Parliament of Montenegro equipped to communicate on budget and research through infographics

Building on the training courses in 2020 and 2021, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro finalized in September advanced training sessions on infographics and data visualization for eight staff of Parliamentary Institute and Parliamentary Budget Office, enabling them to develop creative solutions for Parliament’s publications, produced in a clear and concise form.

In a teamwork, parliamentary staff created an infographic on internal migration in Montenegro, which they will amend periodically and have it published. Additionally, participants created a template for all future publications of the Parliamentary Budget Office, containing all necessary graphic standards. Created infographic have already became part of Parliament’s reports and papers, being also available on Parliament’s website, thus reaching the broader audience.

In parallel, during October, a basic training workshop on infographics and data visualization was organized for another group of 24 parliamentary staff of various parliamentary units. This second group gained basic skills to present structured and easy-to-understand information in their publications, presenting them more directly to Members of Parliament.

Luka Laković, Mission-engaged data visualization expert, said that the ability to create infographics without external engagement of professional designer is a great asset to Parliament in terms efficiency, which is increasingly recognized within Parliament and by other institutions and companies.

The Mission will continue to support Parliament and its professional staff in enhancing their professional competency, thus strengthening institutional capacity and transparency of Parliament.