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  • Open government in education: Learning from social audits in India

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    This case study looks at the first social audit of education undertaken in India, under the aegis of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). It was conducted as a pilot project across ten Indian states.

  • Open Contracting: The School Meals Programme in Bogotá, Colombia

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    This case study examines the open contracting model used to implement the School Meals Programme (SMP) in the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. It analyses how this model made it possible for stakeholders to understand and monitor procurement processes by providing direct, real time access to all the necessary information.

  • Newspaper

    How citizen action on budgets led to 4 new classrooms and saved the taxpayer $6000

    Cameroon

    Press

    Focal Integrity Team of Cameroon - ONE

    In rural Cameroon, government budget allocations and expenditures are still hidden from public view. Focal Integrity Team of Cameroon (FITCAM) managed to convince public officials to disclose information of public interest to community organizations. They then supported citizens in holding authorities to account on local education projects in the Fako Division of Buea, in South West Cameroon. After exposing the corrupt practices of contractors, the Ministry of Public Contracts declared savings of 5,342, 765 CFA (approximately $5,980) through renegotiating contracts relating to a number of projects.

  • Newspaper

    Government procurement goes online

    Uganda

    Press

    Mark Keith Muhumuza - Daily Monitor

    Kampala. The procurement of big ticket and small projects from government is set for a complete overhaul as the service goes online. The Public Procurement Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA), will launch the eGovernment Procurement portal, a web-based system that will see a migration away from the hand delivery of bids to government agencies.

  • Publishing government contracts: addressing concerns and easing implementation

    Government contracts regarding the use of public property and finances should be published by default. Many jurisdictions already require that contracts be made public in response to requests for the information; some now publish contracts...

    Center for Global Development (USA)

    Washington, D.C., Center for Global Development (USA), 2014

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