TIRANA, June 26 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama proposed Wednesday creation of a National Board for Information to ensure greater transparency in government.
In his remarks at the VI National Conference on the Right to Information, PM Rama said that the goal of the commission will be making more information accessible to the public, except for sensitive investigative matters.
“It is time for us to create a National Board with the participation of both local and central government. Prior to coming to this gathering, I read that transparency level and the right to providing information by the central institutions has significantly improved in 2023 compared to 2022, but it remains still problematic at a local level,” Rama said.
However, Rama pointed out that many government offices often withhold basic information from the public, denying them their right to know.
Rama said that the Board will include members from various sectors like government, local authorities, and oversight bodies such as the Commissioner for the Right to Information and the Ombudsman, the National Agency for Information Society, the Agency for Dialogue and Co-governance, as well as other institutions.
He said that the Board will tasked with closing the gap between institutions and the people by ensuring that every non-sensitive government decision or contract sees the light of day.
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