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Help unleash the superpower of procurement in the United States: Join OCP!

Open Contracting Partnership

In the United States , the federal government alone spends over $600 billion annually on public contracts. Given its scope and scale, government contracting has a vast, untapped potential to address many of the most significant challenges from improving the state safety net to increasing equal opportunities for local businesses.

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Commitment, coalitions, change: How we can build on #OGPEstonia’s energy to reform public contracting

Open Contracting Partnership

At #OGPEstonia, we had the pleasure of hosting about 200 frontline reformers sharing their experiences, challenges, and successes in boosting inclusion, integrity, participation, and digital transformation in public procurement. We need to: 1) Convert general do-gooding commitments into clear goals and change management.

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Empowering women businesses in Uganda through contracts

Open Contracting Partnership

Summary: Women-owned and led businesses in Uganda receive just 1% of government contracts. 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.