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

Open Contracting Partnership

Between 2021 and 2022, the rejection rate of complaints submitted by citizens has halved from 78% in 2021 to 39% in 2022, cases resolved by auditing authorities have increased from 53% to 63%, and response times are faster, taking 262 days down from 338 days in 2021. Semarang City made a similar agreement in 2023.

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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

Although the agency had made improvements in competition, adopting a transactional e-GP platform and working to include more women businesses , it continued to face major challenges. In particular, outdated regulations and a lack of capacity in purchasing agencies using the platform held back further progress. Efficiency is key.

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Friday Flash 04/26/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The conference begins with remarks from Christine Harada , Senior Advisor in OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), on the governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative , a four-pronged initiative to ensure that the Federal Government receives optimal terms and prices when purchasing goods and services. CISA-2022-0010).