Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

By Torplus Yomnak, Co-Founder of HAND Social Enterprise and the Director of the Knowledge Hub for Regional Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Collaboration (KRAC) In May 2021, amid the pandemic lockdowns, a villager in Thailand took a stroll on the outskirts of their town, making an unexpected discovery that would stir the local community.

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Corruption Data Procurement Collusion 112

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. Efficiency is key.

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 77

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. However, unlocking most of these functionalities is not dependent on the PPDS, but rather on the existence of procurement data at the ‘right’ level.

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Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

Public procurement is itself an area of public sector activity susceptible to digitalisation. There is emerging evidence of experimentation in procurement digitalisation, which is shedding light on regulatory risks and challenges.

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Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52