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Bill Foster, a particle physicist-turned-congressman, on why he’s worried about artificial general intelligence

FedScoop

There are many members of Congress who understand about finance and banking and can push back on technical statements about financial services that might not be true,” he told FedScoop. “It’s FS: How worried are you that companies might try to influence what legislation is crafted to sort of benefit their own finances?

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively.

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‘Arbitration for the Next Generation’ – Challenges and Opportunities Discussed at the Dutch Arbitration Day 2024

Kluwer Arbitration

This has led to the creation of specialised institutions and rules, such as those for corporate law disputes in Switzerland and the Netherlands, which cater to specific sectors like finance ( P.R.I.M.E. Finance ), art (the Court of Arbitration for Art ), and aviation (the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation ).

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Ivalua Completes the Source-to-Pay Journey with Embedded Global Supplier Payments

ivalua

Enabling rapid, cost-effective and transparent supplier payments anywhere in the world. Today’s supplier payments remain complex and crucially lack transparency and efficiency that strain supplier relationships, increase transactional costs and cause frustration for all those involved.

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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. It includes indicators such as the population of the community affected, level of urgency, economic influence, or ecological impact.

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Are Latin American and Caribbean Countries Complying with Their Fiscal Rules?

Inter-American Development Bank

Over the past two decades, a growing number of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries began adopting fiscal rules to limit overspending influenced by election cycles, public pressure, and other political economy factors, helping the region strengthen its fiscal solvency and sustainability.

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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

Current, closed, and awarded bids can now be found online, increasing transparency throughout the process. Now current, closed, and awarded bids can be looked up online, increasing transparency throughout the process. We want to build and influence these practices through our own contracting power.”