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

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Results: The reform has led to significant improvements, particularly in audits triggered by public complaints. According to a monitoring report by Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), there were 1,586 cases of corruption in procurement detected between 2016 and 2022, amounting to total losses to the state of around US$2.7

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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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In particular, outdated regulations and a lack of capacity in purchasing agencies using the platform held back further progress. By 2022, DGCP launched its data and monitoring system “Sistema Integral de Monitoreo y Análisis de Datos” publicly. So the DGCP adopted a three-pronged approach to improve things. Efficiency is key.

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Using AI for green procurement

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Introducing more sustainable procurement policies and processes presents an enormous opportunity for public authorities to not only contribute to reaching carbon emission reduction goals but also to drive sustainable societal and economic development. In the Dominican Republic, only 290 purchases could be analyzed.

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Paraguay’s procurement is open for small business

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While it’s too early to see system-wide changes, open data analyzed by OCP shows signs that participation by smaller businesses is increasing: from July 2022 to July 2023, the share of contracts awarded to MSMEs rose by 1.7%, the share of MSME bids increased by 1.9%, the share of unique MSME bidders grew by 1.4%