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Unlocking opportunities: How Ekiti State, Nigeria is enabling women businesses through better procurement practices

Open Contracting Partnership

But these businesses rarely take part in public procurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. It’s a “missed opportunity,” says Egghead Odewale, Director General of Ekiti State’s Bureau of Public Procurement (EKBPP).

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Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

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Empowering women businesses in Uganda through contracts

Open Contracting Partnership

To improve this, government officials and civil society leaders launched a systemic reform designed to change the legal framework, build entrepreneur capacity, improve data, and advocate for greater awareness of the problem and interventions. But right now, women-owned and led businesses are being left behind.

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Prioritizing Mission Critical Climate Resilience

FedInsider

The Department of Defense in June hosted a climate resilience workshop that addressed ways to enhance adaptation and resilience through collaboration, and an interagency event will build on its success. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Prior to this appointment, Ms.