CDT organized a one-day training for the representatives of executive authorities of Montenegro on how to improve their level of openness and transparency.
It was held on October 25th at the CDT’s premises. The training was based on the recommendations from the Regional Index of Openness (ROI).
The ROI measures the degree to which the institutions of the Western Balkans are open to citizens and society, based on the following four principles: (1) transparency, (2) accessibility, (3) integrity and (4) effectiveness.
The principle of transparency implies that organizational information, budget and public procurement procedures are publicly available and published.
Accessibility refers to providing and respecting the procedures for a free access to information, and improving the availability of information through the mechanism of public discussions and strengthening of interaction with citizens. Integrity includes mechanisms for the prevention of corruption, conducting codes of ethics and regulation of lobbying.
The last principle, effectiveness, concerns the monitoring and evaluation of policies being implemented.
The aim of the training is to provide a detailed overview of the situation in these areas and to help the institutions to implement openness standards in their work.