Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

We have released an update in November 2019 on the datasets collected on development projects, public tenders, and contracts for three major donor agencies: the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and EuropeAid.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As Black History Month transitions into Women’s History Month, WNN highlights Dr. Toni Savage, Bunny Greenhouse, and Dr. Duane Bonds, whose outspoken whistleblowing activity against corruption led to significant change. In June 2019, Greenhouse was featured in a news documentary on the CBS program Whistleblower , available to watch online.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

We set up Open Contracting Partnership to be bold: we aren’t after just a bit more transparency of public contracts, we want to transform procurement to meet the urgent needs of our time. Our world runs on public contracts. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

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University of Bristol

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Blockchain’s touted tamper-proofness and potential to enable smart contracts are driving initiatives that seek to create automated ‘trust in trustless environments’ for public sector use cases , in particular concerning activities highly-exposed to corruption risks and/or the automation of administrative procedures devoid of discretion.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 6, 2023

Giuseppe Busia, President of Italy’s National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) highlighted digitalization as a key element to prevent corruption and improve efficiency in public procurement and provided concrete examples of how ANAC collaborates with civil society to pursue data-driven approaches to anti-corruption.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. It establishes a robust methodology to explore what impacts can be measured and also explores the channels through which transparency is indeed impactful – e.g. who are the stakeholders and enablers that are the actual drivers of change using increased transparency.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 14, 2024

Focusing on arbitration, Odynski referred to the 2019 ICC Task Force Report on Climate-Related Disputes in Arbitration. Netherlands ), and the increasing number of environmental obligations in investment treaties as a basis for States’ counterclaims ( e.g. , 2019 Dutch Model BIT ; Burlington v. Ecuador for an example).

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

This is important indeed, but enhanced transparency risks aggravating issues, especially when complex. A similar jurisdictional objection can be expected in the claims brought under the first Zeph claim, as the claimant appears to be incorporated in 2019. The JSCOT proceedings allow for public scrutiny and discussion of treaties.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This reform built on the groundbreaking promulgation of the new Government Tenders and Procurement Law in 2019, which allowed for the first time for the use of arbitration in government contracts. 3), complemented by new Internal Rules , in effect since 1 July 2023, in an effort to further promote transparency and efficiency.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 23, 2024

Unlike some of the other instruments discussed in the Working Group, the idea of an advisory centre enjoyed general support among delegations from the start (Working Group III, October 2019 Session Report , para. 28, and September 2022 Session Report , paras. 37, and January 2024 Session Report , paras. 43 and 85).

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The panel considered there to be benefits in sport-specific issues, including transgender participation in sport, safe-guarding and governance issues, being arbitrated by expert sports tribunals, but noted the importance of developing transparent precedent in this area given the public importance.

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University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

Other than compliance with the above key criteria, the regime would primarily only impose transparency (and standstill) obligations on NHS commissioners (see part 8 of the proposal). NHS Commissioning would then be subjected to a new provider selection regime described (at a high level of generality) in the proposal.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

” Letter from the Stop ISDS movement to the President of the European Union Council (2019) Arbitration lawyers are proud of their profession. Transparency is the general rule in all arbitrations with state parties. We need to end these corporate courts now! Rights for people, rules for corporations.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

” Letter from the Stop ISDS movement to the President of the European Union Council (2019) Arbitration lawyers are proud of their profession. Transparency is the general rule in all arbitrations with state parties. We need to end these corporate courts now! Rights for people, rules for corporations.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Choong highlighted that, as of September 2023, there have been four known ORFSA cases in Hong Kong, compared to the 87 third-party funding cases since the regime came into force in 2019. Although the ORFSA regime is still in its early days, Ms. More coverage from Hong Kong Arbitration Week is available here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 11, 2024

In 2019, the SCIA established its Hong Kong branch (SCIA-HK), achieving a dual-jurisdictional presence. SMART” stands for safe, mobile internet and mass data, artificial intelligence, revolutionary, and transparency. The system termed “SMART Arbitration” reflects the SCIA’s continued improvement of its mode over the past 20 years.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 21, 2024

Set to enter into force in 2025 or 2026, the Act will seek to ensure that AI systems used in the EU are safe, transparent, traceable, non-discriminatory, and environmentally friendly. The European Parliament made further advances in 2023 with its AI Act.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 11, 2024

Bayzakova in 2019 , the TIAC has played a leading role in advancing arbitration in Uzbekistan and has also hosted successful Uzbek Arbitration Weeks since 2021. By offering a fair, transparent, and internationally recognized dispute resolution mechanism, the TIAC helps to create a more stable and predictable business environment.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

The ANM further reiterated this in April, August 2017, and December 2019. The tribunal stated Colombia acted transparently, publicizing the páramo delimitation, to the point that Red Eagle itself took the chance to participate in such delimitation.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Centre has had four editions since 2019, with the fourth being a hybrid event with physical participation in Accra, Ghana. The LACIAC Adjudication Rules were established to provide a quick, fair and transparent process for the interim resolution of disputes in projects of significant duration such as construction contracts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

One significant development in recent years is the 2019 Mainland China-Hong Kong Arrangement for Interim Measures, which enables parties to Hong Kong-seated, HKIAC-administered arbitrations to apply for interim measures from Mainland Chinese courts and is not available if arbitrations are seated in any other foreign jurisdiction.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 13, 2024

We will conduct a survey at the five-year mark to update the benchmark 2020 Australian Arbitration Survey to help track progress of evolving user needs, and will continue to be transparent about sharing data, as we did in our 2022 Reflections Report and release of case load statistics. Past interviews are available here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

The ANM further reiterated this in April, August 2017, and December 2019. The tribunal stated Colombia acted transparently, publicizing the páramo delimitation, to the point that Red Eagle itself took the chance to participate in such delimitation.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In 2019, the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (“AfCFTA”), negotiated under the auspice of the AU, entered into force. See e.g., PSEG v Turkey , ICSID Case No. ARB/02/5, Award , ¶ 240; Infinito Gold Ltd. 1) The Protocol’s text as adopted in February 2023 is currently not available to the public.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

While the last SIAC Manila Conference 2019 was an intimate gathering of only 80 participants, this year’s ‘ SIAC Manila Conference 2023: Deep Dive into Arbitration Trends ’ held on 25 May 2023 attracted more than 800 registrants, and SIAC had to cap the conference attendees at 500 practitioners, government representatives, and in-house counsel.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In the leadup to the 10th Conference of States Parties ( CoSP 10 ) to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), members of Civil Society are encouraging UNCAC to pass a dedicated whistleblower resolution. NWC’s statement focused on two categories of corruption: Money Laundering and Environmental Corruption.

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University of Bristol

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It should then not be surprising that the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) could ‘change the rules of the game’ (eg Santiso, 2019 ) and bring procurement corruption to an end is receiving significant attention.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 20, 2024

While the latter group has indeed contributed to an orderly improvement of the ISDS processes with focus on ethics, transparency and efficiency, the former group has forced terminations of several treaties and the triggering of sunset clauses with rather little tangible outcomes. Loukas Mistelis, Co-Editor-in-Chief Prof.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Standardization of case law : CCEE recognizes the importance of maintaining a database of the arbitral decisions to promote transparency concerning the application of regulatory rules. In short time, the AI was corrupted by the users and started sending out violent messages.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In the United States, monetary whistleblower awards have proven to be an effective tool in fighting corruption and rooting out fraud. This year, Ukraine has started paying out whistleblowers awards as it seeks to increase its anti-corruption efforts during its war with Russia. Ukraine implemented a whistleblower award law in 2019.

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