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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

Around the world, governments are embracing “green procurement” – environmentally sustainable strategies to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution. A ” catalogue ” of green procurement strategies in the European Union and the United States, prepared by the European Commission and the Office of the U.S.

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OMB Final Rule Rewrites the Uniform Guidance for Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Federal Financial Assistance

Government Contracts Legal Forum

The Final Rule (titled “OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance”), and OMB’s accompanying memorandum to agencies and reference guide , state that the revisions aim to streamline and clarify the grant rules and improve management, transparency, and oversight of federal financial assistance. 7101 et seq.,

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Striving for data excellence: How the Netherlands’ TenderNed is enabling procurement insights for government and public users

Open Contracting Partnership

To shed light on the value of having high-quality procurement data, we spoke to product owner Hans Minkes at TenderNed , the Dutch government’s online tendering system and one of the agencies furthest along in implementing eForms among the EU Member States. Transparency is key. The rest come from commercial applications.

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Friday Flash 11/01/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Join us on November 20-21 as we dive into the future of the Federal procurement system post-election. Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for procurement policy and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)?

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Buying local, inclusive and green: How Iowa’s capital, Des Moines, is living its values through better procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Challenge : The City of Des Moines in Iowa wanted to leverage procurement to improve equity and sustainability, but knew its current procurement processes and tools were insufficient. Current, closed, and awarded bids can now be found online, increasing transparency throughout the process.

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The Ukrainian DREAM: Making wartime reconstruction digital and accountable

Open Contracting Partnership

The vision is to go beyond supporting “just” a transparency and reporting portal to have a digital ecosystem that integrates real-time damage assessments, budgets, project planning, procurement and delivery. While this is an ambitious plan, the need is compelling. This has been drafted and introduced into the Parliament.

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

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

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.

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