The Information and Data Protection Commissioner’s Office is always committed to increasing professional capacities in order to strengthen the proactive transparency of Albanian institutions.
With this aim in mind, during the last days of 2024, a series of online trainings were held with coordinators for the right to information and contact persons for open data from all central public authorities and subordinate structures, local self-government bodies, independent institutions, those of the justice system (courts and prosecutors), companies with public capital, etc. The trainings focused on three main elements: fulfilling the obligations of the legislation regarding access to public information and the publication/updating of the Register of Requests and Responses; Electronic Register of Requests and Responses through the pyetshtetin.al portal, its installation/updating in new public authorities or where there has been a change of coordinator, as well as on the fulfillment of legislative obligations regarding open data and the reuse of public information. The staff of the Commissioner’s Office interacted with the attendees to address various issues regarding their continuous updating, providing examples according to domestic and foreign best practices. Through these instruments/mechanisms, each public authority, in addition to further strengthening proactive transparency, also influences the improvement of the services it offers to citizens or interest groups.
