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Advancements in Transparency and Integrity through Blockchain in Public Procurements

Public Contracting Institute

In the era of digital transformation, blockchain technology emerges as a beacon of hope for enhancing transparency and integrity in public procurements. By leveraging blockchain’s capabilities, these entities can significantly mitigate corruption risks, streamline operations, and foster a more transparent procurement environment.

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Unlocking opportunities: How Ekiti State, Nigeria is enabling women businesses through better procurement practices

Open Contracting Partnership

But these businesses rarely take part in public procurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. It’s a “missed opportunity,” says Egghead Odewale, Director General of Ekiti State’s Bureau of Public Procurement (EKBPP).

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Ivalua Selected by State of Maryland to Power ‘eMaryland Marketplace Advantage’ e-procurement system

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Ivalua builds momentum as technology platform of choice for public sector procurement. eMaryland Marketplace Advantage is a technologically advanced electronic procurement system designed to make state procurement and business processes more efficient, transparent, secure, and user friendly for all stakeholders.

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The 3 revolutions of public procurement in Africa

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. Procurement was long seen as a clerical administrative function, rather than a strategic lever. This was not always the case.

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Transparency with Purpose – Public Sector Procurement

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Procurement transparency exists within the public sector because it is required by law. And yet, not all transparency is equally effective. Suppliers need bidding and contract transparency. The public needs spend and supplier selection transparency.

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Meet Central Asia’s master procurement monitors

Open Contracting Partnership

How the School of Applied Research in Public Procurement trained community leaders to dig into government contracting issues in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It inspired the creation of a free self-guided e-course on Open Contracting Basics too.

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Innovation procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 -- changing procurement culture on the cheap?

How to Crack a Nut

On 13 November 2023, the UK Government published guidance setting out its ambitions for innovation procurement under the new Procurement Act 2023 (not yet in force, of which you can read a summary here). This further expands on the ambitions underpinning the Transforming Public Procurement project that started after Brexit.