Linda Austere
Linda Austere
Researcher
Access to information, anti-corruption, policy analysis
E-mail: linda@providus.lv
Telephone: (+371) 6 7039251
Publikācijas
Areas of expertise
Access to information, anti-corruption, policy analysis
Professional experience
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2004 – presently |
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS, researcher |
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2002 – 2004 |
Transparency International - Latvia chapter “Delna”, Project coordinator |
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Consultancy and training experience
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2009
2009
2008
2008
2008
2007
2007
2007
2007
2006 |
Assessment of risks of corruption in Riga Regional Court
Preparing methodology for assessment of results of the Central public administration reform of the Republic of Moldova
Workshops for officials of Civil service administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan on implementation of prevention of conflict of interest laws and Codes of ethics for public officials
Research report “Corruption prevention in public administration in the Countries of the Baltic Sea Region”
Conduct of seminars for officials of the State Police about the prevention of corruption and conflicts of interest in Liepaja, Gulbene, Daugavpils, Valmiera, Jurmala, Riga (contract with the State Police College).
Evaluation of quantitative performance indicators of the Ministry of Justice of Latvia (contract with the Ministry of Justice)
Corruption risk assessment in use of Cohesion funds in Latvia during the first programming period (2004-2006), contract with the Corruption prevention and combatting bureau
Elaboration of a brochure on prevention and management of conflict of interest (contract with the Corruption prevention and combatting bureau)
Consultations on Belarussion draft law "On information, informatisation and protection of information" (contract with an NGO movement "e-Belarus")
Corruption risk assessment, elaboration of recommendations and consultations on corruption prevention in the activities of the Naturalization Board of Latvia (contract with the Naturalization Board of Latvia) |
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2006 |
Consultant/trainer for Mongolian NGOs on various monitoring and advocacy activities, Open Society Institute, Mongolia |
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2005 – presently |
“Applying Administrative Procedure Law in Local Governments”. Seminaries based on the results of research activities conducted by PROVIDUS |
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2004 |
Serbia and Montenegro, OSCE expert on draft law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance |
Education
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2007
2007
2006 |
Media law summer institute. University of Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal studies and University of Pennsylvania Annenberg school for Communication
Central European University (Hungary), MA in public policy
Dipl. jur., University of Latvia |
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2004 |
Media law and policy summer school. University of Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal studies and University of Pennsylvania Annenberg school for Communication |
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Community activities
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2009
2006 - presently |
founder of association „Sound Faculty”
Member of Centre for Public Policy ROVIDUS |
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2002 - presently |
Member of Transparency International – Latvia Chapter „Delna” |
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Language skills
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Latvian - native, Russian - fluent, English - fluent |
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