Our goal is to reduce the amount of electric and electronic waste that goes to the landfills through encouraging its collection for recycling and reusing.
We have set up a centre where we can demonstrate in practice that the e-waste can be treated in a way that is least harmful to the environment and make that centre profitable.
Our long-time plans include opening a network of social enterprises that will treat e-waste and collaborate with the private sector in becoming profitable.
At LENS, we collaborate with institutions, youth, and innovators to deliver meaningful civic-tech projects. From digital literacy to open governance tools — we help ideas grow and make impact visible.
Rapid advances in technology are reshaping communication, business, and daily life. These innovations, driven by global adoption and human creativity, create tools that improve well-being and opportunities. Lens supports innovation by promoting enabling policies and encouraging individuals, especially youth, to solve community challenges through new ideas.
A circular economy reduces waste and keeps resources in use for as long as possible. It promotes recycling, reusing, and redesigning products to minimize environmental harm and create sustainable growth. Lens supports policies and initiatives that advance circular practices, empowering citizens and businesses to build a greener future.
Transparency ensures accountability by showing citizens how government decisions are made, who receives public funding, and which documents guide policy. People have the right to access this information and express their views directly or through representatives. Openness strengthens trust and participation in democratic governance.
Privacy is the right to control who knows what about you and under what conditions. Lens promotes stronger protection of personal data in Kosovo, publishing the first analysis on privacy laws in 2012 with continuous updates. Privacy safeguards personal emails, medical records, and bank details, and is essential to dignity and autonomy. As a qualified human right, it can only be limited for legitimate reasons.
Media are among the most powerful institutions in modern societies. Radio, television, newspapers, and digital platforms shape opinions and spread knowledge. Authoritarian regimes censor and control them, while in democracies, media operate freely and can highlight critical issues inside and outside other powerful institutions.
Technology gives consumers instant access to information, goods, and services, merging the roles of telephone, television, and computers. While this opens new opportunities, it also raises risks that authorities struggle to address. To safeguard consumers in a global digital market, civil society, educators, businesses, and government must work together to promote competition and responsible technology use.
