[open-government] [Sunlight International] Open Contracting Data Standard

Tue Jan 21 15:02:51 UTC 2014

Starred. We will be following this. Thanks for sharing.

Warm regards,
Emmanuel.

On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 11:27 AM, Felipe Estefan <felipe.estefan.g at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Apologies, in advance, for cross-posting.
>
> Today, we are very excited to announce that the Open Contracting
> Partnership will be working with the Web Foundation, thanks to the support
> of Omidyar Network, in the development of an Open Contracting Data
> Standard. The standard will also have sector-specific adaptations.
>
> The standard seeks to serve as a guide for disclosure of contracting data.
>
> The full announcement can be found below and also at:
> www.bit.ly/OpenContractingData
>
> As we embark on this work, we look forward to collaborating with many of
> you, and to receiving your feedback, in order to ensure that this Open
> Contracting Data Standard is as useful as can be for you and for the work
> that you do.
>
> All the best,
>
> Felipe
> [image: Open Government] *FELIPE ESTEFAN* Open Government
> festefan at worldbank.org 1 (315) 420-7464
> @FelipeEstefan <http://twitter.com/FelipeEstefan>
>
>
> *Significant Step Forward For Global Transparency as Open Contracting
> Partnership, World Wide Web Foundation, and Omidyar Network Announce
> Collaboration on First-Ever ‘Open Contracting Data Standard’*
>
> [image: logos2.png]
> The creation of the first-ever “Open Contracting Data Standard” has been
> announced today. The development of a common standard for the disclosure of
> contracting data is a key pillar of the work of the Open Contracting
> Partnership (OCP) to promote disclosure and participation in public
> contracting - empowering citizens around the world to hold their
> governments to account for the estimated US $9.5 trillion they spend each
> year through contracts.
>
> The development of the Open Contracting Data Standard will come as a
> result of the collaboration of the Open Contracting Partnership and the
> World Wide Web Foundation (Web Foundation), supported by a grant from Omidyar
> Network<http://www.open-contracting.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.omidyar.com%2F&utm_campaign=omydiar_annouce&n=1&e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6&utm_source=opencontracting&utm_medium=email>.
> The World Wide Web Foundation<http://www.open-contracting.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webfoundation.org%2F&utm_campaign=omydiar_annouce&n=2&e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6&utm_source=opencontracting&utm_medium=email> (Web
> Foundation) will spearhead the technical work and will deliver the Open
> Contracting Data Standard v1.0 by the end of 2014. The Open Contracting
> Data Standard will be essential to advancing the OCP’s objective of
> achieving a new norm in which all public contracting is open.
>
> This standard will be developed via an extensive process of research,
> consultation, development, testing, feedback and refinement - including
> with non-government actors and across multiple sectors and countries. The
> project will build upon work already undertaken by the OCP and others in
> this area, and will focus on both the supply of, and demand for, open
> contracting data. Clear use cases will be included, and - recognising
> diversity across sectors - adaptations of the master standard tailored to
> sector-specific needs will also be delivered.
>
> The collaborative development and roll-out of an Open Contracting Data
> Standard that cuts across silos and allows for comparisons and analysis
> across countries, industry sectors and regions is essential. Contracting is
> at the core of how governments generate revenues and spend public
> resources, yet contracting information is often unavailable for public
> scrutiny, and is rarely in an ‘Open Data’ format. Ultimately, the
> development of this standard will help to ensure that investment deals are
> aligned with the public interest, that public resources are managed
> effectively and that citizens receive the services and goods they deserve,
> so that development benefits all.
>
> Anne Jellema, Chief Executive Officer of the World Wide Web Foundation,
> said: “Open Contracting has the potential to enhance transparency and
> improve the lives of billions around the world. Yet, in order to realise
> its benefits, we must have a common standard to plan, manage and measure
> initiatives. We’re delighted to be working alongside the Open Contracting
> Partnership on this important initiative and grateful to Omidyar Network
> for their support.”
>
> Robert Hunja, manager of the World Bank Institute’s Open Government
> Practice, speaking on behalf of the Open Contracting Partnership, added:
> “The Open Contracting Data Standard is a crucial step to ensuring that
> public contracting is truly public and that citizens can be active
> participants in the contracting processes that impact their lives and the
> lives of those in their communities. The Open Contracting Partnership is
> delighted to continue its history of collaboration, by working with the Web
> Foundation and Omidyar Network to advance the efforts to establish a new
> norm in which all contracting is open.”
>
> "The contribution of this effort to the Open Government movement will be
> significant,” said Omidyar Network Policy Director Martin Tisné. “Omidyar
> Network is proud to support the Open Contracting Partnership and its role
> in enhancing transparency and accountability around the globe."
>
> *Contacts:                 *
>
> Felipe Estefan, Open Contracting Partnership -
> partnership at open-contracting.com
> Gabe Trodd/Dillon Mann, World Wide Web Foundation -
> press at webfoundation.org
> Greg Pershall, Omidyar Network - gpershall at omidyar.com
>
>
> You can see this information on our website here<http://www.open-contracting.org/significant_step_forward_for_global_transparency?e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6&utm_source=opencontracting&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=omydiar_annouce&n=3>
>
>
> *1) Established by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the World Wide Web Foundation
> (webfoundation.org
> <http://www.open-contracting.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwebfoundation.org%2F&utm_campaign=omydiar_annouce&n=4&e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6&utm_source=opencontracting&utm_medium=email>)
> seeks to establish the open Web as a global public good and a basic right,
> creating a world where everyone, everywhere can use the Web to communicate,
> collaborate and innovate freely. This is the latest in a series of
> initiatives in the Open Data arena for the World Wide Web Foundation. In
> October, at the Open Government Partnership, the World Wide Web Foundation
> launched the Open Data Barometer alongside the Open Data Institute. This
> 77-country study considers the interlinked areas of Open Data policy,
> implementation and impact to produce a country ranking. The World Wide Web
> Foundation is also currently conducting the world’s first large-scale study
> into Open Data in Developing Countries. The Web Foundation has undertaken
> country readiness studies in Chile, Ghana and Indonesia, and is currently
> conducting a feasibility study into the establishment of an Open Data Lab
> in Indonesia.*
>
> *2) This project is being supported by a grant from Omidyar Network
> (http://www.omidyar.com
> <http://www.open-contracting.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.omidyar.com&utm_campaign=omydiar_annouce&n=5&e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6&utm_source=opencontracting&utm_medium=email>).
> Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm dedicated to harnessing
> the power of markets to create opportunity for people to improve their
> lives. Established in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam,
> the organization invests in and helps scale innovative organizations to
> catalyze economic and social change. Omidyar Network has committed more
> than $669 million to for-profit companies and non-profit organizations that
> foster economic advancement and encourage individual participation across
> multiple initiatives, including entrepreneurship, financial inclusion,
> property rights, government transparency, consumer Internet and mobile.*
>
> *3) The Open Contracting Partnership (http://www.open-contracting.org
> <http://www.open-contracting.org/?e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6&utm_source=opencontracting&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=omydiar_annouce&n=6>),
> founded in 2012, is a global collaborative effort seeking to enhance and
> promote disclosure and participation in public contracting. The Open
> Contracting Partnership seeks to convene leaders and innovators to
> collaborate around the realization of its vision of making openness in
> contract processes the new norm. The steering group currently leading the
> Open Contracting Partnership is composed of the Construction Sector
> Transparency Initiative (CoST), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
> Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic
> Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Integrity Action, the government of
> Colombia, the Philippines Government Procurement Policy Board – Technical
> Support Office (GPPB-TSO), Oxfam America, Transparency International and
> the World Bank Institute, where the Partnership’s secretariat is currently
> hosted. *
>
>
> Open Contracting
>
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