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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. It has debarred more than 60 suppliers for violations, and reduced unresolved complaints and canceled tenders. in 2020 to 59.7% And he’s not afraid of bold decisions.

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Anti-corruption in aid-funded procurement: Is corruption reduced or merely displaced?

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

Anti-corruption in aid-funded procurement: Is corruption reduced or merely displaced? Available online: [link] Given a widespread sense among donors that mainstream anti-corruption reforms over the past 25 years have failed to yield results, there is a move towards more targeted interventions. David-Barrett E. and Fazekas, M.

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Corruption Under Scrutiny: The Ratione Materiae Objection in Panamericana Televisión v. Peru

Kluwer Arbitration

After acquiring an indirect majority control over the company, Mr. Schütz appeared in a video leak of bribery acts (known as the “Vladivideos” leak, one of the most infamous corruption scandals of Peruvian history). The Tribunal, quoting the World Duty Free v.

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Are there any gains to be had from the proposed new provider selection model for NHS commissioning?

University of Bristol

It should be noted that the proposal runs in parallel to the also de-regulatory approach underpinning the December 2020 green paper Transforming Public Procurement [on which see here , here , and here , while we wait for the Government’s response to the public consultation].

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2023 Year in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

Back in 2020, we had reported on the Heemsen v. Corruption allegations in arbitration proceedings relating to Peru remain very common. Peru , where the tribunal dismissed Peru’s ratrionae materiae objection based on corruption allegations. Venezuela The dual nationals saga continued in Venezuela.

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Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. In Slovakia, the data collection process is prone to error due to the several Call for tenders and Contract award publication form types that were also changed throughout the year (i.e. Fazekas, M. & & Tóth, B. bids without direct contracts considered.

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Digital procurement, PPDS and multi-speed datafication -- some thoughts on the March 2023 PPDS Communication

How to Crack a Nut

The 2020 European strategy for data ear-marked public procurement as a high priority area for the development of common European data spaces for public administrations. However, data from only 20% of all call for tenders as submitted by public buyers is available and searchable for analysis in one place [ie TED].