The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 19, 2024

Integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) into public procurement processes holds significant promise for enhancing efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency, potentially reducing corruption. This minimizes human intervention, the primary source of corruption in public procurement.

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Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Market Analysis 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s an appropriate workplace for the woman spearheading efforts to increase transparency and oversight of public spending in Rwanda, by digitalizing the platform running the country’s public procurement and professionalizing its workforce and processes. The system is decentralized, with institutions having capacity in-house.

Public Procurement 80

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

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. We have written elsewhere about the institutional and political challenges that can hinder the transparency –> accountability transformation.

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Data Public Procurement Procurement Buyers 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

We set up Open Contracting Partnership to be bold: we aren’t after just a bit more transparency of public contracts, we want to transform procurement to meet the urgent needs of our time. Our world runs on public contracts. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As Einer Fogh of GIZ Uganda highlights, “there is a vibrant civil society in Uganda, with many organizations working on transparency and anticorruption. Having formal arrangements through MoUs and building their capacity and understanding has led to good quality monitoring reports that are more actionable for us.”

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Public Procurement Procurement Contract Collaboration 135

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

The vision is to go beyond supporting “just” a transparency and reporting portal to have a digital ecosystem that integrates real-time damage assessments, budgets, project planning, procurement and delivery. This is not only a transparency portal, it’s a coordination portal, changing the power dynamics of how reconstruction is done.

Accountability 52

Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Key Differences Between Public and Private Sector Procurement There are a few key differences between public and private sector procurement, including their objectives, the tendering process, supplier selection, regulations and frameworks, transparency in awarding contracts, and even the payment process.

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Procurement Tender Public Procurement Supplier 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. It establishes a robust methodology to explore what impacts can be measured and also explores the channels through which transparency is indeed impactful – e.g. who are the stakeholders and enablers that are the actual drivers of change using increased transparency.

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Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

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.

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Capacity Efficiency Collaboration Innovation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The LACIAC Board of Directors, through its technical committees, strives to build capacity in different sectors including energy, construction, finance and technology, international trade, telecoms, media and entertainment, MSMEs, among others. The Adjudication Rules were a vital part of the Centre’s 2021 “ROAD” Map.

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Capacity Collaboration Networking Strategic Planning 52

AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

Promoting data skills and literacy throughout the public service via training and capacity building. Trust and transparency will be prioritized as more data is collected and leveraged. Additionally, continuously running anomaly detection on claims and grievances would curb fraud and corruption.

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Data Government Government Demand 75

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 13, 2024

In his words, the two necessary elements for a mediation to be potentially successful were: (i) a clearly authorized government official who has the capacity to conduct the negotiations, and (ii) the State’s will to reach an agreement. Pager shared a more sceptical view on the efficiency of mediation for investor-states disputes.

Balance 52

Balance Transparency Negotiation 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.

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Import Capacity Evaluation Government 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

As mentioned above, this includes taking a proactive role in capacity-building collaborations too. 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

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Innovation Leadership Capacity 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. 31-35; September 2022 Session Report , para.

Export 52

Export Finance Sustainability Capacity 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

This growth trajectory underscores the confidence and trust the global legal community places in AFSA’s capacity to manage intricate international disputes. However, post-2017, there has been a marked increase, culminating in a significant caseload growth from 24 cases shortly after the Act’s enactment to an impressive 145 cases today.

Ethics 52

Ethics Influencing Integration Integrity 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 13, 2024

We will conduct a survey at the five-year mark to update the benchmark 2020 Australian Arbitration Survey to help track progress of evolving user needs, and will continue to be transparent about sharing data, as we did in our 2022 Reflections Report and release of case load statistics. Past interviews are available here.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Quality Import Supply Chain 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Procedural advancements, such as allowing counterclaims and the participation of non-parties as amicus curiae , are also being considered to enhance transparency and inclusivity in the ISDS process. This article is submitted in a personal capacity. In concluding the day-long conference, Ms.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Participation Efficiency Influencing 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

They also addressed concerns about arbitration confidentiality in the context of emerging themes like ESG considerations, emphasizing the need for transparency while preserving party autonomy. The panel reached a conclusive consensus to emphasize the need for ethical, fair, and transparent deployment of AI in arbitration.

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 questionable whether a judge or arbitrator that relies on “AI quantum experts” can meet this standard for reliability and transparency.

Transparency 59

Transparency Media Data Efficiency 59

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 16, 2024

However, it is essential to maintain accountability and transparency, as well as careful oversight. Mr. Tony Andriotis concluded by stating that Japan, as a free country that embraces transparency and rule of law, serves as a role-model in the region on openness and on embracing fairness and impartiality. Miriam Rose Ivan L.

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Transparency Quality Influencing Import 98

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 7, 2025

In terms of engaging legal counsel, paragraph 7 outlines the criteria for selecting Nigerian counsel, highlighting the importance of technical skill, expertise, and transparency in the selection process. Additionally, appointments for disputes involving MDAs which exceed 50 million Nigerian Naira require approval from the AGF.

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Negotiation Thresholds Capacity Collaboration 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 16, 2025

Arbitrators, like all humans, have limited cognitive capacity. All of these require arbitration to maintain a human element, ensuring that the process is fair, transparent, and accessible. With the rise of digital communication tools, we are witnessing an explosion of data in arbitrations.

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

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 11, 2025

ICC Arbitration Featured Debate This House Believes Style Debate In the first session of the day, Juan Pablo Argentato (Managing Counsel, ICC)moderated two debates: one on the ICC Terms of Reference, and another on transparency in international arbitration.

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Balance Transparency Participation Project Management 52