See:
http://bit.ly/opencontractingstandard
Congrats all for the hard work. I'll be curious to see how pro-active
governments are in releasing data in this format more directly. I've just
passed this around my state of Minnesota via our large Open Twin Cities
Google Group asking that question and I encourage you to pass this around
your country/state/region encouraging uptake by governments directly. -
Steven Clift
From: Felipe Estefan felipe.estefa...@gmail.com
Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 5:45 AM
Subject: [Sunlight International] Introducing the Open Contracting Data
Standard!
To: Open Contracting Partnership partners...@open-contracting.com
Dear all -
At the Open Contracting Partnership we are thrilled to share with you Version
1.0 of the Open Contracting Data Standard
http://standard.open-contracting.org/.
The Open Contracting Data Standard http://standard.open-contracting.orgseeks
to serve as a guiding best practice for all those wishing to disclose or to
advocate for the disclosure of contracting data. It was developed through a
year-long process of consultations, and we are grateful to many of you who
provided key inputs as part of that process.
We are hopeful that the Open Contracting Data Standard will help us ensure
that all public contracting becomes truly public, and by doing so, enhance
government effectiveness, foster private sector growth, empower civil
society, and, ultimately, lead to better outcomes for all.
If you have questions or comments on the Standard
http://standard.open-contracting.org, or ideas on how it could applied in
the context of your own work, please don't hesitate to let us know. We look
forward to continue collaborating with many of you.
With best wishes, and with apologies for any cross-postings,
Felipe
--
@FelipeEstefan
+1 (315) 420-7464
Open Contracting Data Standard launches globally today
*November 18, 2014: *Governments around the world are adopting and
implementing a new data standard that has launched today and which seeks to
make public procurement more robust, transparent and accessible. Countries
at the forefront of this process include: Canada, Costa Rica, Colombia,
Mexico, Paraguay and the UK.
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
http://standard.open-contracting.org - a product of the Open Contracting
Partnership
http://www.open-contracting.org?e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6utm_source=opencontractingutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=ocds_announcen=1,
developed by the World Wide Web Foundation
http://www.open-contracting.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webfoundation.orgutm_campaign=ocds_announcen=2e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6utm_source=opencontractingutm_medium=email
through
a project supported by Omidyar Network
http://www.open-contracting.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.omidyar.comutm_campaign=ocds_announcen=3e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6utm_source=opencontractingutm_medium=email
and
the World Bank
http://www.open-contracting.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldbank.orgutm_campaign=ocds_announcen=4e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6utm_source=opencontractingutm_medium=email
-
will shine a light onto how trillions of dollars of public money are spent,
helping to fight corruption, improve service delivery and enhance market
efficiency.
Challenge
Every year, governments worldwide spend more than 9.5 trillion USD on
contracts but when, where and how the money is spent in the contracting
process is, at the moment, largely invisible.
Now, for the first time, governments are being given the tools to open
their contracting data in a consistent, visible and accessible way. Through
the OCDS, governments are able to be more effective, to drive growth and to
increase public engagement and trust in their contracting systems.
About the Standard
The first version of the OCDS sets out key documents and data that should
be published at each stage of a contracting process, alongside a fully
documented open data specification.It was created through a year-long
development project, looking at the existing supply of contracting data in
over 15 countries, and working with users of contracting data to understand
their needs. It ensures contracting data that is published is accessible
and consistent for everyone to compare and analyze, and promotes a fairer
playing field for businesses.
The ongoing development of the Standard will be led by the Open Contracting
Partnership, which will continue to collaborate with publishers and users
as they adopt the Standard to further develop specifications and guidance.
Gavin Hayman, incoming Executive Director of the Open Contracting
Partnership said:
*It is time to end secret deals between companies and governments to make
sure public resources are spent openly, effectively and efficiently. Having
accessible, comparable data covering the key items of information in a deal
is key to achieving this objective.*
Anne Jellema, CEO of the World Wide Web Foundation said:
