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Full house in Honduras (the latest @ocdata publisher) 🙌 Stakeholders are exploring how they can use this open data to secure better procurement outcomes (value for money, fairness, integrity, efficiency) 📷: @pane_juan
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OCP is hiring! We are looking for a full time Lead Data Analyst to help us develop evidence-based approaches to improve the integrity, efficiency, fairness, and effectiveness of public contracting. Details here: open-contracting-partnership…

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OCP has a new youtube channel! Please subscribe to get first look at our upcoming learning content, including: * how to use the OCDS mapping template * open contracting in low tech environments, and more! For now, check out my intro video here youtube.com/watch?v=gHbOkfZw… 🙈

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A challenge of #opendata is idea that users will somehow figure out how to use it. #OpenContracting recommends Publication Policies. Join our next @ocdata community call to learn what publishers are putting in the policies & whether they are helping users bit.ly/2o6HDMs

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26 Jun 2018
Very excited to be kicking off our #opencontracting and @ocdata workshop for @npa_aop - connecting the brightest minds from #Afghanistan #Ukraine #Paraguay #France and the #UnitedStates in #Dubai
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New blog post: ‘The territory and the map’ with reflections on modelling data for storage and sharing in OCDS: open-contracting.org/2018/06…
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Our next meetup on the 26th June is going to be delving into the world of contracting and procurement with @ocdata More soon #opendata
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#PublicProcurement Marcin Baryn talking GDPR Public Procurement and need for data protection ‘by design’ and ‘by default’ in procurement systems. Some interesting issues for @ocdata to discuss here: github.com/open-contracting/… #privacy #opendata
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#PublicProcurement @mihaly_fazekas talking about distinction between publication systems and transactional systems. We can only get to ‘perfect’ data quality with transactional systems. @ocdata designed around supporting that transition.
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We’re working on an extension to OCDS to capture more Contracts Register information. Feedback welcome as we aim to finalise it in the next few days: github.com/open-contracting/… x.com/timdavies/status/10017…
#PublicProcurement Hearing about base.gov.pt/ contracts register - providing access to contract docs, and tracking environmental criteria included in procurement to support and track green procurement.
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Join us for our next community call where we'll deep dive into working with OCDS #opencontracting data @ocdata: Thu, May 24 at 9 am Washington/2pm London. Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/ocds-comm…

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Hi All, A reminder that this time tomorrow you will have an just over an hour before the Community Call is about to start! Looking forward to seeing you to learn and discuss more about OCDS tools. x.com/ocdata/status/99664960…

Dear all, Join us on Thursday, May 24 at 9 am Washington / 2pm London (BST) for the next OCDS Community Call where we will be deep diving on working with OCDS data. Register to participate at EventBrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ocds-comm… Please register to receive joining instructions.
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17 May 2018
.@ocdata goes global - OCDS brings together #Nigeria #Uganda #UK and #NewZealand in #Kenya ! #OCAfrica
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Dear all, Join us on Thursday, May 24 at 9 am Washington / 2pm London (BST) for the next OCDS Community Call where we will be deep diving on working with OCDS data. Register to participate at EventBrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ocds-comm… Please register to receive joining instructions.

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Another look into #DataandDealsUK. Teams are working on housing procurement, #paradisepapers and government spending with @TransparencyUK @OpenOwnership @ocdata @SpendNetwork @TBIJ @opencorporates @ContractsFinder.
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We’ve updated the OCDS Validator to include definitions from the schema and better styling when it reports errors. You can check your OCDS data at standard.open-contracting.or…
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.@ocdata team at the end of a development sprint @space4coop in London working on tools to analyse OCDS data coverage and quality @idatosabiertos @opendatacoop
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Our @ocdata community call exploring OCDS extensions is happening later today! It's not too late to register - follow the link below to reserve your place. eventbrite.co.uk/e/ocds-comm…

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