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

Thu May 9 20:29:38 UTC 2013

Thanks for the input Anders! Your questions are already in the spreadsheet.

And yes: we`re more interested in practice than official policies.

On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Anders Pedersen <anders.pedersen at okfn.org>wrote:

> Hi Julia,
>
> Thanks for sharing this. Glad to see that the procurement mapping is
> moving forward!
>
> I think it would be useful also to focus on concrete questions like a) the
> URL for the national procurement register and b) data formats available.
>
> From looking at the European procurement register it seems to me that
> official policy matter much less than how the reporting procedures are
> actually set up. Look forward to continue the discussion.
>
> Anders
>
>
>
>>
>> On 9 May 2013 11:00, Julia Keserű <jkeseru at sunlightfoundation.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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<http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/03/11/announcing-a-new-procurement-initiative/>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 <http://www.oecd.org/gov/ethics/combined%20files.pdf>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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>> Anders Pedersen
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> --
> Anders Pedersen
> Community Coordinator
> OpenSpending
> Open Knowledge Foundation
> Twitter: @anpe
> Skype: anpehej
>

-- 
Júlia Keserű
International Program Coordinator

1818 N Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
(1) 202-742-1520 *280

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