë e vetëqeverisjes lokale

Summary of key findings and conclusions

Guidelines for Open Data in the Local Self-Governments

Udhëzime për të dhëna të hapura në njësitë e vetëqeverisjeve lokale

What do Citizens Want to Know from Local Self-Governments?

Çfarë duan të dinë qytetarët nga pushteti lokal?

Comparative analysis of best practices for open data in the European Union

Analizë krahasuese e praktikave më të mira për të dhënat e hapura në Bashkimin Evropian

E-Transparenca: Çfarë duan të dinë qytetarët nga pushteti lokal?

E-Transparency: What Do Citizens Want to Know From Local Self-Governments

Web Site Instead of Counter - All Information with 3 Clicks

Ueb-faqe në vend të sportelit - të gjitha informacionet me 3 klikime

How to e-Information from Local Authorities?

Si të arrihen deri te e-informacione nga vetëqeverisja lokale?

Where Does My Money Go?

Ku shkojnë paratë e mia?

Barometer for web transparency

Barometër i ueb transparencës

Project gallery

Messages "Open up the data"

Final conference of the project "Putting People First"

Presentations in municipalities for the results of the project "Putting People First"

Regional trainings: Open Data and Open Government Partnership

Conference and Workshop for Local Open Government Partnership

Focus groups for the project Putting People First

Briefing interviewers of the project Putting People First

Video

The web pages of the municipalities poor in data

“Only one municipality out of 81 have published data and information regarding the level of polluting substances in the water, in the air and in the soil. Additionally, most of the municipalities do not publish their urban plans. Those who do have a problem in the technical part in other words the they cannot be opened ” said Neda Maleska Sachmaroska Executive Director of Center for Change Management broadcasted on Alsat-M television, prepared by the journalist Mirko Trajanovski.

She presented the results of the extensive research carried out by the CCM for the web transparency of the municipalities in Macedonia and what citizens want to be publicly announced by the municipal authorities.

Open data

See our creative video on: Open data in the framework of the project - Putting People First which aims to raise awareness of open data and bring them closer to the public.

Open data of municipalities

Executive Director of Centre for Change Management (CCM) Neda Maleska Sacmaroska, spoke about the concept of open data and their importance in terms of transparency and economic potential of municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia.

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