Public Procurement
1. Mexico City starts publishing live public procurement open data (Spanish only). 2. GDS is looking for help to design "digital first" public contracts that are easy and simple to use. I am fully supportive of initiatives like this. 3. On the same vein, is now easier to
Public Procurement
1. Company Owned by Former Kotayk Governor Wins 34 Million AMD in "Non-Bid" State Contracts. Oh the joys of lack of transparency and competition. 2. Agency connected to Conservative Party donor receives £3.9m Treasury contracts. 3. Public Procurement Trade-Offs Should Be Acknowledged and Addressed, Not Ignored. Agreed
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1. There is another podcast about procurement. Great first episode of the Public Spend Forum Podcast with Dave Zvenyach from 18F. 2. Welsh government moves to eradicate slavery from its supply chains. 3. GDS updates code of practice for government digital projects. 4. Opening up Sao Paulo’s health innovation
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1. Some good examples of open data curbing corruption (anedoctal). 2. Digital Marketplace to 'go wholesale'. Apparently the Central Government will also publish a Government Digital Strategy. 3. Related with the previous one...GDS Director says suppliers will be a component of Government-as-a-Platform. 4. France has just published