Tag: Metamorphosis Foundation

The Ministry of Information Society and Administration (MISA) of North Macedonia, in cooperation with Metamorphosis Foundation, as part of the project for Civic participation, supported by USAID, has developed online platform i.e. web portal for Open Government Partnership. "The goal of the portal for Open Government Partnership (OGP) has the purpose of a platform for interaction and exchange of information...

Today is 10 December, the International Human Rights Day. On this day in 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first global document to articulate human rights and bring them to the forefront globally, as well as one of the greatest achievements of the United Nations. Moreover, the celebration of...

"Here is the cancer of the society," "slowly we are completing the list, information is arriving from all sides and we already have their home addresses," "poor bastards, they don't know they will be erased too, and very quickly," "should we shoot them or bring funeral wreath to their homes," "Macedonians, spit on them in public..." "Get to know...

The 16th edition of the international conference "E-Society.mk" with the subject of "Inclusion and Effectiveness - Good Governance and Internet" has started today and for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic it is completely organized online. The event is organized by Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society. In his opening remarks, its Executive Director Bardhyl Jashari put...

There is not enough knowledge about North Macedonia's Digital Agenda and there is even less knowledge about the available e-services that the institutions offer to the citizens. As witnesses of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we can notice that the approach toward a digital transformation is more than a necessary step for better functioning of the society and we can...

"More commitment by all state institutions is needed to exploit the full potential of the e-portal. The COVID-19 crisis has proved the importance of digitalising the public administration and strengthening the provision of online services to citizens and businesses through the e-portal "- was the message in the European Commission report published on 6 October 2020, regarding the use...

The Ambassador of Great Britain, Rachel Galloway on her Twitter account condemned the hate speech and the false accusations on social networks and certain news sites towards Meta.mk's staff, who together with their colleagues from Metamorphosis  have found themselves targets of malice since Lider news site published an article with inflammatory speech. Galloway requested that all relevant institutions take...

The EU Ambassador in North Macedonia, David Geer, on his Twitter profile requested that the hate speech and the smear campaign against the Metamorphosis Foundation's staff be promptly investigated and expressed his support to the staff. https://twitter.com/AmbassadorEU/status/1328348269483872257 Four days ago, during the night when most of the citizens in Macedonia were celebrating the victory of Macedonian's national football team and its...

The Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM), the Macedonian Independent Syndicate of Journalists and Media Workers (ISJMW), and the Council of Media Ethics of Macedonia (CMEM), most strongly condemned the hate speech that we were witnessing in the past several days against a number of journalists and one civil society organization. They called upon the state authorities and institutions,...

The Council of Media Ethics of Macedonia (CMEM), the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM), the Macedonian Independent Syndicate of Journalists and Media Workers (ISJMW), and the Macedonian Institute for Media (MIM) condemn the hate speech against the personnel of the civil society organization Metamorphosis, which was spread in the social networks with the publication of an article "(PHOTO)...

On 12 November 2020, a text entitled “(PHOTO) These are the people who delete content from Facebook in Macedonia!” was published on the website www.lider.com.mk, which lists several false claims that can be characterized as defamation. Among other things, the controversial article contains a collage of photos of some of Metamorphosis Foundation employees, and the title reads that these are...

The COVID-19 pandemic is the best indicator for the need of digital technologies, that one way or another we are all using for work, learning, studying, fun, communication, playing games i.e. for normal functioning. They will have to be developed and promoted so that all citizens will be able to have access and possibilities for safe use. This was stated...

Certain civil society organizations in the Balkans, such as the Metamorphosis Foundation, almost a decade ago have started to analyze the effects of disinformation, spins, and propaganda, but these issues weren't recognized then as serious threats to democracy. The Government doesn't have an exclusive place in the fight with the spread of disinformation, conspiracy theories, and manipulations, but in...

The "Increasing Civic Engagement in the Digital Agenda" (ICEDA) network announced a call for applications for grants for civil society organizations. Civil society organizations from North Macedonia and the countries in the region can apply for the grants that will range between EUR 13.000 to EUR 17.000. The duration for the implementation of the individual grants is 18 months. The...

Today, Facebook announced that together with the Metamorphosis Foundation and Truthmeter, will launch a third-party fact-checking program in North Macedonia. Besides our country, Facebook is launching this program in other countries in the region: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, while the existing program in Croatia will be expanded. As part of Facebook’s fight against misinformation, the company is collaborating...

With the latest amendments to the Electoral Code from February 2020, some improvements have been made, primarily in voter registration, in voting procedures, and in expanding and clarifying the competencies of the State Audit Office (SAO) and the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) on financial control. However, the election model remained with six constituencies (in the country) and...

Under the motto "Giant leaps start with small steps," the e-Governance Conference started today, replacing the customary physical location in Estonian capital Tallinn with the virtual space. The conference is  organized by the e-Governance Academy, the pre-eminent  Estonian organization working in the field of digital transformation. The motto is evoking the famous Moon landing saying by astronaut Neil Armstrong. The event...

The work of the new composition of the Anti-Corruption Commission, the commitment of several civil society organizations and the prospects of the new Law on Public Prosecution are the only lights in the tunnel of the reform achievements of North Macedonia in the field of anti-corruption and the fight against organized crime in 2019 and early 2020. This is the...

The Metamorphosis Foundation celebrating 3 May, World Press Freedom Day, underlines that the COVID-19 pandemics which marked the days since the beginning of this years has pinpointed to the necessity of providing credible reporting and information and to the necessity of waging continuous war against the disinformation. The World Press Freedom Day this year is being celebrated for the 27th...

The European Commission (EC) in the short report released on Monday recommends that the European Union (EU) start accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. Among the highlights, EC points out that North Macedonia has taken decisive steps to strengthen the independence of the judiciary,  improved its performance in the fight against corruption and organized crime and also advanced...