A five-year partnership that hoped to improve procurement through open data and transparency
The Hivos Open Up Contracting programme is a strand of the Strategic Partnership for Dialogue and Dissent funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. It is a five year, €12.5 million programme led by Hivos in partnership with Article 19, the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP), the School of Data and the Engine Room. The ultimate goal of the programme is to see a world where "People have equal access to quality public goods and services they care about: good public education, quality health care, safe roads and clean drinking water. Governments are increasing transparency of public spending; non-state actors are participating in and engaging citizens in the planning, procurement, and monitoring of public contracting; and accountability mechanisms have been created to receive and act upon citizen feedback". The programme chose to focus its national level work in seven countries across Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America. An initial country selection was made in July 2016—following an analysis of baseline and scoping studies—including Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Ghana, Indonesia, Philippines, Nepal, Honduras, Peru
Individual modules Citizen-Centred Service Design Becoming Citizen-Centric Public Service Delivery Fundamentals Listening to and Understanding Citizens Continuous Service Improvement Becoming an Inclusive Leader Building Service Culture Effective Service Delivery Management
Renovate the Public Hearing is an initiative created by the Centre for Dialogue to act as a convener and catalyst to pilot changes to the provincial local government land-use public hearing requirements as a means to enhance social justice, community-building and strengthen democratic culture.
Tussell & techUK are thrilled to share the 3rd annual Tech200 awards - our list of the 200 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK public sector, from FY 2021/22 to FY 2022/23.
Aspen Digital and the Aspen Policy Academy are launching a new program for Rising Civic AI Leaders to educate newly hired state and local government employees in charge of managing the adoption and implementation of AI-driven tools.
