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Empowering auditors: Indonesia uses data-driven oversight to clean up its corruption-prone procurement sector

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Challenge: Indonesia’s public procurement sector is highly vulnerable to corruption. Public procurement stands out as the most vulnerable sector to corruption in Indonesia. The collaboration revolves around the corruption risk monitoring platform, Opentender.net , developed by ICW and the national public procurement agency LKPP.

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

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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. Corruption in public procurement makes us poorer and takes our rights away.”

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Why Malaysia needs a new public procurement law

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Throughout the pandemic, significant amounts of public funds were disbursed without seeking parliamentary approval, and the procurement process itself became tainted by multiple instances of corruption and cronyism. In 2022, a new unity government was formed under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim coalition’s leadership.

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

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On 1 December 2022, the Tribunal in the Panamericana Television S.A 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).

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Meet Central Asia’s master procurement monitors

Open Contracting Partnership

On April 24 2022 Serik organized a public event in the Academy highlighting approaches promoting interaction between government institutions and civil society in procurement. Rachmaninov went on to organize his own distance learning course for experts and activists in September 2022, with a mini-grant from the School.

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Chile’s procurement monitoring system now open to the public

Open Contracting Partnership

” Verónica Valle, Director, ChileCompra Transparency and access to information In late 2023, ChileCompra introduced a campaign called “Stop Corruption”, to promote the Observatory’s channels for citizens to submit confidential complaints. million relates to open tendering processes that were awarded, US$17.7 Of these, US$19.5

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Strengthening public procurement in Africa: a conversation with Joyeuse Uwingeneye

Open Contracting Partnership

The Umucyo platform is used by 1194 government agencies down to district hospitals – an increase from just over 200 in 2022 – with more than 13,800 suppliers and 26,800 contracts awarded. Using data to address fraud and corruption The increased digitalization has provided new opportunities to identify bad behavior and corruption risks.