Open Contracting Partnership

Governments today are increasingly relying on technology tools to buy goods and services and generally support their procurement processes. While technology won’t fix procurement on its own, it is a good place to start.  To ensure that procurement decisions effectively address community needs instead of merely serving bureaucratic interests, it is essential to prioritize a human-centered approach in procurement technology. Here’s our guide outlining principles for a human-centered approach to government procurement technology: https://lnkd.in/ed7pevmM #PublicProcurement #OpenGov #OpenContracting #OpenData #Procurement

🗓️ At 1:15 PM EDT today, join us and colleagues at FACT Coalition, Open Ownership, UNCAC Coalition, and Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative to discuss the importance of mainstreaming anti-corruption, transparency and accountability in the Financing for Development agenda. 🔗 Attend online: https://lnkd.in/eqTmjNZy

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"The #FfD4 outcome document should recognize the vital importance of open contracting and better public procurement as a priority public financial management reform." Ahead of the 4th Financing for Development stakeholder meeting at the UN, our Kristen Robinson makes the case for public procurement as a development finance priority. Read here: https://lnkd.in/eNZJnpt8 🗓️ Make sure to join our hybrid event with UNCAC Coalition, Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR – UNODC / World Bank), Open Ownership, and FACT Coalition. Get more details: https://lnkd.in/eEjAcvVy #Anticorruption #OpenContracting #publicprocurement #OpenGov

🌍 How can anti-corruption efforts help safeguard the financing for development agenda? 🔍✨ Find out in our #FfD4 side event 📅 - co-hosted with Open Ownership, Open Contracting Partnership, FACT Coalition and the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative. 🤝 🗓️ 29 October ⏰ 1:15-2:30 PM (EDT) 📍 UNHQ, New York 💻 https://bit.ly/3UMoT4H 🔗 More info: https://lnkd.in/eEjAcvVy

Public officials can make procurement more competitive by improving transparency—and convincing domestic companies of integrity in the system, according to Chicago Booth’s Emanuele Colonnelli, Francesco Loiacono of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Edwin Muhumuza of the Open Contracting Partnership, and Northwestern’s Edoardo Teso. http://ms.spr.ly/6047WHmAL

Enabling Data Driven Decision Making Processes  As part of our ongoing expansion of the Intelligent Solution for Disaster Risk Reduction (#IDSSRR) on October 24, we onboarded 225+ officials from across District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) and revenue circles of Assam. We would like to thank Disaster Management Assam (#ASDMA) for their support and encouragement. The session was inaugurated with encouraging opening remarks by Shri Gyanendra Dev Tripathi, Chief Executive Officer, ASDMA and Smt. Meenakshi Das Nath, Additional Chief Executive Officer, ASDMA. It was attended by Additional District Commissioners, DDMA officers, Circle Officers, District Project officers and Field Officers. We demonstrated to officials the navigation of the available high value datasets (#HVDs) on this platform. Big Kudos to the whole CivicDataLab #ClimateAction team, Rakhi Kashyap Sumit Baruah Bhanita Boro Kabeer Arora Gaurav G. Aparna R., for their work and committement to enhance data driven decision making processes. ASDMA has reaffirmed its commitment to utilising this innovative solution that harnesses data for identifying critical interventions and determining funding requirements across districts and revenue circles in the upcoming #floodpreparation cycle. IDS-DRR enables implementing agencies take informed and impactful decisions to prioritise resource allocation for the most vulnerable communities and geographies impacted by #ExtremeWeather events. A result of multi stakeholder partnerships, #IDSDRR has been developed with support from The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF), Open Contracting Partnership and The Rockefeller Foundation.  #IDSDRR #OpenDataCollaboratives #DataDrivenDecisionMaking #EvidenceBasedPolicy #DRR #ClimateChange #DataforPublicGood

Publishing procurement data in multiple formats ensures that more people can use the data without first converting it. #OCDS data can be published as structured JSON data or as tabular data. ▶️ Watch this 2-minute video to learn more about access methods and formats most appropriate for your data needs:

In this recent Open Government Partnership Local Deep Dive, our Head of Europe, Karolis Granickas, discusses the significance of #opencontracting in strengthening democracy and delivering better outcomes for everyday people and the planet, and powering innovation and citizen participation at the local level through #opendata. ▶️ Watch now on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/e2GkwiK6 🟢 Check out the most impactful topics for implementing open contracting: https://lnkd.in/ebukeeHV

Want your city's spending to demonstrate greater economic inclusion for underserved businesses and neighborhoods? Check out these 4 takeaways from our work with U.S. cities that you can apply to achieve your goals: