Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

As aid budgets shrink and the pressure to end aid dependency grows, governments are under growing pressure to maximize domestic resources and value for money. Improving public procurement, which accounts for one in every three dollars spent by governments, is one of the core ways countries can do more with the same – or less.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

Public procurement needs to be more transparent, efficient, and accountable to tackle the major social and economic challenges faced by governments across the world. But governments’ digital transformation of their systems to better achieve these goals are at varying stages of development and maturity.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Teamwork is essential when cities and counties plan to buy new systems and equipment, says Gary Mitchell , director of SLED (state, local and education) business development at Iron Mountain Government Solutions , a company that provides secure management of data and assets; it works to protect, connect and activate high-value customer data.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2024

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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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Read on to hear about Rebecca’s experience of using the Placement Pack… During my two-week placement with Jordan and the team, I was able to learn about, and spend time with, a range of different projects, departments and organisations across the public sector.

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