1. TECHCAMP PRESENTATION ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR NGOs

2. Problem: Lack of Access to Resources Institutional: NGO access to resources : funding, partners, knowledge Getting timely information on existing and available calls for project proposals and/or tenders Access to potential partners for applying for funds and joint initiatives Lack of public access to all NGO outputs (knowledge, services, publications, technologies) Existing global, European, regional and national networks of organizations lack efficient tools for communication, information and knowledge sharing Getting timely information on existing and available calls for project proposals and/or tenders Access to potential partners for applying for funds and joint initiatives Lack of public access to all NGO outputs (knowledge, services, publications, technologies) Existing global, European, regional and national networks of organizations lack efficient tools for communication, information and knowledge sharing Operational: Availability of public data & data literacy Lack of user friendly access to data of public interest Lack of regional cooperation in data gathering and publicizing in relation to environmental and health hazard issues Lack of networking between NGOs working on public data Lack of user friendly access to data of public interest Lack of regional cooperation in data gathering and publicizing in relation to environmental and health hazard issues Lack of networking between NGOs working on public data

3. Solutions Funding alerts Partner search forum Joint library –output sharing space Tools for joint project preparation and implementation Event promotion and campaing space Funding alerts Partner search forum Joint library –output sharing space Tools for joint project preparation and implementation Event promotion and campaing space Web platform for publicizing data of public interest integrating: Posting official government data in user friendly format Data provided by citizens Connecting with cross- border partners and organisations on Adriatic cost Web platform for publicizing data of public interest integrating: Posting official government data in user friendly format Data provided by citizens Connecting with cross- border partners and organisations on Adriatic cost Specialised social network for NGOs integrating: Open data platform

4. Technology to Solve the Problem Open data platforms Social network for NGOs integrating funding alerts, partner search forums and sharing data bases (libraires) Geospacial technology User generated content

5. EXISTING SOLUTIONS AND RELEVANT LINKS

8. http://open.data.al/ http://www.smarttourist.al/ http://www.publiconn.com/ http://www.publiconn.com/

9. ACTION PLAN Broadening Open data Albania to the region and integrating it with partner organisations in Adriatic region and SEE Exchange of content between Open data platforms Launching Publiconn and generating users through membership of EU and regional NGO networks and umbrella organisations Use open source components