Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the Municipal Board of Telavi. The information posted on the web page includes the Balance of the Organization, Bonuses of the Public Officials, Bonuses of the staff, State Procurements,Dismissed Employees, the10th December report.  Information from the Municipal Board of Telavi Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association believes that investigation into the death of Mikautadze should immediately be transferred to investigators of the office of the prosecutor. GYLA believes that the fact that Mikautadze’s case is investigated by the Interior Ministry questions effectiveness and independence of the investigating, which must be immediately addressed. For full text Source:gyla.ge

Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia released the statement about advertising SMS messages. "While this intrusive form of advertising remains largely unregulated in Georgia, most countries in Europe and overseas have already introduced anti-spam legislation that prohibits or at least regulates spamming and direct marketing via telephone, e-mail, SMS or MMS". For full text Source:transparency.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the Municipal Boards of Zestaponi and Zugdidi. The information posted on the web page includes the Balance of the Organization,Bonuses of the Public Officials, Bonuses of the Employees,State Procurement, Reports on Release of Public Information, Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Dismissed Employees. Information from the Municipal Board of Zestaponi Information from Municipal Board of Zugdidi Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia continues to investigate the cases of state property disposed of through direct sale for a symbolic price between 2007 and 2012 (Who has bought property for GEL 1 in Adjara, Property for GEL 1 in Adjara – part II, Property sold for GEL 1: problematic trends). For full text Source:transparency.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the Municipal Boards of Dedoplistskaro and Gurjaani. The information posted on the web page includes the Balance of the Organization,Bonuses of the Public Officials, Bonuses of the Employees,State Procurement, Reports on Release of Public Information, Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Dismissed Employees. Information from Municipal Board of Dedoplistskaro  Information from the Municipal Board of Gurjaani Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia published Global Corruption Barometer survey. The surveying was carried out by the Institute for Polling & Marketing (IPM) for Transparency International, which interviewed 1,000 Georgians face to face across the country (except Abkhazia and South Ossetia) in September 2012. For full text Source:transparency.ge

Tbilisi. Over the past few months, Transparency International Georgia has come across while collecting information regarding the state budget’s funding of various religious denominations. "The information we have received reveal that the Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church, in terms of state financing, is in the lead. Although obtaining information about government assistance to other denominations proved to be difficult, those documents that were at our disposal indicate that in recent years the state has been showing less concern over them", says the organizations web page. Regarding to TI, in the period from 2002 till this day, the government of Georgia has allocated up to GEL 200.000.000 to the Georgian Patriarchate. For full text Source:transparency.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the Municipal Board of Akhaltsikhe. The information posted on the web page includes the Balance of the Organization,Bonuses of the Public Officials, Bonuses of the Employees,State Procurement, Reports on Release of Public Information, Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Dismissed Employees. For full text  Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the Municipal Boards of Akhalkalaki, Adigeni, Khoni and Khulo. The information posted on the web page includes the Balance of the Organizations, Bonuses of the Public Officials, Bonuses of the Employees,State Procurement, Reports on Release of Public Information, Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Dismissed Employees. Information from Municipal Board of Akhalkalaki Information from Municipal Board of Adigeni  Information from Municipal Board of Khoni Information from Municipal Board of Khulo Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the Municipal Board of Khulo. The information posted on the web page includes the Balance of the Organization,Bonuses of the Public Officials, Bonuses of the Employees,State Procurement, Reports on Release of Public Information, Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Dismissed Employees. Information from Municipal Board of Khulo Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. "The Georgian advertising sector has become more competitive after the October Parliamentary elections and politics no longer appears to play a major role in the allocation of companies’ marketing budgets. However, due to perceived political uncertainty, a decline in domestic and foreign investments, as well as changes of ownership and management of several television stations and advertising companies, private sector advertising spending in Georgia did not grow", a new report by Transparency International Georgia entitled The Georgian Advertising Market – Competition at Last? For full text Source:transparency.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the National Forensics Bureau. The information posted on the web page includes the Balance of the Organization,Bonuses of the Public Officials, Bonuses of the Employees,Reports on Release of Public Information, Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Current List of Employees and Remuneration, Employees Dismissed on the Basis of Their Own Statement, Employees Dismissed by the Administration, Financed Cultural Events, Official Visit Expenses, Biographical Data of the Public Officials Appointed Since October 20, 2012, Internal Audit Report. For full text  Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) launched MyParliament.ge, a new parliamentary monitoring website and demonstrated its features. The website enables users to view information about elected MPs, the procedural status of laws being considered by Parliament, and allows citizens to pose questions to their representatives in Parliament, enabling direct communication between voters and legislators The TI Georgia team continues working on additional features to the website, such as voting records of the MPs, transcripts of speeches made at plenary, ability to submit a question via SMS and so on. website Source:transparency.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the Administration of South Ossetia. The information posted on the web page includes the Balance of the budget,Bonuses of the Public Officials, Bonuses of the staff, List of Employees and Remuneration, vehicle expenses, employees dismissed from positions by the administration, the financed cultural events, expenses for official visits, the CVs of the public officials appointed since October 20th, 2012. For full text  Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the Centre for Electoral Systems Development, Reforms and Trainings. The information posted on the web page includes the Bonuses of the Public Officials, Bonuses of the Employees, Current List of Employees and Remuneration, Balance of the Organization, Reports on Release of Public Information, Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Employees Dismissed based on their own Statement, Employees Dismissed by the Administration, Financed Cultural Events, Official Visit Expenses, Biographical Data of the Public Officials Appointed Since October 20, 2012, Internal Audit Report.  For full text Source:opendata.ge

Imereti. On June 21, the Samtredia Municipality Sakrebulo has elected Emzar Shubladze as Chairman with 20 votes against 5. Transparency International Georgia observed this process. Representatives of NGOs (Transparency International Georgia, GYLA and NDI), the Public Defender's Office and media have observed the voting process. For full text Source:transparency.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the Office of Public Defender of Georgia. The information posted on the web page includes the Bonuses, Current List of Employees and Remuneration,  Balance of the Organization, Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Internal Audit Report, Official Visit Expenses, Reports on Release of Public Information, Financed Cultural Events, Funded events, 10th December report, Employees relieved of positions since October 20, 2012 . For full text Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the  Competition and State Procurement Agency. The information posted on the web page includes the Bonuses, Current List of Employees and Remuneration,  Balance of the Organization, Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Financed Cultural Events, Employees relieved of positions since October 20, 2012, Funded events, Official Visit Expenses, Biographical Data of the Public Officials Appointed Since October 20, 2012, Internal Audit Report. For full text Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from  the  Business Ombudsman. The information posted on the web page includes the Bonuses, Current List of Employees and Remuneration,  Balance of the Organization, Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Financed Cultural Events, Employees relieved of positions since October 20, 2012, Funded events, Official Visit Expenses, Biographical Data of the Public Officials Appointed Since October 20, 2012, Internal Audit Report. For full text Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. GYLA Presented Research about the Practice of Providing Bonuses in Public Service. While working on the research GYLA applied to Georgian ministries, the Government Chancellery of Georgia, the Presidential Administration and the Parliament of Georgia, requesting access to public information about applicable legal acts that regulate procedures for awarding bonuses within individual agencies. For full text Source:gyla.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained  from Sakpatenti - National Intellectual Property Center. The information posted on the web page includes the Bonuses of the Public Officials,  Bonuses of the Employees, CurrentList of Employees and Remuneration , Balance of the Organization , Purchases and Maintenance Expenses of Vehicles, Employees Dismissed on the Basis of Their Own Statement, Employees Dismissed by the Administration, Financed Cultural Events , Official Visit Expenses. For full text Source:opendata.ge