01.12.2021
е-Society Panel Discussion: Rural Students Afraid of Public Appearance
Printscreen from the presentation “Media Literacy for a Critical Youth Attitude” Young people from rural areas do not have access to local and regional media. Insufficiently strengthened awareness of media literacy and poorly developed youth activism is also noted. Young people are neither motivated nor interested in getting involved in any local actions where they […]
01.12.2021
e-Society.mk: The progress with opening of data is below expectations
e-Society/mk Conference 2021. Photo: Meta.mk, 30 November 2021 The publication of open data in the country is experiencing quality progress compared to the beginnings eight years ago, but unfortunately, it cannot be said that this is the expected, required pace. Although the numbers are much higher than at the beginning, we should not stop, emphasizes […]
01.12.2021
Digital platforms enable solving citizens’ problems and increasing their participation in decision-making
Mila Josifovska Danilovska, photo: Vančo Dzambaski, CC-BY Through digital platforms and tools, citizens can be more easily informed, participate and get involved in solving certain problems and thus increase their own trust in institutions. This, among other things, was said at the session “e-Participation and e-engagement: Regional Perspective – Local Actions”, within the 17th International […]
30.11.2021
17th e-Society.mk Conference: Digitalization should be the goal of our society
Today, the International Conference e-Society.mk which is being held for the 17th time this year and addresses the topic “Democracy in the digital age: challenges and opportunities”, was opened. The opening session of e-Society.mk was addressed by the Executive Director of the Metamorphosis Foundation, Bardhyl Jashari, the Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the […]
29.11.2021
The seventeenth International Conference e-Society.mk – “Democracy in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities” begins tomorrow
The 17th edition of the International Conference e-Society.mk on the topic “Democracy in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities” will start on 30 November at 12:00 in Hotel Panoramika, Skopje. The beginning of the conference will be marked with introductory speeches, and the moderator of the first session will be Bardhyl Jashari, Executive Director of […]
22.11.2021
Second meeting of the Working Group for the preparation of a draft-Law on Public Sector Data Use
The Ministry of Information Society and Administration (MISA) in cooperation with the Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society, and within the USAID Civic Engagement Project, is implementing activities for harmonization of the Law on Public Sector Data Use with the EU Directive on open data and the re-use of public sector information (2019/1024). As part […]
17.11.2021
Openness Index of LSGUs for 2021: Municipality of Ohrid is the leader- Plasnica is last
The Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society, within the USAID Civic Engagement Project, assessed the state of good governance in the local self-government units (LSGUs) in the Republic of North Macedonia for 2021. The assessment is the result of a survey based on the Openness Index. The 2021 survey found that most municipalities do not […]
12.11.2021
International Conference e-Society.mk: “Democracy in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities”
From 30 November to 3 December 2021, the 17th edition of the annual conference of the Metamorphosis Foundation “e-Society.mk” will be held. This year’s topic is “Democracy in the digital age: challenges and opportunities”. The conference “e-Society.mk” will bring together experts, activists, journalists, civil servants and supporters from the Western Balkans and beyond to share […]
12.11.2021
Online event: Openness Index of Municipalities- results for 2021
On Tuesday, 16 November 2021, starting at 14:00, the Metamorphosis Foundation within the USAID Civic Engagement Project organizes an online presentation of the results of the Index of Openness of Local Self-Government Units in North Macedonia for 2021. The event is organized in order to provide space for discussion and debate between citizens, media, representatives […]
05.11.2021
“Metamorphosis” debate: Media Sector Reforms should be a continuum, not a start-stop process
There is no fulfillment of the reform process in the media sector if there is no consistency in the political will to implement that process, was a joint conclusion from the debate held by the Metamorphosis Foundation, after the presentation of its report on monitoring of media reforms The average score of 3 on a […]
03.11.2021
Open call for registering the second Open Data Hackathon
We are pleased to invite all interested students, startups in the field of IT and all IT enthusiasts to apply for participation in the second edition of the online Open Data Hackathon which will be held from 30 November to 3 December 2021, as part of the 17th edition of the International Conference “e-Society.mk”. The […]
02.11.2021
Save The Date: Metamorphosis Foundation announces the 17th edition of the International Conference “e-Society.mk”
The Metamorphosis Foundation announces the 17th edition of the International Conference “e-Society.mk” which will be held from 30 November to 3 December 2021. This year’s topic is “Democracy in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities.” The “e-Society.mk” Conference will bring together experts, activists, journalists, officials and supporters from the Western Balkans and beyond to share […]