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Learn more about our free helpdesk, implementation guidance and other services.Our refreshed strategyOur servicesOur reform support program LiftJoin the open contracting community Our community“Changing the status quo means real action in creating an open, transparent, fair, effective, and sustainable electronic public procurement system.”Nurida Baizakova,Kyrgyz Republic“It’s not about the fascinating things you could do with more complex datasets; it’s about what ordinary people could do with simple data-based information.”David Riveros García,Founder, reAcción Paraguay“Open data and government accountability can’t be sacrificed, even when radical and urgent steps are needed.”Vasyl Zadvornyy,CEO, Prozorro“Institutionalizing ethics through recruitment practices, compensation, and progression decisions is the first thing that we need to change.”Prof. Sope Williams-Elegbe,Stellenbosch University“Above making procurement data accessible should be grassroots citizen participation in deciding which infrastructural development is a priority”Joshua Olufemi,Founder, Dataphyte“When you don’t know what to do, you must do the right thing. What was good for the country was that there be open data.”Silvana Vallejo,Former Director, SERCOP“When we went to the field with information provided by the procuring entity, a lot of projects were very different to what was on paper. The utility of having standards came to the fore.”Gift Maxwell, PPDC, Nigeria,“There are no trade secrets in public contracts. Winning business through an open contracting process is not altruism, it’s good business.”Mo Ibrahim,Philantropist“Public procurement reform is like marathon running. It takes a lot of discipline, training, and planning. It is a life-changing accomplishment.”Beth Blauer,Johns Hopkins University“With the Open Contracting Data Standard it was like asking me to dig an Olympic pool and giving me an excavator instead of a teaspoon.”Juan Pane,Paraguay“Our small businesses need contract and capital readiness support to ensure they can successfully bid on and win any public contract.”Nia Richardson,City of Kansas City, MO“For citizens to be engaged in promoting accountability for effective service delivery, they must have information on the contracts in their localities.”Edwin Muhumuza,PPDA, Uganda“Change is coming in healthcare so that regardless of the type of insurance you have or your social class, you can get quality medications when you need them.”Elías Garcés Valdés,CENABAST Chile“Had there been public scrutiny of budget spending on Kazakhstan’s public procurement website in 2020, many human losses would’ve been avoided.”Dzhamilya Maricheva,Founder, ProTenge“Setting up open contracting practices takes time so be patient. Reach out whenever you feel stuck, the global community is just a ping away.”Gaurav Godhwani,Co-Founder, Civic Data Lab “Changing the status quo means real action in creating an open, transparent, fair, effective, and sustainable electronic public procurement system.”Nurida Baizakova,Kyrgyz Republic“It’s not about the fascinating things you could do with more complex datasets; it’s about what ordinary people could do with simple data-based information.”David Riveros García,Founder, reAcción Paraguay“Open data and government accountability can’t be sacrificed, even when radical and urgent steps are needed.”Vasyl Zadvornyy,CEO, Prozorro“Institutionalizing ethics through recruitment practices, compensation, and progression decisions is the first thing that we need to change.”Prof. Sope Williams-Elegbe,Stellenbosch University“Above making procurement data accessible should be grassroots citizen participation in deciding which infrastructural development is a priority”Joshua Olufemi,Founder, Dataphyte“When you don’t know what to do, you must do the right thing. What was good for the country was that there be open data.”Silvana Vallejo,Former Director, SERCOP“When we went to the field with information provided by the procuring entity, a lot of projects were very different to what was on paper. The utility of having standards came to the fore.”Gift Maxwell, PPDC, Nigeria,“There are no trade secrets in public contracts. Winning business through an open contracting process is not altruism, it’s good business.”Mo Ibrahim,Philantropist“Public procurement reform is like marathon running. It takes a lot of discipline, training, and planning. It is a life-changing accomplishment.”Beth Blauer,Johns Hopkins University“With the Open Contracting Data Standard it was like asking me to dig an Olympic pool and giving me an excavator instead of a teaspoon.”Juan Pane,Paraguay“Our small businesses need contract and capital readiness support to ensure they can successfully bid on and win any public contract.”Nia Richardson,City of Kansas City, MO“For citizens to be engaged in promoting accountability for effective service delivery, they must have information on the contracts in their localities.”Edwin Muhumuza,PPDA, Uganda“Change is coming in healthcare so that regardless of the type of insurance you have or your social class, you can get quality medications when you need them.”Elías Garcés Valdés,CENABAST Chile“Had there been public scrutiny of budget spending on Kazakhstan’s public procurement website in 2020, many human losses would’ve been avoided.”Dzhamilya Maricheva,Founder, ProTenge“Setting up open contracting practices takes time so be patient. 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