Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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. In 2024, we look towards implementation of the resolution and participation at the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Lithuania this summer.

E-procurement 76

E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 76

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

Public procurement, one-third of spending or more of every country, is critical to economic development and sustainability. Sustainability needs to be seen as a wider issue, not just green purchasing and the environment, but also supporting women businesses and local economic development. Every step has a clear action and timeline.

Public Procurement 80

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 11, 2024

Overall, Uzbekistan’s arbitration landscape has evolved considerably, with a more robust legal framework, growing institutional capacity, and increasing international engagement. The TIAC has also been actively involved in capacity-building efforts to support the development of the legal profession in Uzbekistan.

Capacity 52

Capacity Efficiency Collaboration Innovation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 15, 2024

Alignment with Sustainability Goals : Developing green hydrogen aligns perfectly with both the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement Objectives. It promotes clean energy within Africa while contributing to global sustainability efforts.

Demand 52

Demand Sustainability Capacity Import 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

VIktor Nestulia Head of DREAM Project Office This led to the formation of the RISE Ukraine Coalition, which at its inception united more than 20 Ukrainian organizations working on open government and anti-corruption reform. The experts will strengthen the team of the Ministry of Reconstruction and speed up the full launch of the ecosystem.”

Accountability 52

Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this capacity, I am dedicated to making a significant contribution to international arbitration, drawing upon my extensive experience to bolster AFSA’s position in the industry. AFSA sustains its operations through administrative fees without relying on any external funding. Past interviews are available here.

Efficiency 98

Efficiency Quality Demand Collaboration 98

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 4, 2024

This is, in the words of Italy’s diplomacy , “to have secure, stable and predictable supplies at competitive prices for households and businesses, without failing to meet the binding commitment to long-term sustainability…” under the Paris Agreement.

Insurance 52

Insurance Sustainability Negotiation Price 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 11, 2024

She examined in what manner small states have been (i) accessing courts to get them to address climate change in international law; (ii) shaping the legal landscape and the law in so doing; and (iii) considering international law’s capacity to provide actual legal remedies. All are available to watch in full here.

Capacity 52

Capacity Import Negotiation Finance 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

The substantial award at issue is of a particularly high value and fraud and corruption elements arise in both the procurement of the underlying contracts and also the awards themselves. The court found that the awards were obtained by fraud in a manner that was contrary to England’s public policy.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Corruption Import Sustainability 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

Department of State), Margie-Lys Jaime (Legal Adviser, Office of Investment Arbitration, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Republic of Panama), Ladan Mehranvar (Senior Legal Researcher, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (“CCSI”)) and Marie-Claire Argac (Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP). Mr. Bigge and Ms.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Participation Sustainability Influencing 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Establishing a Diversity Committee that introduced the ACICA Wing Person Initiative , and a Sustainability Taskforce , which recently produced a draft Sustainability Protocol for public consultation, to be discussed at ACICA’s sustainability event during AAW. Past interviews are available here.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Quality Import Supply Chain 52

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Public sector procurement incorporates social value concerns like environmental sustainability and the encouragement of local economic growth in addition to guaranteeing the best outcomes in terms of products and services. It is a time-consuming and bureaucratic process with strict timelines and documentation requirements.

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Supplier 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 23, 2024

Article 6 deals with general technical assistance and “capacity building”, such as advice on dispute prevention, trainings, seminars, exchange of experience and serving as a repository of information. The advisory centre is billed as a response to these concerns. 37, and January 2024 Session Report , paras. 43 and 85).

Export 52

Export Finance Sustainability Capacity 52

Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 18, 2024

The choice seems easy to make, as it tends to increase domestic resource mobilization, but the revenue expected needs to be balanced with the cost of administering the complexity and increasing data processing demand of a global tax, requiring investments in technology and capacity building inside their tax administrations.

Import 52

Import Capacity Evaluation Government 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

A development worthy of mention is the conclusion of a “ Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement ” (SIFA) between the EU and Angola, the first SIFA ever negotiated by the EU. This piece was prepared by the author in her capacity as an Associate Editor of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.

Negotiation 64

Negotiation Framework Agreement Import Capacity 64

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 24, 2024

i) The Low Carbon Transition The concept, the “Low Carbon Transition”, refers to a shift from economies heavily dependent on fossil fuels to sustainable, low carbon economies. As the “Adapting to New Energy Contracts: How Will Energy Transition Change Arbitration Practice?”

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Demand Price Insurance 52

AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

Promoting data skills and literacy throughout the public service via training and capacity building. Additionally, continuously running anomaly detection on claims and grievances would curb fraud and corruption. A new $100,000 AWS community grant fund launched in 2023 supports Calgary sustainability initiatives. What’s next?

Data 75

Data Government Government Demand 75

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

We see some early signs of a potential impact in selected cases where a longer time window or more investment into user take-up may lead to robust, sustained, systemic change. robust to alternative sub-samples or to the use of different indicators tapping into the same concepts). These deserve further investigation.

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The discussion underscored the complexity of trade agreements and their impact on sectors like infrastructure and sustainability in both Asia and Latin America.

Import 40

Import Efficiency Supply Chain Transparency 40

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 21, 2023

David is the founder of reAcción , a grassroots anti-corruption civil society organization that empowers young people in Paraguay to fight for government transparency and social accountability. I work in anti-corruption, leading an organization that focuses on the education sector in Paraguay.

Accountability 52

Accountability Education Corruption Demand 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

While AI is known for its capacity to analyze vast amounts of data, it currently lacks the capability to fully grasp the intricacies and nuances of these contexts in the way that a human expert can. It is therefore critical for quantum experts to form a profound understanding of specific contexts.

Transparency 59

Transparency Media Data Efficiency 59

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

2) A key issue for 2025 is AI Key issues for you all remain anti-corruption (34%) and digitalization and e-procurement (31%). We also note that even though we separated sustainability into more specific issue areas, the various topics still polled highly, and we will be continuing to share inspiration and guidance here.

E-procurement 83

E-procurement Procurement Corruption Import 83

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 22, 2025

Once those are in place, however, it is necessary to build robust structures that create enduring institutional resilience, reliability, and capacity in the region. The answers for long-term, sustainable growth lie in three main pillars: governance, credibility, and capacity. Third, there is the question of capacity.

Capacity 52

Capacity Import Quality Demand 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 16, 2025

Arbitrators, like all humans, have limited cognitive capacity. More from our authors: Dealing with Bribery and Corruption in International Commercial Arbitration: To Probe or Not to Probe by Emmanuel Obiora Igbokwe 190 Arbitration in Egypt: A Practitioner's Guide by Ibrahim Shehata 190

Balance 52

Balance Quality Quantity Data 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 20, 2025

The Working Group III, during its 47th and 48th sessions (succeeding the 43rd and 46th discussions), discussed the draft statute of the Advisory Centre, which, per articles 6 and 7 of the draft statute, has the mandate of capacity building and provision of legal support and advice with regard to an international investment dispute proceeding.

Balance 52

Balance Finance Capacity Budget 52