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Why Malaysia needs a new public procurement law

Open Contracting Partnership

Among the reform areas identified was the country’s public procurement system. The strategy outlined in the NACP aimed to establish a dedicated public procurement law and revamp existing procurement practices. But at the heart of this transformation lies the principle of transparency.

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Understanding Standard Bidding Documents in Public Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

Introduction This article is based on the review of standard bidding documents from several organizations including the World Bank , Millennium Challenge Corporation , the Public Procurement and Concession Commission of the Republic of Liberia , and Public Procurement Authority of Ghana.

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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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B2Gov: Meet the open data bundlers turning binners into winners

Open Contracting Partnership

Paola Diegues is a self-proclaimed public procurement enthusiast. Their business facilitates access to procurement information, providing powerful analytics that help companies to search for new opportunities, prepare bids, and evaluate their performance on past tenders. They currently service 30 clients in Latin America.

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How Ukraine’s procurement appeals tool Clarity App promotes fair competition

Open Contracting Partnership

The app’s comprehensive database of procurement appeals sources data from the Prozorro public procurement system, as well as decisions on complaints made to the Antimonopoly Committee, and investigations by the State Audit Service. They also help maintain the private sector’s trust in public procurement.

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Vendors as partners: How Paraguay’s VIGIA provides a community to increase competitiveness and opportunity for SMEs

Open Contracting Partnership

VIGIA is a unique initiative that allows entrepreneurs to easily find public procurement business opportunities in Paraguay, as well as provide real-time high-quality feedback about irregularities. Instead, we found that involving entrepreneurs’ knowledge could prevent issues in specific tender processes.

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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

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. in 2020 to 59.7%