This analysis aims to provide an overview of the manner of media reporting on good governance, transparency, and accountability and the type of undertaken civil initiatives, i.e., covered project topics.

In cooperation with Girls Coding Kosova, ODK published this guidebook as part of the EU-funded Tech4Policy Project. The guidebook aims to provide insights into the overall project implementation, highlighting the sustainable impact this Project brings.

In comparison to the second year of measuring (2017) where the regional level of openness of the local self-government was 31.39% which at that time was a decrease of 2.61% in comparison to the first year of measuring (2016), the analysis of the results from the third year of measuring (2018) shows a minimal, yet still disappointing increase of the openness of the institutions with 36.28%.

This handbook aims to improve the performance of Ministries in Kosovo in the aspect of data openness. Since Kosovo is ranked 68th in the 2017 Open Data Inventory, Open Data Kosovo with the intention of helping Kosovo improve such a performance has published and delivered this handbook.

Openness represents a key condition of democracy – since it allows citizens to receive information and knowledge, necessary for equal participation in political life, effective decision-making and holding institutions accountable for policies that they conduct.

In Kosovo, 42% of reporters use data to tell stories regularly compared to countries in the US and other countries in Europe that use 51%. Open Data Kosovo with the intention of helping Kosovo improve even more has published and delivered this handbook.

In co-operation with partners of the Balkan network of non-governmental organizations ACTIONSEE, Open Data Kosovo (ODK) has conducted a public policy analysis that measures the level of transparency, openness, and accountability of local governments in Western Balkan countries.

According to the 2014 Kosovo Labour Force Survey, the unemployment rate for women in Kosovo was 41.6%. Although very high, the unemployment rate for women has actually fallen significantly over the past 10 years. As recently as 2008 the unemployment rate was 59.6%, and going back to 2002 it was 74.5%.

Comparing participation rates across countries provides insight into broad demographic trends and the specific employment situation in a country relative to other countries. For most high-income nations, the participation rate tends to be around 60%.

At the highest level, the section of the population that is relevant when looking at labour market statistics is people who are of working age and are able to work. In Kosovo, this population includes all people aged 15 to 64 and is known as the ‘working age population’.