Position Paper: Blueprint for Protection of Democracy from Information Threats

Blueprint for Protection of Democracy from Information Threats

The Metamorphosis Foundation and the Anti-Disinformation Network for the Balkans (ADN-Balkans), through an interdisciplinary process of broad consultations in cooperation with international and regional partners, including the international conference “Together for Truth: Whole-of-Society Approach to Safeguard Democracy,” held in April 2025 in Skopje, developed the Position Paper: Blueprint for Protection of Democracy from Information Threats. […]

Decoding disinformation: Regional mapping of disinformation and civil society in the Western Balkans

As part of the Digital Activism Program, led by TechSoup in collaboration with regional partners, we present the 2023-2024 Regional Disinformation and Civil Society Mapping Reports. These reports focus on four key regions in Central and Eastern Europe: the Western Balkans, the Visegrad region, the Black Sea region and the Baltics. Each report provides a […]

Government Transparency Strategy with Action Plan 2023-2026

The Government adopted the Transparency Strategy of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, with an action plan for 2023-2026, proposed by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of good governance policies, Slavica Grkovska. Priority areas, according to the Strategy, are: promoting active transparency, improving access to public information, fiscal transparency of […]

“Error 403: Identity Forbidden

“Error 403: Identity Forbidden” is an analytical report on the prevailing conversation on social media regarding North Macedonia’s accesion to European Union and NATO membership. Research conducted by Metamorphosis Foundation as part of IRI’s Beacon Project from November 2023 to January 2024 indicates that the issues of integration of North Macedonia in the European Union […]

Assessment of good governance of the executive power in North Macedonia and the region through the Openness Index

With support from Open Society Foundation – Macedonia and the National Endowment for Democracy, the Metamorphosis Foundation, in collaboration with partners from the regional network of CSOs – Accountability, Technology and Institutional Openness Network in Southeast Europe (ACTION SEE), prepared an assessment of the state of good governance of the executive powers of four countries […]

Visualization: Prevention, detection and handling of cyber incidents

This infographic provides an answer to the question: “How (should) institutions prevent, detect and deal with cyber incidents?”, and its content is part of the research “Cyber Security and Human Rights in North Macedonia and the Balkans” Western: Governance and Stakeholder Mapping” can be found at this Link. This visualization was produced within the project […]

Visualization: Soft skills in the online space

Soft skills that are important to us in the online space: Communication Organization Time management Focus Being flexible and adaptable This visualization is available in English, Macedonian, Albanian, Serbian and Montenegrin language. This visualization is part of the project Increasing Civic Engagement in the Digital Agenda – ICEDA, co-funded by the European Union. This visualization […]

Assessment of good governance in North Macedonia and the region through the Openness Index – Assembly and Executive branch of power – 2021 measurement

With support from USAID’s Civic Engagement Project and the National Endowment for Democracy, the Metamorphosis Foundation, in collaboration with partners from the regional network of CSOs – Accountability, Technology and Institutional Openness Network in Southeast Europe (ACTION SEE), prepared an assessment of the state of good governance of the assemblies and executive branches of the […]

Openness Index for the Local Government for 2022

The Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society, within the framework of the USAID Project for Civic Engagement, assessed the state of good governance in the local self-government units (LGUs) in the Republic of North Macedonia for 2022. The assessment is the result of a conducted research based on the Openness Index. The 2022 survey found […]

Recommendations for dealing with disinformation

As a result of the research process and data analysis conducted as part of the activities to fight disinformation, the Metamorphosis Foundation proposes the following recommendations as basis for joint action by all stakeholders in society aimed at solving of this problem.

Visualization: Openness Index of LSGU for 2021

The Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society, within the USAID Civic Engagement Project, assessed the state of good governance of the local self-government units in the Republic of North Macedonia for 2021. The assessment is the result of a survey based on the Openness Index. The visualization shows the performance of local government in the […]

Openness Index of the LSGUs 2021

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 in the Republic of North Macedonia for 2021. The assessment is the result of a survey based on the Openness Index. The openness of LSGUs is assessed through four main principles: […]