23 minutes agoAugustI's tender for news monitors affected by the ministry
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation has cancelled the tender aimed at monitoring media criticism. So it was made known in the E-procurement that the procurement activity called “individual media monitoring contractor, access to public and financial documents” has been cancelled. The contract was 12 months with a salary of 600 [...]
So it was made known in the E-procurement that the procurement activity called “individual media monitoring contractor, access to public and financial documents” has been cancelled.
The contract was 12 months with a salary of 600 euros.
The decision to annul this procedure is taken on 24 May 2024.
The reason for the annulment is mentioned as that “definition of procurement activity is necessary because of events and/or objective and demonstrated reasons which are beyond the control of contracting authority and have been unpredictable at the time of the initiative of procurement activity.
Otherwise, the INPO organization had been alarmed at the occasion. INPO asked the AugustI to cancel the procurement procedure, titled “, the individual counter for media monitoring, access to public and financial documents”, which said it is contrary to law and procurement regulations for contracting individual services.
After much criticism, August was out with media communiqué. August withdrew, apologizing for “the use of non-adequate <ax1> terms.
The Public Communications Division (DKP) has opened a tender with the date of 23.05.2024 for special services, respectively for individual media monitoring contractors, access to public and financial documents aimed at increasing transparency with the public, but also informing management and political staff about information concerning education. Based on its legal competencies and without the knowledge of the cabinet, The DKP has prepared the entire procedure for this tender. The release is due to the choice of undeserved terms and being unintentional, The DKP apologises to Kosovo media and citizens”, it has said MASTU in response.
The ministry said media monitoring is the task which, Public Communication Division (DKP), has been conducting for many years, and this has served it consistently. MASTTI to keep information about news dealing with education in Kosovo “and never was, and is the goal of MASTI to criticise the media about news they publish, or to influence their editorial policies”.
