Felipe Estefan@FelipeEstefanThe World Bank

At the forefront of Open Contracting

“[I]n the same proportion as it is desirable for the governed to know the

conduct of their governors, is it also important for the governors to know the

real wishes of the governed.– Jeremy Bentham

Opening Government Global Survey

62 95kcountries respondents

Would like their government to be more open?

64%

Would like their government to be more open?

Would you be more likely to pay your taxes if you government were more open?

67%

Would you like to have more information about your government?

69%

Should citizens have a say in government spending and contracting?

63%

Do you think if your government were open, it would be more effective?

69%

Open Contracting Data Standard

“Building a data disclosure standard for all public contracting”

Data

Extractives Land

Bridging offline and online

How do we create a new norm of openness in contracting?

What are key challenges and opportunities for open contracting?

What are tools and approaches that can result in impact?

Thank You

festefan@worldbank.org@FelipeEstefan