Open Up Contracting Photo: Pixabay ABOUT Publications Latest Resources Latest Open Up Contracting Publications Latest Resources blog / April 23, 2021 Open and sustainable procurement – towards closer collaboration between reformers News / December 30, 2020 Evaluating the Citizen Agency Consortium News / November 23, 2020 Join us 30 November at the International Anti-Corruption Conference News / November 19, 2020 Room for improvement story / November 18, 2020 Hivos East Africa’s Citizen Agency Consortium Cafe story / November 16, 2020 There’s always room for improvement News / November 10, 2020 On the evaluation of the Open Up Contracting Program News / November 10, 2020 LOCI Eastern Europe and Central Asia story / November 9, 2020 On the road to accountability in Tanzania News / November 9, 2020 On the road to accountability in Tanzania News / November 3, 2020 Opening up contracts for a better diet story / November 2, 2020 Opening up contracts for a better diet News / October 22, 2020 Looking back at a successful closeout of the program story / October 20, 2020 Fighting corruption and Covid-19 in Kenya with open contracting News / October 8, 2020 Call for Proposals: Consultancy on Open and Sustainable Procurement News / October 8, 2020 Call for Proposals: Consultancy on Urban Futures in a Digital World News / October 5, 2020 How easy is it to take part in public procurement in Latin America? News / September 29, 2020 Open data standards design behind closed doors? News / September 2, 2020 Open contracting can make the fight against Covid-19 in Kenya more effective News / September 1, 2020 Celebrate the Open Up Contracting Program and our partners with us News / August 12, 2020 Contrataciones públicas e inclusión: ¿Cómo estamos en América Latina? News / August 12, 2020 Public Contracting and Inclusion: How is Latin America doing? News / August 10, 2020 As We Face New Challenges, Open Gov Champions Step Up News / July 29, 2020 We will not win the COVID-19 pandemic without trust News / July 28, 2020 Stephanie Muchai: a passionate champion of open government News / July 16, 2020 Call for Proposals: Illustrator / Cartoonist needed News / July 11, 2020 Covid-19 response: NGOs unite in call for continued support for transparency and accountability News / July 1, 2020 Participation by design in Makueni County, Kenya News / July 1, 2020 Building communities around infrastructure monitoring in the Philippines News / July 1, 2020 By the Community, for the Community: Using community-based monitoring to support national advocacy in Afghanistan News / July 1, 2020 A Platform for Change: How CoST Honduras’ open data platform supports civic participation in infrastructure… News / July 1, 2020 Giving a voice to the once voiceless citizens: Using the media to support civic participation… News / June 22, 2020 NGOs call for continued support for transparency and accountability News / June 8, 2020 Open Contracting and Inclusion: Join us this Thursday 11 June News / June 2, 2020 Call for Proposals: Video Company News / May 26, 2020 Open contracting: Who benefits? blog / May 25, 2020 Press under pressure: the view from investigative journalists News / May 19, 2020 Research grants to analyze emergency procurement awarded to 12 projects News / May 14, 2020 Making participation and use of open contracting data sustainable: Lessons from Bandung, Indonesia News / May 5, 2020 Civil society efforts in OGP are winning News / May 5, 2020 How citizens engage in governance processes News / May 4, 2020 Comics as a tool to explain mining concepts to IP communities News / April 29, 2020 COVID-19: Ensuring procurement transparency amidst the health crisis in Indonesia News / April 22, 2020 Data-driven reporting during Covid-19: Join us on 4 May for a conversation News / April 21, 2020 COVID-19 Research Opportunity opinion / April 21, 2020 Boosting collaboration for stronger and more accountable health systems News / April 16, 2020 Hivos Helpdesk: Strengthen your local open contracting commitment News / April 14, 2020 Announcing a collaborative series of OCP-Hivos Learning Circles News / April 8, 2020 The crucial role of open contracting in the COVID-19 crisis story / April 7, 2020 The crucial role of open contracting in the COVID-19 crisis News / March 30, 2020 We must not forget clean procurement in response to COVID-19 News / March 23, 2020 Transparency platform takes on mining tycoon’s toxic spill story / March 20, 2020 Transparency platform takes on mining tycoon’s toxic spill News / March 19, 2020 Demystifying myths against open contracting News / March 17, 2020 Invest in culture shifts, not transparency News / March 16, 2020 Protecting ancestral land through mining data News / March 13, 2020 Open Contracting is key in improving transparency in public procurement News / March 13, 2020 Faces of Open Government: Jen Bretaña News / March 11, 2020 Setting social accountability in motion in Pasig City News / March 9, 2020 Cities of Opportunities: Connecting culture and innovation News / March 6, 2020 Announcing the 2020 International Open Data Day mini-grant winners News / March 3, 2020 Can you spot red flags in government contracts? News / February 26, 2020 Struggling to be ‘sexy’: Reporting contracting amid competing news values in the Philippines News / February 20, 2020 Layertech Labs: Business Intelligence in Action News / February 18, 2020 Layertech Labs: Securing buy-in from the top down News / February 11, 2020 Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies in Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia News / February 6, 2020 Balancing rights and trade: a tale of hypocrisy News / February 5, 2020 Towards cities of integrity opinion / February 4, 2020 Balancing rights and trade: a tale of hypocrisy News / February 3, 2020 Make data available, put them to good use News / January 30, 2020 Not a contradiction: Privacy and freedom of information News / January 20, 2020 Open Data Day 2020 mini-grant scheme has been launched! News / January 6, 2020 Fight for justice after mine spill continues News / December 19, 2019 Opening up Makueni’s procurement systems News / December 17, 2019 Hivos re-affirms its commitment to Open Contracting in Africa News / December 11, 2019 On the state on media freedom in the Philippines News / December 9, 2019 Public procurement requires public information News / December 9, 2019 Fighting corruption through access to information News / November 19, 2019 Journalism in the Americas News / November 7, 2019 Banks have a role to play in clean and open procurement News / November 5, 2019 Making Open Contracting a Norm News / October 30, 2019 An optimistic journey to sustainable institutions in Africa News / October 24, 2019 On the Road to a Better Procurement System in South Cotabato blog / October 23, 2019 Stepping up the fight against illegal taxes at school News / October 23, 2019 Stepping up the fight against illegal taxes at school News / October 22, 2019 Accessing mining information: a one man’s attempt to restore the damaged environment News / October 7, 2019 Abriendo Datos de Contrataciones a Nivel Local News / October 1, 2019 Your Right to Know: The Game News / September 17, 2019 Breve cronología de aprendizaje News / September 3, 2019 Information is power News / September 2, 2019 An ‘open dialogue’ with Ana Gabriel Zuniga from Hivos News / August 21, 2019 LOCI pilot takes off blog / August 19, 2019 Information is power News / August 14, 2019 Indonesian President Joko Widodo issues Regulation on One Data Indonesia – what’s in it for… News / August 5, 2019 Media innovation to support citizen engagement in public procurement News / July 10, 2019 Bringing open contracting initiatives to the local level News / July 9, 2019 Lift off: Take your contracting reforms to new heights to elevate public services News / July 9, 2019 Tackling gender inequality through access to information News / July 4, 2019 What does the future look like when we apply open contracting to your sector? News / June 20, 2019 Smart procurement empowers women blog / June 18, 2019 “It’s Easier to Be Cynical” News / June 17, 2019 It’s easier to be cynical News / June 5, 2019 Hivos Launches Advocacy Toolkit News / May 29, 2019 Open Up Contracting, Open Up Health News / May 29, 2019 Open Up Contracting, Open Up Water story / May 28, 2019 Open up contracting, open up health News / May 27, 2019 Open up Contracting, Open up Mining story / May 27, 2019 Open up contracting, open up water story / May 23, 2019 Open up contracting, open up mining News / May 14, 2019 Taking Back the Stolen Land News / May 13, 2019 Combating Corruption Post General Election: Indonesian Civil Society’s Recommendations for the Elected Government News / May 6, 2019 Hivos at the OGP Summit 2019 News / April 29, 2019 Empowering the 100 News / April 16, 2019 8 Country reports published with recommendations for the public procurement system News / March 26, 2019 Introducing the Local Open Contracting Initiative (LOCI) News / March 20, 2019 The power of journalism News / March 13, 2019 How data revealed more than just nepotism in the Philippines story / February 28, 2019 How data revealed more than just nepotism in the Philippines News / February 28, 2019 International Open Data Day 2019 is upon us: Let’s celebrate! News / February 26, 2019 Call for Proposals: Production of Open Contracting Videos News / February 26, 2019 Research Calls: Join Hivos in strengthening public procurement News / February 26, 2019 Call for Proposals: Grants for piloting investigative partnerships News / November 15, 2018 Vino opens up on Open Contracting News / November 2, 2018 Communique issued at end of ‘People Summit’ News / October 29, 2018 Open Up Contracting at Regional Meeting in Seoul, South Korea News / October 25, 2018 Nearly 400,000 contracts from UN, World Bank and NATO made public News / October 18, 2018 Data for good! News / September 9, 2018 Hivos partners in Guatemala win big in the European Union News / August 20, 2018 Open Up Contracting program partners become selected winners of 2018 CivicTech4Democracy News / July 5, 2018 Call for Proposals: Consultancy Open Contracting Benefits for Government and the Private Sector News / July 2, 2018 Introducing the EU’s Global CivicTech4Democracy Competition News / July 2, 2018 Open Up Contracting at OGP Global Summit 2018 News / June 28, 2018 Kenya’s Makueni County adopts the Open Contracting approach News / March 26, 2018 Human rights defenders and UN Special Rapporteur on Philippine terrorist ‘hit list’ News / March 22, 2018 Open Data Day 2018 Celebrations in Kenya News / March 22, 2018 Open Data Day 2018 Celebrations in Cambodia News / March 20, 2018 Open Up Contracting and Adaptive Learning News / March 19, 2018 Indonesia: Transparency in government procurement News / March 3, 2018 Do you want to know who we partner with in Asian countries? News / February 22, 2018 Announcing the 2018 International Open Data Day mini-grant winners! News / January 22, 2018 Tender wars in Nairobi News / January 22, 2018 Want to organise an event on International Open Data Day? Apply now! News / December 19, 2017 Open Contracting Summit key takeaways and follow ups News / December 18, 2017 Want to know what happened at the Open Contracting Global Summit? Have a look for… News / December 14, 2017 Multilateral organisations fall short on transparency News / December 7, 2017 Diversity. Bottom-up energy. Real outcomes: Open contracting after OCGlobal17 News / November 28, 2017 “Transparency means nothing without active citizens and independent media” News / November 27, 2017 Open Contracting for the Future: Three Frontier Issues News / November 24, 2017 Championing transparency by following the money News / November 23, 2017 Blog: From transparency to data use: rising to open contracting’s next challenge News / November 13, 2017 Blog: Nine years in open contracting: the threats, challenges and what pushes me to carry… News / November 7, 2017 Blog: Four ways to make open public contracting more relevant News / October 26, 2017 Blog: Out of the drawer: Why we need to regain trust in contracts News / October 17, 2017 Event: Open Contracting 2017 – 28-29 November, Amsterdam News / October 17, 2017 Introducing our partners in Guatemala News / October 17, 2017 Renewed programme website News / October 16, 2017 Blog: Citizen monitoring matters to open data on procurement: A perspective from Nepal News / September 21, 2017 Civic Engagement for Open Contracting – first lessons learned News / August 31, 2017 How open contracting can empower women to transform their economies News / August 17, 2017 Africa: Growing Regional Open Contracting Community and Engagement News / August 14, 2017 Hivos invites you to the upcoming CivicTechFest in Taipei on 11 September 2017! News / August 14, 2017 Africa: Growing Regional Open Contracting Community and Engagement blog / July 26, 2017 Advancing opportunities for Women to transform their economies with Open Contracting News / July 12, 2017 Open contracting at the Africa Open Data Conference blog / June 27, 2017 Malawi: Freedom of information and public contracting News / April 11, 2017 News update April 2017 News / March 16, 2017 Pro-active disclosure can help curb flawed procurement processes in Kenya News / March 14, 2017 Calling all open contracting champions and innovators… News / January 19, 2017 Want to organise an event on International Open Data Day? Apply now! News / January 18, 2017 Tackling corruption in Malawi through Open Contracting standards
