More than 50 countries and cities, from Argentina to Zambia, are pursuing open contracting reforms. It takes hard work, political will, technical skills, and sustained engagement.
Here we tell stories from around the world that show how open contracting is changing lives — from value for money to value for many. Better access to affordable medicines, healthier school lunches, and improving competition are just some of the results we are seeing. Even during the pandemic we have seen that buying fast and transparent is possible.
Get a backroom view on the people who made these changes happen – government officials, civic technologists, businesspeople, journalists, and citizens – and how open contracting data is driving reforms.
How open contracting has empowered citizens, government and engineers
Lessons from Bandung, Indonesia
Think big, start small, scale fast
Data journalism by Ojo Público
A network of determined transparency advocates convinced the government that open contracting could improve decision-making and oversight
How open contracting is driving more powerful controls — from spot checks to analyzing sector trends
We've asked Ukraine’s revolutionaries
With consistent community pressure, there has been a dramatic improvement in how funds for school facilities are allocated in Cd del Este
How open contracting helped fix Colombia’s biggest school meal program
How citizens are using open contracting to improve public spending
Through open data, AIS has been able to analyze the effectiveness of policies that seek to foster opportunities for female entrepreneurs.
The mobile app helping residents to verify procurement projects
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