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1. How can we get data scientists excited about public procurement, and everyone excited about data? 2. Public procurement challenges require strict and swift approach 3. CCS to launch £50m digital inclusion framework to boost access to government services 4. New handout about Contracts Finder 5. Brazil levels playing field
Public Procurement
1. Corruption in public procurement: Siemens Greek Bribery Scandal by Penelope Giosa. 2. Stadium deals, corruption and bribery: the questions at the heart of Brazil’s Olympic and World Cup ‘miracle’ 3. Contract headaches: The Long Beach Story 4. Quantifying the carbon footprint of the catering service of public schools
Public Procurement
1. The total spend through Digital Marketplace has exceeded £1.5 billion. 2. Welsh Government pays out £1.2 million to settle procurement case. 3. Brazil prepares to get rid of open source software in Government (Portuguese only). 4. 18F is Hardly a Waste of Money. 5. Podcast on CETA&
Public Procurement
Intro One of my objectives for 2016 is to summarise/comment an interesting paper per week here on the blog. Some will be related with procurement, some won't. The first paper is "Is Corruption Good for Your Health?" (Job Market Paper) by Guilherme Lichand, Marcos Lopes