ANNUAL REPORT2017
Building Integrity in Local Government
Berati Municipal Council Meeting approving the Anticorruption Strategic Plan, March 2017 Partners Albania work with the municipalities of Elbasan, Berat and Fier was conducted in the frame of Urban Partnership Program of the World Bank - Austria “Urban Governance / Integrity Building in Southeastern Europe.
Partners Albania worked with the Guiding Coalitions and staff in the municipalities of Elbasan, Berat and Fier, to finalize the Strategic Action Plans on Anticorruption 2017 – 2019 in the respective municipalities. The working groups in each municipality were assisted to draft the strategy and supporting action plan in order to reduce corruption space in the operations and decision-making of respective municipalities. The Anticorruption Strategic Action Plan 2017-2019 were approved by the respective Municipal Councils in Elbasani, Berati and Fieri during 2017.
TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE
Regional Integrity Symposium, Belgrade Partners Albania anticorruption practitioners Arjola Agolli and Nina Keruti participated in the Regional Integrity Symposium held on 29 – 31 January 2017 in Belgrade, in framework of World Bank Urban Partnership Program II. As a key speaker in the panel discussion on perspectives and lessons learned in building partnerships and engaging stakeholders, Ariola presented Partners Albania work and experience with local government units in drafting and implementing anticorruption strategies in their institutions. About 70 local government officials, local government associations, anticorruption practitioners and civil society representatives from South East Europe participating in this conference, shared good practices of citizen’s engagements in policy-making and decision making processes, e-citizens portals, discussed on progresses and challenges that local governments are facing etc.
Regional conference “Socially Inclusive Cities”, Zagreb Klotilda Kosta, PA Director of Programs participated in the regional conference “Socially Inclusive Cities”, held on March 26 – 28 in Zagreb, Croatia. Around 80 Local Government Officials, Local Government Associations, Civil Society Organizations, business sector and other key stakeholders from seven SouthEast European countries shared their knowledge and experiences on citizen engagement and innovative tools of governance, including ICT tools used for integrating citizen’s voice from the region and beyond. The event provided a platform for disseminating the findings of the UPP Social Sustainability and Citizen Engagement (SSCE) initiative and sharing approaches to improving collaborative government and strengthening integrity of public services. The conference was organized as part of the WBAustria Urban Partnership Program, phase II (UPP II). Partners Albania has been a member of the Regional Consortium implementing the Urban Governance/ Integrity Building in South East Europe component of the UPP II.
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