Today is the big day!

I'm energized as I review the outstanding ideas from our community, and filled with hope for a more just, green, and equitable world. Thank you to everyone for sharing your visions for the future with us.

Two percent! #cfasummit

This news made my day! Right now there's a huge efficiency gap (approximately 30%, according to the IMF) between the money that's spent on infrastructure, and the resulting quality. Glad to see Arnold Ventures take a big role in this space. Open Contracting Partnership

🟢It's World Sustainability Day!🟢 Care about the earth's #biodiversity? Then you would care about how #infrastructure networks are built & the impact they could have on nature. Already, in the last 50 years, wildlife populations have declined by ~60%. What can we do about it? 👇

Together with WWF, today we launch the Red Flags for Conservation guide. We define 22 indicators as red flags for #conservation which suggest that #nature has not been fully considered in #infrastructure planning or procurement processes. Access it here: open-contracting.org/resources/red-…

On the #CfASummit main stage, Ad Hoc Team's Paul Smith: "If we want to transform the US government into a digital service, we need to transform procurement." Our words and a perfect framing for our session in 15 minutes!

In 2022, our work reached more people than ever before. Read our Annual Report on how we made public contracting greener, cleaner, and more inclusive: open-contracting.org/annual-report-…

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Procurement can be a powerful hidden lever to deliver better government services. Don't miss this great example from Jennifer Pahlka. Open Contracting Partnership

Five hundred days and counting of unlikely resilience and resistance has caused $1 trillion of damage, but a better reflection of Ukraine has been revealed to the world. Now, technology will help rebuild it. wired.trib.al/wN0fb3r

🥁 Drumroll, please! We are excited to announce this year’s Open Contracting Partnership #Lift impact accelerator teams. These exceptional changemakers will create fair, inclusive & greener communities through #OpenContracting reforms. Meet the 10 teams: open-contracting.org/news/ten-outst… #OGPEstonia

Want to know what was it like to apply for Open Contracting Partnership Lift program for our partner in the Philippines? 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 👉🏽Check out this (very thoughtful) blogpost by WeSolve Foundation Lyonel Tanganco wesolveph.medium.com/applying-for-t…… a🧵 on kicking off #OpenContracting in the Philippines with Lift..

1 down 2 to go!! Open Contracting Partnership #Lift2023 3 day workshop where we are working with @pr_bangkok to transform public procurement for the better!!! UK in Thailand 🇬🇧🇹🇭 Kaye Sklar

Glad to share our impact story from Assam, we have co-created an intelligent data model for Disaster Risk Reduction to increase preparedness of districts & revenue circles, helping Assam State Disaster Management Authority & Finance Department, GoA to prioritise public funds for vulnerable communities. Read more here:

"One in every three dollars spent by government is on a contract with a company. Public contracting is the world’s largest marketplace, covering $13 trillion of spending every year." Learn how our partner Open Contracting Partnership is helping to combat corruption open-contracting.org/what-is-open-c…

Consultancy: We're looking for a consultant to map City of Portland, OR contracting data into the #OpenContracting Data Standard & make it available as #opendata. Apply here open-contracting-partnership.breezy.hr/p/5ea39d8214ec

By 2030, we want to improve US$2 trillion in #publicprocurement spending & enable 1 billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable communities. Find out how we will scale our work in our new strategy: open-contracting.org/strategy-2024-…

This is an outstanding opportunity to work on hard things that really matter, alongside an amazing team of dedicated and caring colleagues!

What if #publicprocurement gov tech were designed around public outcomes, met people’s needs, & delivered data we can rely on? Check out our vision and how to achieve it here: open-contracting.org/procurement-te…