This document outlines the program for a workshop in Tirana, Albania on improving public consultation processes by learning from the EU and Estonian experience. The workshop will bring together Albanian officials to discuss ongoing reforms to Albania's public consultation and learn how Estonia utilizes electronic platforms. Speakers will provide presentations on recent changes to Albania's consultation regulations, the institutional framework and process in the EU and Estonia, and Estonia's system from the external perspective. An presentation will also cover Albania's new electronic register of public consultation. The goal is for Albania to improve its consultation by learning from EU and Estonian models and electronic tools.

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Workshop on
Improving the Public Consultation Process in Albania:
Learning from the EU/Estonian Experience
PROGRAMME
21 October, 2016
Tirana, Albania

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Improving the Public Consultation Process in Albania:
Learning from the EU/Estonian experience
The workshop, which will be co-chaired by the Minister of Innovation and Public Administration and
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs of Albania and SIGMA/OECD, will bring together officials from the
Office of the Prime Minister and line ministries (consultation leads) to discuss the ongoing reforms and
changes in the public consultation process in Albania, as well as discuss and learn from the EU/Estonian
experience in organising public consultation utilising electronic platforms.
08:45 - 09.00 Registration / Welcome coffee
09.00 - 09.30
Opening session - introductory remarks by:
 Mrs Milena Harito, Minister of State for Innovation and Public
Administration
 Mrs Ermonela Felaj, Minister of State for Relations with Parliament
 Mr Stephen Stork, EU Delegation to Albania
 Mr Bagrat Tunyan, OECD/SIGMA
09.30 - 09.50
Session 1 - Recent changes in the public consultation regulations in Albania
 Presentation by Mrs Rovena Voda, Chief of Cabinet, Minister of State for
Relations with Parliament.
09.50 - 10.45
Session 2 - Public consultation process in the EU/ Estonia: During the session the
institutional and legal framework, as well as the process and electronic systems and
platforms used during public consultations on government policies in Estonia will be
discussed.
 Presentations by Ms Hille Hinsberg and Mr Urmo Kübar, SIGMA Experts.
10.45 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.00
Session 2 - Public consultation process in the EU / Estonia (continued): The session
will focus on the process and functioning of the public consultation in Estonia from
the external stakeholders’ and citizens’ perspective.
 Presentations by Ms Hille Hinsberg and Mr Urmo Kübar, SIGMA Experts.
12.00 - 12.45
Session 3 - Electronic register of public consultation in Albania.
 Presentation by Ms Romina Kostani, the National Agency for Information
Society.
12.45 - 13.00 Concluding remarks (MoIPA/MoRP/SIGMA)
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch