Data-Enabled Public Procurement Monitoring Leads to More Affordable Medicines
Data-Enabled Public ProcurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t... More Monitoring Leads to More Affordable Medicines
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A community of civic actors used open dataBy opening up data and making it sharable and reusable, governments can enable informed debate, better decision making, and the development of innovative new services. Technical specifications: Polici... as evidence to advocate for change, and a new law was introduced that allowed the country’s biggest medicine buyer to deal directly with private pharmacies and cap retail prices. This slashed the agency’s drug spending and saved the government over $9 million in the first year. Savings are now directly passed on to citizens.
This video is part of a series of impact stories from the Open ContractingA transparent procurement process, known as open contracting, increases competition, improves public service delivery, and ensures governments better value for their money. Technical specifications: C... More Partnership. The evidence from stories of public procurement reforms that empower and benefit citizens around the world is clear: open contracting works! Some of the results – many thanks to the open government community – increased value for money and efficiency, more competition, more integrity and better public services like health and educationAccountability within the public education system is key to improving outcomes and attainment, and accountability is nearly impossible without transparent policies and opportunities for participation ... around the world. Discover highlights from Chile, Colombia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Paraguay!
Submitted by: Sophie Abache
Sophie is the Digital Strategist and Content Manager at Open Contracting Partnership (OCP). She works with the Head of Communications to help define and maintain OCP’s brand across digital platforms, as well as reach new audiences using multimedia, marketing, and technology approaches and tools. Sophie supports regional and program teams with developing and executing communications strategies that increase the visibility of our work.
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