The World Bank Institute (WBI) launched the contract monitoring initiative (CMI) with the goal of enhancing the capacity of organizations engaged in monitoring procurement processes through network and...
The World Bank Institute open government practice (WBIOG) provides cutting-edge knowledge and capacity building opportunities to practitioners in the public and private sectors and civil society in developing...
This brief focuses on the open contracting global principles. These principles reflect the belief that increased disclosure and participation in public contracting will have the effects of making contracting...
This article explores the trend toward increased disclosure and participation in the negotiation and implementation of investment contracts. Termed as open contracting, these practices constitute a new...
In January 2003, the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) was signed into law by the Philippine government. One of the main reforms of the law is that it enabled Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)...
This brief focuses on the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) designed to cover each complete contracting process from planning and budgeting, to tender (or negotiation), award, contract, implementation...
Governments spend an estimated amount of more than 9.5 trillion on contracts, and according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) governments worldwide spend an average of...
This document describes the methodology of assessing existing systems against the principles and standards of Open Contracting. The objective of an open contracting assessment is to determine baselines...
Since late 2011, significant if initial changes in contracting practices have been made on the ground in several countries worldwide. These changes are a positive step that could lead to better governance...
This report provides an overview of emerging practices and methodologies of disclosure and participation in public contracting (collectively referred to as ‘open contracting’). It begins by introducing...
The World Bank Institute social reporting apprenticeship program (SR4Proc) aims to support the documentation and sharing of knowledge and information among practitioners and networks, by building the capacity...
Over the last several years, the global community has become increasingly aware of the need for greater transparency and accountability in government contracting for oil, gas and mining. In July of 2009...
The way citizens and organizations have been using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the past decade has created dramatic new pos¬sibilities for public transparency, accountability and...