#Open Data Open contracting data — the hard talk Jiří Skuhrovec • a year ago • 3 min read Coming back from fabulous Open Contracting Global 2017, an event filled with positive energy on bright future of open publishing of tenders worldwide. The energy which I would like to share, though I
#Politics How to measure conflict of interest in public procurement? Jiří Skuhrovec • a year ago • 3 min read 9.5 bln. EUR in public contracts and 633 mil. EUR in EU subsidies were awarded to Czech politically connected companies. That means roughly 15 % of all the contracts and subsidies going to
#Open Data The anatomy of “small scale” purchases — the Czech case Jiří Skuhrovec • a year ago • 4 min read Where does the money spent outside procurement regulation go?In our previous article we established that the vast majority of government purchases are not regulated by the EU directive but can be regulated
#Public Procurement The Elephant in the room Jiří Skuhrovec • a year ago • 6 min read Government spending outside public procurementEach year, governments in the EU purchase goods and services worth over 2 trillion EUR. However, only 17% of this goes through tenders following EU rules that ensure basic