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OCP in 2025: our plans for impact, inclusion & innovation, plus a significant birthday 👇
www.open-contracting.org/2025/01/17/o...
#PublicProcurement #OpenContracting #10YearsStrong
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#PublicProcurement #OpenContracting #10YearsStrong
OCP in 2025: our plans for impact, inclusion, innovation plus a significant birthday - Open Contracting Partnership
As 2025 unfolds, OCP’s work will be needed more than ever. Government accountability, climate resilience…
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January 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
OCP in 2025: our plans for impact, inclusion & innovation, plus a significant birthday 👇
www.open-contracting.org/2025/01/17/o...
#PublicProcurement #OpenContracting #10YearsStrong
www.open-contracting.org/2025/01/17/o...
#PublicProcurement #OpenContracting #10YearsStrong
Canva really morphed into this creativity beast 🌟 I stan.
December 18, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Canva really morphed into this creativity beast 🌟 I stan.
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📝 Gavin covered 3 key areas:
1️⃣ Why was there so much bad buying? And so little action on failed contracts?
2️⃣ We need full investigation of the 'High Priority' VIP Lane.
3️⃣ Transparency should have been a core part of an emergency response, not seen as a trade-off.
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1️⃣ Why was there so much bad buying? And so little action on failed contracts?
2️⃣ We need full investigation of the 'High Priority' VIP Lane.
3️⃣ Transparency should have been a core part of an emergency response, not seen as a trade-off.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-...
Covid 19 Inquiry
I was pleased to address the UK Covid-19 Inquiry's second preliminary hearing on their #procurement module today. I made three key points from our monster 180 page UK Anti-Corruption Coalition submiss...
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December 12, 2024 at 9:14 AM
📝 Gavin covered 3 key areas:
1️⃣ Why was there so much bad buying? And so little action on failed contracts?
2️⃣ We need full investigation of the 'High Priority' VIP Lane.
3️⃣ Transparency should have been a core part of an emergency response, not seen as a trade-off.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-...
1️⃣ Why was there so much bad buying? And so little action on failed contracts?
2️⃣ We need full investigation of the 'High Priority' VIP Lane.
3️⃣ Transparency should have been a core part of an emergency response, not seen as a trade-off.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-...
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💥 💬 Our Co-Chair Gavin Hayman, Executive Director of Open Contracting Partnership, speaking this week at a preliminary hearing of the Covid Inquiry.
youtu.be/tJo5gxWwkC0?...
👀 We're core participants of Module 5 of the Inquiry - Procurement - taking place in Spring '25, so watch this space.
youtu.be/tJo5gxWwkC0?...
👀 We're core participants of Module 5 of the Inquiry - Procurement - taking place in Spring '25, so watch this space.
Covid 19 Inquiry - Module 5 Preliminary Hearing - 11 December 2024
YouTube video by UK Covid-19 Inquiry
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December 12, 2024 at 9:14 AM
💥 💬 Our Co-Chair Gavin Hayman, Executive Director of Open Contracting Partnership, speaking this week at a preliminary hearing of the Covid Inquiry.
youtu.be/tJo5gxWwkC0?...
👀 We're core participants of Module 5 of the Inquiry - Procurement - taking place in Spring '25, so watch this space.
youtu.be/tJo5gxWwkC0?...
👀 We're core participants of Module 5 of the Inquiry - Procurement - taking place in Spring '25, so watch this space.
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At the same time, Albert Sanchez-Graells in a post for Open Contracting Partnership argues we should not overload procurement with responsibility for AI regulation: www.open-contracting.org/2024/09/30/p... and there are debates on how much procurement can achieve www.linkedin.com/posts/kieran... (4/
Procuring AI is a risky activity. We need more regulation to make it work in the public interest - Open Contracting Partnership
I was recently asked whether AI procurement is just a complex case of software procurement…
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October 3, 2024 at 10:45 AM
At the same time, Albert Sanchez-Graells in a post for Open Contracting Partnership argues we should not overload procurement with responsibility for AI regulation: www.open-contracting.org/2024/09/30/p... and there are debates on how much procurement can achieve www.linkedin.com/posts/kieran... (4/
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This is probably a good time to promote the Open Contracting Partnership, particularly the Open Contracting Global Principles: www.open-contracting.org/what-is-open...
it's to be presented during public excluded part of a meeting, and that release of most of most contracts would not actually prejudice or disadvantage the council's ability to carry out commercial activities (h) or negotiations (i).
November 29, 2023 at 12:20 AM
This is probably a good time to promote the Open Contracting Partnership, particularly the Open Contracting Global Principles: www.open-contracting.org/what-is-open...
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My monthly newsletter Contracts, Data & Investigations 🔎 is out: A menu of investigations from Kenya, Spain, Mexico & the US. Plus some spicy data insights from Colombia, Sri Lanka & Uganda. And a new resource tracking global company violations opencontracting.substack.com/p/contracts-...
November 11, 2024 at 8:59 PM
My monthly newsletter Contracts, Data & Investigations 🔎 is out: A menu of investigations from Kenya, Spain, Mexico & the US. Plus some spicy data insights from Colombia, Sri Lanka & Uganda. And a new resource tracking global company violations opencontracting.substack.com/p/contracts-...