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Our 2030 vision: Better procurement for people and planet

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement should be all about people. We want to enable one billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable communities by 2030 by improving US$2 trillion in public procurement spending. Solutions that are user-friendly and that use data to measure and improve outcomes from procurement.

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OCP Feedback Survey: Closing the books on 2023 and looking towards 2030

Open Contracting Partnership

When we asked which issue areas are most important to you, we saw a deep alignment with our own increased investment in anticorruption, sustainability, and electronic procurement. Sustainability is a newer, mid-strategy entry but has seen rapid and steady growth, coming in at #2 for the past two years.

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UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement: what makes it strong and what’s still missing

Open Contracting Partnership

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

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Accelerating India’s digital future: MeitY empanels AWS Asia-Pacific (Hyderabad) Region for government workloads

AWS Public Sector

billion) in cloud infrastructure in India by 2030 , the AWS Asia-Pacific (Hyderabad) Region is the second AWS Region in India to be fully empaneled by MeitY. Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India.

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Open Procurement in Europe: 100 experts share their vision for the future

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement can shape our world. On 15-16 June, together with the governments of Albania, Italy and the Netherlands, we held a conference on Open and Sustainable Procurement in Europe for about 100 procurement leaders from 25 European countries.

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Friday Flash 08/09/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Announcing the Coalition’s Cyber Side Chat, September 12 The Coalition for Government Procurement is proud to present its first-ever Cybersecurity Symposium: The Cyber Side Chat on September 12! Gain valuable insights from leading government and industry cybersecurity and procurement professionals. To register, click here.

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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

Sustainable government procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services that meet the government entity’s needs while minimizing environmental and social impacts. How they carry out that duty, therefore, can affect whether they can achieve their sustainable development goals.” Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.