Fwd: [OpenSpending] Open procuring: how does your country perform?

[James McKinney]

A very worthwhile project to contribute to. If you happen to know about government procurement disclosure policies in BC, Julia has told me that Sunlight would be equally interested in collecting that information. See the linked spreadsheet and her questions at the end of her message below.

James

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From: Julia Keserű <jke...@sunlightfoundation.com>

Subject: [OpenSpending] Open procuring: how does your country perform?

Date: 9 May, 2013 11:00:17 AM EDT

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Hi all,

Sunlight needs your help! We created a master spreadsheet to track procurement disclosure policies in different countries. This will guide us in our domestic work but we also think it is high time to 

combine our efforts with other transparency activists and push for globally applicable norms and standards around contract openness.

Here's a blog post that explains our efforts: http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/05/01/open-procuring-how-do-other-countries-perform/

And here's the public (though not editable) spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/a/sunlightfoundation.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhECmY-CLA1hdHQ4STNKcEpoSS1RaHZ4YWFnNUxGZ2c#gid=0

We used a recent report on the progress made in implementing OECD recommendations and already found some discrepancies on page 46. Please have a look at our sheet and let us know if info is missing or incorrect. What is the actual publication practice in your country? Is there a case study - most preferably in English - that gives a good overview on how contracts are published in your state? Are there any open source civil society tools that use procurement data? Does your country have any suspension/debarment procedures? Is there anything else we should ask? 

Please contact us to verify information about your country!

Thanks,

Julia

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Júlia Keserű

International Program Coordinator

1818 N Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036 

(1) 202-742-1520 *280

   

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