Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society. Efficiency is key.

Corruption 78

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively. Increasing transparency of the quasi-governmental sector.

Procurement 120

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

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.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Market Analysis 52

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2024

They create an enabling culture for innovation and promote transparency and trust in digitized services. In the Philippines, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) published the country’s Cloud First Policy to drive cloud adoption and “foster flexibility, security, and cost-efficiency.”

Government 78

Government Government Transparency Public Private Partnership 78

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

The Efficiency of Open Procurement report, commissioned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) , concludes: “Closed and opaque approaches to procurement are flawed. It operates with a regulatory framework based on transparency, efficiency, accessibility, and nondiscrimination. They reduced contracts from six years to nine months.

Innovation 78

Innovation Procurement Government Government 78

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The public procurement agency improved access to information about upcoming opportunities for women-led and small businesses and conducted training to improve their capacity to respond. The team have expanded their capacity to manage these updated processes. To realize that vision, in 2021, EKBPP joined OCP’s Lift accelerator program.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This is because smaller organizations and projects often lack the resources and capacity to share data back with monitors and others in the local community. “It DataStream provides a place for communities to access data through a map-based search and user-friendly data visualization tools, increasing transparency and trust.

Collaboration 105

Collaboration Quality Data Capacity 105

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

While some efforts have been made to improve the transparency of these markets, greater access to high-quality data is needed to meaningfully assess their performance. OCP provides coalition members with data analytics and capacity-building support to promote fair, efficient, and sustainable public procurement in Kazakhstan.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Tender E-procurement 52

ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

Companies will face a variety of short and long-term challenges, such as balancing the effects of downward prices, output cuts, movement of demand to alternative energy sources, heavy capital investment for new capacity, complex government regulations and rising operating costs. Increase efficiency. Improve control. Lower risk.

Supplier 52

Supplier Demand Procurement Team Price 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

AI Can Improve Efficiency of Tax Administrations AI also promises to revolutionize tax administration. AI-powered systems can streamline tax filing processes, improve compliance, and personalize services for taxpayers, boosting revenue collection and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of tax systems. The model foresaw a 19.4%

Transparency 64

Transparency Data Capacity Telecommunication 64

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

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Embracing digital transformation is crucial for NPOs and NGOs to enhance their efficiency, effectiveness, and overall impact. Working closely with local communities, they foster sustainable practices and build capacity for environmental stewardship. ZEW estimates a 40 percent reduction in infrastructure costs by building on AWS.

Sustainability 75

Sustainability Data Transparency Innovation 75

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.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

The challenge is how can organizations understand all the different certifications and access all the different information repositories for these diverse suppliers effectively and efficiently. This is all stored within Ivalua to provide customers the auditability and traceability to demonstrate process rigor and transparency. .

Supplier 98

Supplier E-procurement Ethics Supply Chain 98

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2024

To some capacity, AI systems hold plenty of weight in greatly reducing the time spent on completing important procurement tasks. These systems can provide more accurate data collection, resolve complex challenges more efficiently, and help to deliver more tailored solutions. What is PPN 02/24?

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Ethics Tender 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.

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Supplier 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Leveraging their extensive experience of monitoring procurement for over a decade, ICW built local capacities to use the data available on Opentender to investigate public contracts and identify issues, and report their findings through LKPP’s official complaints channel e-pengaduan. billion). “We

Corruption 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

ivalua

JUNE 11, 2019

Their cloud-based technology could generally not be configured to meet the highly unique and complex requirements of the Public Sector, and the long, drawn out sales cycles discouraged most from diverting R&D capacity to meet the needs of a niche market. Ivalua, on the other hand, saw opportunity.

Procurement 67

Procurement IT Public Procurement Supplier 67

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 28, 2025

These websites are designed to comply with transparency and legal publication requirements, ensuring that opportunities are available to all interested suppliers. The Free vs. Paid Tender Platform Dilemma In the case of choosing between free and paid tender platforms, two main factors come into play: coverage and efficiency.

Tender 52

Tender Bidding Supplier E-procurement 52

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

By implementing use cases tailored to their specific needs, organizations can drive efficiencies, mitigate risks, and create competitive advantages. With end-to-end supply chain transparency and data creating a virtual digital twin of global logistics operations, use cases in the transportation sector target frictionless delivery experiences.

Retail 72

Retail Supply Chain Manufacturing Utilities 72

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

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The intention is to encourage consideration of ways to simplify and open opportunities for SMEs to efficiently participate in more public procurements. In recent years, much of the public sector has migrated to online bidding platforms that increase staff efficiency and comply with trade treaty requirements for broader exposure to bids.

Participation 52

Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

All countries in the region have signed the Paris Agreement, which aims to increase countries’ resilience and adaptive capacity, as well as stabilize global warming below 2°C and as close to 1.5°C C as possible. This objective implies two major challenges for finance ministries.

Finance 52

Finance Price Sustainability Capacity 52

ivalua

MARCH 14, 2019

Increased Capacity for Strategic Thinking. If procurement is to do more, it must be more efficient and free up capacity for higher value activities that support new strategic priorities. Digitizing the source-to-pay process eliminates paper, unnecessary phone calls / emails and improves transparency for all stakeholders.

Procurement 40

Procurement Supplier Capacity Risk Management 40

University of Bristol

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Accessing information on contract execution and any contractual modifications has been nigh impossible until the very recent implementation of the increased transparency requirements imposed by the EU’s 2014 Public Procurement Package. It is difficult enough to have access to information on ‘live’ tender procedures.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Procurement Public Procurement IT 52

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This set the stage for Highline College’s recent implementation of a financial aid tracker solution that both reduces significant operational burden on its financial aid staff while simultaneously making the financial aid award process more transparent for learners.

Evaluation 78

Evaluation Education Data Import 78

FedScoop

MARCH 26, 2024

But they’ve also stressed that staff should use the account for work only, ensure they fact-check the outputs, and are transparent about their use of AI with supervisors, according to information provided by Ivey’s office. Rebecca Heilweil contributed to this story.

Accountability 108

Accountability Evaluation Innovation Data 108

GovLoop

AUGUST 3, 2023

Operational efficiency: “Because it’s all built on shared services, data sharing is easy, shared security is easy and we’re able to standardize a lot of processes to reduce duplication of effort,” he explained. In setting up a data center, you try to anticipate the capacity you will need over the life of the hardware.

Budget 52

Budget Strategic Planning Data Capacity 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.

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Public Procurement Contract 40

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The changes provide not just incremental improvements for efficiency and integrity of proceedings, but also changes to reflect developing societal norms, such as environmental impact and diversity. As mentioned above, this includes taking a proactive role in capacity-building collaborations too. How is HKIAC addressing them?

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Innovation Leadership Capacity 52

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

transparency for image manipulation), or substantial requirements (e.g. A recurrent auditing is particularly important, as the performance of the tool will evolve due its capacity to learn (and sometimes possibly even detect it is being tested ). for law enforcement and essential public services), or not used at all (e.g.

Public Procurement 59

Public Procurement Procurement Supplier Evaluation 59

The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

If there is a good understanding of the number of potential bidders and their capacity this minimizes the requirement for market analysis. Sometimes the need is to assess the industry’s capacity to meet the procurement requirements. Market Analysis The level of market analysis is dependent on the outcome of the requirements gathering.

Procurement 52

Procurement Market Analysis Bidder Public Procurement 52

ivalua

AUGUST 1, 2022

In doing so, they have improved supplier collaboration and created a greater capacity for resilience, innovation, and continuous improvement. . It can turn supplier risk and inefficiency into a source of efficiency, innovation, and competitive advantage. How do these organizations build their supplier management programs?

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Supply Chain Sustainability 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

On-premises models over-provision to account for spikes and growth, risking underutilized capacity. Workloads can also be continuously optimized over time to maximize efficiency as needs evolve. Workloads typically follow fluctuating demand curves. Build a FinOps Robust financial governance is vital for cloud success.

Procurement 80

Procurement IT Price Sustainability 80

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. Repetitive administrative tasks can be automated to radically improve efficiency. times more energy efficient than traditional data centers.

Data 75

Data Government Government Demand 75

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.

Capacity 52

Capacity Collaboration Networking Strategic Planning 52

Bonfire

JUNE 21, 2022

The panelists discussed different challenges that should be identified before moving forward in your eProcurement transformation such as financial reasons, ease of access for vendors, or transparency to foster trust from vendors and the public. In a previous article we phrased it as “a ‘swiss-army knife approach’ to buying software.”.

Eprocurement 52

Eprocurement Sustainability Procurement Consulting 52