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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

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In the general public procurement market (valued at around US$19 billion annually), direct awards have dropped from 81% of the value of all procedures in 2017 to 23.5% New suppliers are entering the market and bidding more actively too. The number of suppliers per buyer increased from 8.0 on average in 2021 to 10.23

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Why Malaysia needs a new public procurement law

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Among the reform areas identified was the country’s public procurement system. The strategy outlined in the NACP aimed to establish a dedicated public procurement law and revamp existing procurement practices. However, the real challenge lies in translating these principles into effective practices.

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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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Unlocking opportunities: How Ekiti State, Nigeria is enabling women businesses through better procurement practices

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Results: The number of women-led businesses registered in the official state public procurement system increased by 43% from 2021 and 2022 to a total of 158 businesses, winning a total of 47 contracts, up from a mere 7 in 2020. In comparison, only 7 women-led businesses had won contracts in 2020.

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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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It has debarred more than 60 suppliers for violations, and reduced unresolved complaints and canceled tenders. The measures seem to have increased trust in the reforms: more than 20,000 new suppliers have registered, competition is growing across open procurement processes, and supplier diversity is up 27%.

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Paraguay’s procurement is open for small business

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Upgrades to the DNCP’s open data incorporating this MSME classification have allowed third-party services to emerge, like the platform VIGIA, which suppliers can use to monitor tenders in real-time and report any concerns or anti-competitive behavior to authorities. and the total value awarded to MSMEs has remained steady.

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Using AI for green procurement

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We looked for others who had performed a similar matching, in order to compare and validate our matches, and found the matching performed by ProZorro , the central public procurement system of Ukraine, which was consistent with ours. A summary of the 3-level structure we used for green criteria related to furniture.