5. 2. 2018 | PR, Serbia - Opening Data
Centre for European Perspective is organizing international conference „Experience Exchange in Opening of Public Sector Data“, which will take place on Wednesday, 28 February 2018 in Belgrade, Hotel Zlatnik, Dobanovačka 95. A dynamic conference in an interesting format is organized in the framework of the Official Development Cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and Republic of Serbia in order to present the best experiences and practices from both countries.
Data in the public sector are a newly discovered drivers of development. In Europe, there is a growing awareness of the fact that the public sector generates a large amount of data that are not useful only within the state administration system, but bring multiple benefits to the economy, science and society as a whole. Among its key priorities, the European Union has set the goal to increase the exchange of information and knowledge, to open up public data and facilitate cooperation among public bodies while creating and delivering public services. This will make public administration more efficient and offer user-friendly and tailored public services at a lower cost and with less administrative difficulties. The strategy of opening up public administration and its data is related to citizens’ participation in the public processes and decision-making. Such approach is embedded both in the strategic documents of Slovenia and Serbia.
While implementing the policies of opening the public sector data, the states go through different development stages of readiness and preparedness – from access to public information and data, governance and data exchange within the Government, e-Government, opening and publishing data for reuse and to various applications that use public sector data or so-called open data portals; all for the stages aiming to provide good public services for citizens and business. The ultimate goal is a free flow of all public data across Europe.
The purpose of the conference is to enable a comprehensive exchange of thoughts, experiences and practices between all interested parties (representatives of government, independent institutions, experts from the public administration, representatives of business sector, the media, academic institutions and civil society). The format of the conference will serve as a tool to obtain new ideas for encouraging an open, transparent and inclusive public administration, which is an important aspect of the endeavour for the EU membership, with a goal to strengthen the public sector data opening.
The conference is part of the CEP program activities financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia in the scope of international development cooperation.
21. 12. 2017 | Montenegro - EU Accession, PR
In the framework of the CEP’s bilateral technical assistance project “Assistance to Montenegro in negotiations on accession to the EU 2017” experts from Slovene Securities Market Agency (ATVP) host their counterparts from Montenegrin Securities and Exchange Commission on a two day study visit.
The participants were welcomed by Miloš Čas, Director of ATVP, who presented the experience of the Agency in the process of adapting and implementing of the EU legislation in the field of financial services. Three experts from the Agency will present different EU directives that regulate the field of financial services to Montenegrin colleague. On Friday, they will visit the management company KD Skladi.
ATVP experts provide their counterparts consultations and exchange of Slovene experience in negotiating Chapter 9 – Financial services in the securities market.
The project is part of the CEP program activities financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the scope of international development cooperation.
Read Slovene article here.
14. 12. 2017 | Montenegro - EU Accession, Slovenian Development Assistance
In the framework of the CEP’s bilateral technical assistance project “Assistance to Montenegro in negotiations on accession to the EU 2017” experts from Slovene Securities Market Agency (ATVP) will on 21 and 22 December 2017 host their counterparts from Montenegrin Securities and Exchange Commission on a two day study visit.
ATVP experts will provide their counterparts consultations and exchange of Slovene experience in negotiating Chapter 9 – Financial services in the securities market.
The project is part of the CEP program activities financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the scope of international development cooperation.
Read this article in Slovene language.
18. 10. 2017 | Montenegro - finance, PR
Three experts from the Bank of Slovenia hold a two-day workshop and advise colleagues from the Central Bank of Montenegro in Podgorica on how to harmonize the area of banking supervision and regulation with the requirements of the EU acquis. In the accession negotiations with the EU, the area is covered by Chapter 9: Financial services.
The two-day advisory workshop (17–18 October 2017) is carried out in the framework of the CEP’s project “Assistance to Montenegro in negotiations on accession to the EU 2017”. The workshop’s main focus is the banking supervision and regulation, in particular the methodology for banking supervision and the instructions for the supervision bodies.
The project is part of the CEP program activities financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the scope of international development cooperation.
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9. 10. 2017 | Montenegro - finance, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
In the framework of the project “Assistance to Montenegro in negotiations on accession to the EU-2016” CEP provides technical assistance to the Central bank of Montenegro. Two-day advisory workshop (17–18 October 2017) will be carried out in Podgorica by Slovenian experts of the Bank of Slovenia.
The workshop will focus on the banking supervision and regulation, in particular on the methodology for banking supervision and the instructions for the supervision bodies.
The project is part of the CEP program activities financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the scope of international development cooperation.
Read the news about it in Slovene language here.
27. 9. 2017 | PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
National Assembly confirmed new Resolution on International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid of the Republic of Slovenia, the main strategic document of the state in this field. The document defines the goals and principles of Slovenia’s development assistance, specifies geographic and substantive priorities and devotes special attention to the international humanitarian aid.
Under the title “Together for well-being and sustainable future” it specifies key stakeholders on national, regional and global level, including foundations as a group of development cooperation providers that have been established or co-established by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia in order to cover specific thematic areas.
Centre for European Perspectives has for more than 10 years executed development projects and activities in the Western Balkans countries, focusing on the capacity building for integration and accession to the European Union. Activities are tailored for each recipient country and aim for sustainable, fair, inclusive and secure development.
CEP successfully conducted over 100 development projects in the Western Balkans region. In 2017/2018 we are conducting the following projects:
- Empowering Kosovo and BiH’s Young Entrepreneurs
- Assistance to Montenegro on EU Accession
- Support to Albanian Local Governments on the Preparation of EU/International Projects
- Support to Macedonia in the EU Accession in Chapter 24 – Financial Investigations
- Capacity Building on Illegal Migration Information Exchange (Serbia)
- Support to the Development of Efficient Use of Resources Policies (Montenegro)
- Enhancing digital diplomacy activities in the Western Balkan and Eastern European countries
Read more about development projects.
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