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Opening up and transforming the world’s $13 trillion of public procurement and contracts so they are fairer and better for people and planet. #opencontracting
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Great piece on the world’s first #AI-powered procurement minister in #Albania, what it means & how it tests the future of government in TIME magazine. We highlighted that there’s been very little transparency around what exactly the AI is presenting. time.com/7324934/alba...
The First AI-Powered Minister Tests the Future of Government
An AI system named Diella has joined Albania’s cabinet, testing how far governments are willing to trust machines with power.
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Today's #opencontracting sessions at #OGPSummit #OGPSpain. We're looking forward to some powerful presentations and interactive discussions! www.open-contracting.org/events/2025-...
At #OGPSpain, OGP CSO Co-Chair Stephanie Muchai on what she'd say to a taxi driver on why #opengov matters.

"The roads are your office. You have to take care of them. #Opencontracting & better procurement can fix those roads using data to monitor corruption & flag what was done and what wasn't."
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📺 "The £122 million of Medpro is the tip of the iceberg. A billion pounds of stock that went through that VIP lane was written off as unfit for use in the NHS."

Following yesterday's ruling, @danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with Talk TV on the serious flaws of the ‘VIP lane’ for COVID contracts.
🗓️#OpenContracting is on the agenda at the #OGPSummit: Explore with us the breadth of what open contracting can be & why it remains a key issue for delivering impactful #opengov reforms.
Join us 👉 www.open-contracting.org/events/2025-...
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⚖️ "The 'VIP-lane' was one of the most egregious aspects of the way the former government went about procuring emergency supplies during the pandemic."

Our Chief Executive @danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with @bbc5live.bsky.social to discuss today's High Court ruling against PPE Medpro.
📢¿Quieres saber cómo se gastan los impuestos y el dinero en tu país?

Ana Carolina Alpirez, periodista y directora de @ojoconmipisto, explica 3 claves para fiscalizar municipalidades, monitorear las contrataciones públicas y promover la participación ciudadana. 🙋‍♀️📊
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📺 Fantastic to see @spotlightcorruption.org’s research included in the brilliant ITV documentary ‘The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money’, which was screened on Sunday night. Here’s @suehawley.bsky.social explaining how much of the PPE sourced from the VIP Lane turned out to be unusable.
US cities: Apply by 29 Sep for our 12-week hands-on WhatWorksCities sprint! This will help city teams implement open contracting strategies – using better data & vendor engagement to drive measurable improvements in #publicprocurement.
👉 https://bit.ly/OCP-WWC-US2025
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📺 TONIGHT 📺

🚨UK's Covid PPE contracts scandal exposed on @itvx.com

Don't miss this new documentary exposing the chaos behind COVID contracts.

Public money wasted, lives lost, and private companies profiting from this crisis. Watch tonight, 10.20pm on ITV1 📷 ⤵️
¿Cómo adquirir IA de forma ética y transparente en el sector público? 🤔 ¡Chile nos muestra el camino! 🇨🇱 En nuestro último blog compartimos cómo implementaron una política clara, un enfoque ético y la capacitación de funcionarios para transformar las compras públicas de IA.
Apply for our 12-week hands-on WhatWorksCities sprint, hosted w @Results4America by 29 Sep! This will help city teams implement open contracting strategies – using better data & vendor engagement to drive measurable improvements in #publicprocurement.
👉 https://bit.ly/OCP-WWC-US2025
Harness the power of procurement data to transform your city spending! Members of @WhatWorksCities can register now for a 12-week sprint and get hands-on, personalized assistance on results-driven contracting. 

🗓 Register before 29 September! 
https://bit.ly/OCP-WWC-US2025
More in our series on AI and #publicprocurement & our work to support public procurement officials in buying GenAI here www.open-contracting.org/latest-news/...