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

2004 – presently

Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS, researcher

2002 – 2004

Transparency International - Latvia chapter “Delna”, Project coordinator 

 

 

Consultancy and training experience

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)

2006

Consultant/trainer for Mongolian NGOs on various monitoring and advocacy activities, Open Society
Institute, Mongolia

2005 – presently

“Applying Administrative Procedure Law in Local Governments”. Seminaries based on the results of
research activities conducted by PROVIDUS

2004

Serbia and Montenegro, OSCE expert on draft law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance

 

Education

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

2004

Media law and policy summer school. University of Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal studies and
University of Pennsylvania Annenberg school for Communication

 

 

Community activities

2009

2006 - presently

founder of association  „Sound Faculty”

Member of Centre for Public Policy ROVIDUS

2002 - presently

Member of Transparency International – Latvia Chapter „Delna”

 

 

Language skills

Latvian - native, Russian - fluent, English - fluent

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