Norma Garza's Blog (29)

Networking around ICT for Open Contracting in Fragile States

On March 19, the World Bank Institute (WBI) hosted a networking event on ICT for Open…

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Added by Norma Garza on March 25, 2013 at 22:58 — No Comments

United Nations Procurement Capacity Development Centre (UNPCDC) Newsletter #28 - January 2013

Please note this this version was shared from the PCDC Newsletter #28

To Download the UNPCDC newsletter visit: http://unpcdc.org/media/412895/pcdc_newsletter_-_volume_28_jan2013.pdf…

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Added by Norma Garza on January 9, 2013 at 23:00 — No Comments

Can Transparency be understood without Open Data?

In a data-driven world like today this would be incomprehensible.

The landscape of who is consuming data and how it’s being used is also changing. The internet, social media, information technologies and mobile technologies have facilitated the access to information and how to interact with it, strengthening the…

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Added by Norma Garza on November 30, 2012 at 23:30 — 1 Comment

Call for Small Grants Proposals to Facilitate CSOs Engagement with the Private Sector on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and its Review Mechanism

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is pleased to invite CSOs from Africa to apply to a second round of small grants which aims to encourage the engagement of civil society with the private sector on anti-corruption matters.

The overall objective of these small grants…

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Added by Norma Garza on November 15, 2012 at 0:00 — No Comments

Procurement Innovation Challenge Publication is now available

We are very excited to share the Procurement Innovation Challenge Publication with the ProAct community. The Challenge Publication is a compilation of the 15 top case stories from the…

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Added by Norma Garza on November 5, 2012 at 21:00 — No Comments

AusAid funding opportunity on innovative research that informs policy development

AusAID Development Research Awards Scheme (ADRAS) Funding Round 2012

Call for Applications

Frequently asked questions—updated 6 August…

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Added by Norma Garza on August 15, 2012 at 16:12 — No Comments

Bringing transparency and accountability in the bidding of rural roads in India

In this last May, 2012 edition of ANSA SAR's eNewsletter, "Connecting the Dots" they featured an interesting story on rural road monitoring. This story highlights the importance of these types of accountability initiatives and the big contribution of having citizens participate in the monitoring process.

I have cross…

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Added by Norma Garza on May 3, 2012 at 18:27 — No Comments

5hrs. left to submit your case story in the Procurement Innovation Challenge! Mar 31 deadline

This is a gentle reminder to inform you that in 5 hrs. the Procurement Innovation Challenge submission period will be closing! Today, March 31^st is the last day to submit a case story. …

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Added by Norma Garza on March 31, 2012 at 23:30 — No Comments

Last days to participate in Procurement Innovation Challenge! Submit story by March 31

The Procurement Innovation Challenge team invites you to take advantage of this last opportunity to participate in the Procurement Innovation…

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Added by Norma Garza on March 26, 2012 at 23:41 — No Comments

Procurement Innovation Challenge Now Open-- Share Your Story!

The World Bank Institute (WBI) in partnership with UN Procurement Capacity Development Centre (UNPCDC), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)…

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Added by Norma Garza on February 1, 2012 at 19:30 — No Comments

Citizen Assessment of Budget Transparency: The Latin American Budget Transparency Index

ELLA BRIEF

December, 2011

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Added by Norma Garza on December 20, 2011 at 22:30 — No Comments

PPDC - Nigerian Procurement Observatory Portal for Procurement Monitoring

The Public and Private Development Centre Ltd by Guarantee (PPDC) is a Nigeria Citizenship sector organization , formerly called Public and Private Right Watch (PPRW). Established in 2001, their major activities are in the area of Anti-corruption, good governance, promotion of increased citizenship participation in a way that supports prevention, detection and reporting of…

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Added by Norma Garza on October 20, 2011 at 22:30 — No Comments

Anti-Corruption Research Paper Competition for Young Scholars Open for Submissions

Deadline for submissions: Nov 15, 2011 12:00 AM…

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Added by Norma Garza on September 12, 2011 at 16:00 — No Comments

New report: How to spend it - Smart procurement for more effective aid

The European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) just published a…

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Added by Norma Garza on September 6, 2011 at 18:21 — No Comments

Reforming EU procurement rules to improve healthcare

by Elisabetta Zanon 25 August 2011

Freeing up state health services, from…

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Added by Norma Garza on August 25, 2011 at 20:29 — No Comments

The 5th International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC) Conference -Call for Paper Proposals

The 5th International Public Procurement Conference will be held in Seattle, August 17-19, 2012. IPPC 5 will be co-host by the Public Procurement Research Center, School of Public Administration, Florida Atlantic University; and the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, a professional procurement association in North…

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Added by Norma Garza on August 25, 2011 at 20:16 — No Comments

The WTO Regime on Government Procurement: Challenge and Reform - Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of the recently published book "The WTO Regime on Government Procurement: Challenge and Reform" by Arrowsmith and Anderson (World Trade Organization/CUP, 2011) available now on the Internet free of charge

Chapter 1 of the…

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Added by Norma Garza on August 16, 2011 at 3:00 — No Comments

Call for Contributions for Collective book proposal entitled "The internationalization of public contracts"

A collective book proposal entitled "The internationalization of public contracts" covers 25 topics for which we are looking for authors.

Different topics on procurement are still available. Should members of the PLAN be interested in contributing, let us know (please see contact below).

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Added by Norma Garza on August 15, 2011 at 3:00 — No Comments

The Government of Ghana's Public Procurement Authority Procurement E-Bulleting July-August

PPA E-Bulletin Cover July - August 2011

The July/August 2011 issue of the PPA E-Bulletin has been posted to the site. The document can be downloaded here.

The fourth E-Bulletin of 2011 looks at why and how it is…

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Added by Norma Garza on August 15, 2011 at 3:00 — No Comments

Efficiency in Public Procurement in Rural Road Projects of Nepal

This Policy Research Working Paper by the World Bank South Asia Region and Sustainable Development Department just released in July 2011 takes a look at Nepal's efficiency in public procurement for transport infrastructure.

Transport infrastructure is among the most important driving forces for economic growth. In Nepal, about…

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Added by Norma Garza on July 28, 2011 at 16:39 — No Comments