Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Challenge: Indonesia’s public procurement sector is highly vulnerable to corruption. Public procurement stands out as the most vulnerable sector to corruption in Indonesia. The collaboration revolves around the corruption risk monitoring platform, Opentender.net , developed by ICW and the national public procurement agency LKPP.

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Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. It has debarred more than 60 suppliers for violations, and reduced unresolved complaints and canceled tenders. Corruption in public procurement makes us poorer and takes our rights away.”

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To tackle this problem, the country has proposed wide-ranging legislation , including an anti-corruption package with measures to standardize the operations of Mongolia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and ensure they follow consistent rules throughout processes like tendering and procurement, among others.

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Data Corruption Supplier Public Procurement 123

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Challenge: Despite ongoing government reforms, corruption and inefficient spending remains pervasive in Kazakhstan’s public procurement. Finally, the Anti-Corruption Agency is proactively supporting the development of civic monitoring and has agreed to cooperate with the civil society coalition to monitor procurement.

Procurement 120

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

For example, with our support, the Dominican Republic’s procurement agency monitors all transactions in the country’s electronic procurement system in real-time using 21 automated corruption red flag risk indicators. Check out our regional pages and newsletters for updates!

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Open data is often lauded as a magic pill for anti-corruption: reveal what’s going on, inform the public, and, presto, government will become more accountable. Download Explainer For example, if we have all the call for tenders but cannot easily match them with contract awards, this means we cannot construct key red flags.

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Data Public Procurement Procurement Buyers 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

Training and capacity building Weak in-house capability within government organizations is a common challenge, including a shortage of specialized knowledge, skills, and resources within government agencies to effectively design, implement, operate, and maintain e-GP systems.

E-procurement 82

E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Transparency 82