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A remedy for medicine procurement: How Brazil is improving decision-making in a $75 billion market using open data and AI - Open Contracting Partnership Each year, US$75 billion is spent on medicines through Brazil’s universal healthcare system. Yet 15…

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In 🇧🇷 Brazil, Medicamentos Transparentes provides actionable data for officials to improve access to medicines for millions of Brazilians bit.ly/Brazil-MT #opencontracting #publichealth

The UK Procurement Act one year on: what does the data tell us? - Open Contracting Partnership We’ve officially crossed the one-year mark since the UK Procurement Act from 2023 went live…

One year on from the UK Procurement Act going live, the @opencontracting.bsky.social team has looked at the data and found a range of improvements across the board including nearly 100% of buyers providing organisational identifier numbers www.open-contracting.org/2026/03/03/t...

The UK Procurement Act one year on: what does the data tell us? - Open Contracting Partnership We’ve officially crossed the one-year mark since the UK Procurement Act from 2023 went live…

The 🇬🇧 Procurement Act one year on: With a single source of truth on #publicprocurement that is structured, machine-readable & covers the whole contract lifecycle, what does the data tell us? Here's our analysis by @opengavin.bsky.social & @lamilamila.bsky.social open-contracting.org/2026/03/03/t...

A remedy for medicine procurement: How Brazil is improving decision-making in a $75 billion market using open data and AI - Open Contracting Partnership Each year, US$75 billion is spent on medicines through Brazil’s universal healthcare system. Yet 15…

#AI & #opendata in #publicprocurement in #Brazil are helping benchmark medicines prices, decreasing costs for clinics and pharmacies, improving access to medicines for 150m Brazilians 🎯 . Read our latest story

A remedy for medicine procurement: How Brazil is improving decision-making in a $75 billion market using open data and AI - Open Contracting Partnership Each year, US$75 billion is spent on medicines through Brazil’s universal healthcare system. Yet 15…

A remedy for #medicineprocurement: How Brazil is improving decision-making in a $75 billion market using #opendata and AI.

Read our latest progress story www.open-contracting.org/2026/02/25/a...

This will be exciting. Make sure to join and meet us there to discuss #beneficialownership in #publicprocurement! 🏢 👥 💼

Great case study on buying AI for government. Lessons from Boston & New Jersey on what it costs at scale, who gets access, how to manage risk, and how to pair access with training. rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/how-bos...

A smarter single market: why transparency and data must drive EU procurement reform - Open Contracting Partnership To stay competitive, Europe must be bolder and faster. There’s a lot of talk about…

The once-in-a-generation review of the @ec.europa.eu 's Public Procurement Directive is a chance to catch up to the latest in innovative, smart, analytics-driven procurement. Our Karolis Granickas has what we should do: https://bit.ly/EU-Directive-blog #opencontracting

Three strategies for designing an e-procurement system: Lessons learned in Nuevo León, Mexico - Open Contracting Partnership Digitalizing the public procurement cycle can be transformative: it reduces transaction costs, enhances competition, and…

How can you ensure your e-procurement transformation project is successful? Learn about the 3 cornerstones for designing a new system we implemented in Nuevo León, Mexico with ConsejoNL
https://www.open-contracting.org/2026/02/11/3-strategies-egp-nuevo-leon/ #publicprocurement #egp #opencontracting

📢 We're hiring: We're looking for a Content and Communications Manager to tell powerful stories of change in one of government’s most important but overlooked functions: #publicprocurement. Learn more https://prospect-us.co.uk/job/194121-content-and-communications-manager/

Incentives for businesses can help prevent misconduct in #publicprocurement before it happens.

Read about UNODC's new publication that showcases approaches from different countries to promote ethical business practices: https://bit.ly/UN-business-blog #UnitedAgainstCorruption

🔎 From control to corrective action 💪: Check out this new report by our partners at Indonesia Corruption Watch on how Indonesia is empowering internal auditors & CSOs by using data-driven oversight to clean up its corruption-prone #publicprocurement sector antikorupsi.org/en/promoting...

New UN Guidance: Using incentives to strengthen business integrity in public procurement - Open Contracting Partnership Public procurement is one of the most significant areas of government spending worldwide, estimated at…

New UN Guidance: @UNODC_AC's Laura Bertipaglia shares a practical framework that uses incentives to encourage ethical practices among companies bidding for public contracts. Read more here www.open-contracting.org/2026/02/17/n... #publicprocurement

Diagnosing before digitizing: the 3 strategies for designing an e-procurement system we implemented in Nuevo León, Mexico with Consejo Nuevo Leon www.open-contracting.org/2026/02/11/t... #publicprocurement #egp #opencontracting

Case studies - Buying AI **Who:** Australian Government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) **What they did:** Develop policies and tools to support effective and safe use of A...

Check out the 2 new case studies from #Chile & #Italy we added to our BuyingAI guide offering practical & hands-on tips to get the best results from your AI procurement. More here -> buyingai.open-contracting.org/chapter/18-c...

A smarter single market: why transparency and data must drive EU procurement reform - Open Contracting Partnership To stay competitive, Europe must be bolder and faster. There’s a lot of talk about…

A smarter single market: why transparency and data must drive EU #publicprocurement reform. Our Head of Europe Karolis Granickas on the key reform needs @ec.europa.eu www.open-contracting.org/2026/02/06/a...

📢 Job alert: We're hiring a Content and Communications Manager to tell the amazing stories driving transformational change in one of government’s most important but overlooked functions: #publicprocurement. Learn more www.prospect-us.co.uk/job/194121-c...

Buying AI: trends and tips for 2026 - Open Contracting Partnership Procurement is where public sector AI hype meets reality. But are people and policies ready…

Want to chat #AI + #procurement trends and policy in the United States? ☕ Join us Wednesday! Learn more and sign up here:

Thailand Joins the Open Government Partnership - Open Government Partnership Washington, D.C. – Today, the government of the Kingdom of Thailand officially joins the Open Government Partnership (OGP), becoming the newest member of the global coalition of more than 70 countries, more than 150 local governments, and thousands of civil society organizations committed to build...

We are delighted to see #Thailand join @opengovpart. Congratulations! We look forward to continue supporting our partners at the national and subnational levels and civil society as you pursue your ambitious reforms. #opencontracting.

Buying AI: trends and tips for 2026 - Open Contracting Partnership Procurement is where public sector AI hype meets reality. But are people and policies ready…

Register now for next week's fun and frank conversation about what the heck is happening with public sector #AI procurement in the US. We’ll discuss trends and policy developments and share practical tips on how to buy AI well. All are welcome!

Warm congratulations to all the inspiring women recognized this year by WorldCC!  👏 We are delighted to see friends of OCP on this list, including Inna Stets, Genmaries Entredicho-Caong, Ana Cristina Calderon Ramirez, and Verónica Valle. Read more here: bit.ly/3NJZOXb

🌍 $17 billion better spent. 19 million people positively impacted. 🌍 2025 was a tough year for our community. And yet, together with our partners, we delivered in a big way. Learn about our accomplishments and what's ahead for OCP in 2026: 
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Bellingham staffer asked ChatGPT to 'exclude' vendor from city contract An expert in procurement fraud says it’s the first time he’s seen AI used this way: “a classic issue that happens in government procurement… just with a modern veneer.”

A lot of the challenges around #AI and #procurement aren't new. As one expert says about this case of leveraging ChatGPT to shape a solicitation to favor one vendor, it's “a classic issue that happens in government procurement… just with a modern veneer.”

Buying Blind: A Framework for AI Procurement Integrity - Jessica Tillipman Examine the integrity vulnerabilities in federal AI procurement and the implications for corruption and oversight.

Curious about what's happening in the US federal space around #AI and #procurement? 📖 Check out "Buying Blind: Corruption Risk and the Erosion of Oversight in Federal AI Procurement," a new article by Jessica Tillipman of GW Law School.

Last week our ED, Gavin Hayman, met with UK’s Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner, Tom Hayhoe, to recognize his efforts to recover billions in misspent public money during #Covid, and hear about what's next. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3YsX2rD

Happy New Year from OCP! We’re feeling refreshed and ready to hit the ground running.

Stay tuned for the results of our community survey, and a HUGE THANK YOU to our 325+ community members in 63 countries who participated. 💕

We are grateful for all our parter's support and collaboration over the past year, and look forward to continuing the work in #2026! 🎊

⏰ CLOSING TODAY: This is your last chance to take our OCP community survey ⏰  https://f.mtr.cool/lnvpwazdxn Your input helps us shape our priorities for the coming years. Thank you for your feedback!

Still early days for state chief AI officers The role is still being defined by its earliest incumbents, as states remain uncertain about the future of the technology and how to deal with its impacts.

"In my mind, what makes a good chief AI officer is someone who's collaborative and facilitates communication. Procurement can be very siloed, and a chief AI officer who knows technology + procurement can bridge the gap,” says our Kaye Sklar @routefifty:

Bids, bias, and barriers: building fairer, more open procurement for all - Open Contracting Partnership This week at the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC…

Excited for @routledgebooks Handbook of Gender and Corruption to launch this week! We contributed, “Bids, Bias, and Barriers,” and explore how data shapes our ability to measure and improve corruption risks and gender participation in #publicprocurement: