In cooperation with the association of citizens “Why Not” from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and “ActionSEE” network from South East Europe region, Point conference- Iraq started today with a plan of becoming an annual tradition. Point conference- Iraq is a unique event that sheds the light upon the importance of using technology, media, and communication technology … Continued
This training is for civil society actors working in the field of anti-corruption in CEE* especially on topics of fact checking, public money tracking, exposing corruption, increasing civic participation and opening decision making process in public institutions more transparent. If you work with data, no matter if they are qualitative or quantitative, about public officials, … Continued
Collecting data is just a first step on a long way to advocating organization’s findings to the audience – and during TransparenCEE workshop on data storytelling, Anna Kuliberda, civic-tech expert and Andriy Gazin, journalist and open data advocate, encouraged activists to pay attention to this last, but crucial aspect of “data life circle”. TransparenCEE workshop … Continued
During the POINT 6.0 conference, from May 24-27th, Kriterion hosted an exhibition of visualised data, “Data Stories” by Share Labs. The exhibition was presented by Vladan Joler, Share Foundation’s director and a professor in the Department for New Media in Novi Sad University. In is discussion with Feđa Kulenović, an independent information expert, Joler … Continued
By presenting the ActionSEE network and delivering the “Balkan fact-check award”, the sixth POINT Conference kicked off today in Kriterion in Sarajevo. POINT will gather the representatives from southeastern and eastern Europe, North Africa, Middle East and all over the world. Photos by: Vanja Čerimagić The conference was opened by Darko Brkan, the president of … Continued
Point 6.0 conference started with the Advocacy Day and the very first public presentation of the results and recommendations gathered though the new project Regional Openness Index 2016. The Openness Index is a tool for measuring openness of public institutions, designed to cover broad issues, but always paying attention to their effect on citizens and … Continued
In search for the answer on how to make things better, Pavle Dimitrijević became member of “Center for research, transparency and accountability – CRTA” team. CRTA is active since 2010, and the team gathers young activists who are advocating for implementation of the concept of accountability in a society. Pavle is a lawyer in the … Continued
How to fight against online violent extremism and how to prevent its impact in the real world are some of the questions which will be discussed on POINT this year during a panel discussion about online extremism, “de-radicalization” and fight against extreme narratives on online channels and social media. De-radicalization and its possibilities are something … Continued
Dejan Vinković is a professor at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Split, Croatia and a director of a private non-profit research institute, “Science and Society Synergy Institute” in Čakovec, Croatia. His research interests include a wide range of topics – astrophysics, social economics, biomechanics, visualization, data analysis and statistics of politics … Continued
How to make government more open and transparent? How to fight against undemocratic governments? Is online “de-radicalization” possible and how to protect privacy online? How did social networks influence results of Brexit? How and why did Donald Trump win presidential election in the US? Did fake news, that were spread from this area, contribute to … Continued
The UK referendum on leaving the European Union has drawn a great deal of attention throughout the world. Social networks had a major role in shaping public opinion during the “Brexit” campaign and, according to many, have ultimately decided the outcome of the referendum. What guided the “for” and “against” campaigns in the UK prior … Continued
How are taxes collected? How are they distributed and consumed within the budget? How is budget drawn? How many types of taxes exist? How are taxes being spent? These are all questions that people often do not know the answers, and the authorities rarely offer them. Many interesting online tools are created around the world … Continued
For the first time in Sarajevo, POINT 6.0 Conference will host members of globally known Russian activist group “Pussy Riot” and their new project “Pussy Riot Theater”. This will be the first regional performance of the play, entitled “Riot Days”, being premiered in eight cities of the United States in March this year. The show is … Continued
Oraclum Intelligence System, a British-Croatian start-up based in Cambridge has become globally known when they, contrary to the most polls and predictions, incredibly accurate, predicted the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential race in the United States. One of the founders of the company, physicist Dejan Vinković will be an exhibitor at the panel … Continued