{"id":33593,"date":"2026-08-10T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/?p=33593"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:28:06","slug":"parliamentary-open-data-pratenicimk-eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2026\/08\/10\/parliamentary-open-data-pratenicimk-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"New digital platform Pratenici.mk brings Parliament\u2019s open data closer to citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1&#8243; animation_delay=&#8221;0&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Institute for Democracy \u201cSocietas Civilis\u201d \u2013 Skopje (IDSCS) is introducing Pratenici.mk. This new digital platform provides citizens, journalists, researchers, and civil society organizations with easier access to open data on the work of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The interactive dashboard transforms complex and technical parliamentary open data into clear, searchable, and user-friendly information. Users can explore parliamentary questions, monitor MPs\u2019 activities, review the work of citizen contact offices, and access other indicators related to parliamentary performance through intuitive search, filtering, and comparison features. The platform is built on the officially published open datasets of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33595 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pratenici-mkENG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1863\" height=\"814\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform aims to contribute to greater parliamentary transparency and accountability while demonstrating that open data creates real public value only when it is understandable, accessible, and easy to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pratenici.mk was created for everyone who wants quick and easy access to relevant information about the work of elected representatives. Instead of navigating technical databases, the platform offers a simple and intuitive way to search, explore, and use parliamentary data, making open data more accessible to the wider public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore the platform:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ENG: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pratenici.mk\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/pratenici.mk\/en\/<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MK:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pratenici.mk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/pratenici.mk\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SQ: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pratenici.mk\/al\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/pratenici.mk\/al\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pratenici.mk was developed as part of the project \u201cParliamentary Open Data in Practice: Building Civic Engagement\u201d, supported through the Digital Spark granting scheme, as part of the Regional Support Mechanism EECA project, implemented by Metamorphosis Foundation and TechSoup, in partnership with CIVICUS and under the Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI) that covers the Global South.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html el_class=&#8221;wrapper-centres&#8221;]JTNDaDIlM0UlRDAlOUQlRDAlQjAlRDElODElRDElODIlRDAlQjAlRDAlQkQlRDAlQjglMjAlRDAlQkYlRDAlQkUlRDAlQjIlRDElODAlRDAlQjclRDAlQjAlRDAlQkQlRDAlQjglMjAlRDElODElRDAlQkUlMjAlRDAlQkYlRDElODAlRDAlQkUlRDAlQjUlRDAlQkElRDElODIlRDAlQkUlRDElODIlM0MlMkZoMiUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;fadeInDown&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1&#8243; animation_delay=&#8221;0.6&#8243; el_class=&#8221;project-news&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n\t\t<div class=\"pfc-posts-main\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pfc-post layout-two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2026\/08\/10\/parliamentary-open-data-pratenicimk-eng\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u0408\u0430\u0432\u0435\u043d-\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043a-\u043e\u0431\u0443\u043a\u0430-2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-text-wrap info-with-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2026\/08\/10\/parliamentary-open-data-pratenicimk-eng\/\">New digital platform Pratenici.mk brings Parliament\u2019s open data closer to citizens<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"posted-date\">10.08.2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\"\" animation_duration=\"1\" animation_delay=\"0\"]The Institute for Democracy \u201cSocietas Civilis\u201d \u2013...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t     \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .news-text-wrap -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pfc-post layout-two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2026\/06\/23\/rparliamentary-open-data-project-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438-\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0438\u0438-4.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-text-wrap info-with-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2026\/06\/23\/rparliamentary-open-data-project-2\/\">Parliamentary Open Data in Practice: Building Civic Engagement<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"posted-date\">23.06.2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\"\" animation_duration=\"1\" animation_delay=\"0\"]Open data is an important tool for...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t     \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .news-text-wrap -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1&#8243; animation_delay=&#8221;0&#8243;]The Institute for Democracy \u201cSocietas Civilis\u201d \u2013 Skopje (IDSCS) is introducing Pratenici.mk. This new digital platform provides citizens, journalists, researchers, and civil society organizations with easier access to open data on the work of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia. The interactive dashboard transforms complex and technical parliamentary open data [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1148,1424],"tags":[1237,280,1433,279,1395],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33593"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33593"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33598,"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33593\/revisions\/33598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}