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Better bike lanes in the Philippines: Civic groups won a budget for bike lanes, then followed the money

Open Contracting Partnership

During that period of emergency mobilization, Abante was focused on tracking the country’s COVID-19 response budget , alongside friends and former colleagues from his experience working in the government, academia, and civil society. We owe it to our broad coalition who fought for this budget, and the many advocates who came before us.

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Technology’s role in sustainability: Takeaways from the AWS Sustainability Breakfast Briefing

AWS Public Sector

There is increased recognition that sustainability cannot be a siloed business unit within an organisation. The main takeaway is that sustainability transformation takes time – but every step along the journey can be meaningful. This blog post provides a recap of the highlights from the sustainability briefing.

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Open Olympics 2026: progress and challenges

Open Contracting Partnership

This raises questions though about the long-term sustainability of the projects, which was a core promise of these Olympics and Paralympics. More generally, there is room for improvement in the quantity and quality of the data on the platform. The foundation faces some urgent funding challenges, needing to secure over 1.6

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Three ways World Bank procurement can drive collaboration for the SDGs

Open Contracting Partnership

As aid budgets shrink and the pressure to end aid dependency grows, governments are under growing pressure to maximize domestic resources and value for money. This support should take the long view and strengthen capacity sustainably, targeting countries with persistent procurement challenges.

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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. Better contracts and processes, for example, could reduce the risk of delays, quality problems or unexpected costs.

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How city governments can navigate the fiscal cliff

American City & Country

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. It results from past budget deficits and requires ongoing management through interest and principal repayments.

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Effectiveness and Efficiency in Public Procurement: Key Pillars for Optimal Resource Management

The Procurement ClassRoom

It is concerned with the “what” of public procurement—focusing on procuring goods , services , and works that meet specific requirements, delivered on time, within budget, and at the required quality. This supports not only the public sector entity and its stakeholders but also the broader community.