Open Contracting Data Standard: Difference between revisions

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ThisThe '''Open Contracting Data Standard''' is a standards development initiative issued by Thethe [[Omidyar Network]] and the [[World Bank]] startedwhich commenced in November 2014.

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An early version 1.0 was released in July 2015 <ref>OCDS, [http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/support/history_and_development/ History of OCDS], accessed 19 May 2016</ref> and version 1.1 is being developed in Q 3 and 4 2015.{{cn|date=May 2016}} OCDS was designed with a focus on [[government procurement|public procurement]] of goods, works and services, but can be extended for use in other contexts. Extensions for [[Public Private Partnership]] (PPP) and [[Extractive industry|Extractives]] concessions are under development.<ref>OCDS, [http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/getting_started/ Getting started], accessed 19 May 2016</ref>

This is a standards initiative issued by The [[Omidyar Network]] and the [[World Bank]] started in November 2014.

An early version 1.0 has been released and 1.1 is being developed in Q 3 and 4 2015.

Pilot implementations are underway in the following countries:

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* [[Romania]]

* [[Ukraine]]

[[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]] and [[Paraguay]] have also expressed interest in adopting the standard.<ref>World Bank, [http://blogs.worldbank.org/governance/open-contracting-data-standard-better-data-better-decisions Open Contracting Data Standard: Better Data for Better Decisions], published 12 April 2014, accessed 19 May 2016</ref>

==External links==

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[[Category:Contract law]]

[[Category:World Bank]]

[[Category:Open data]]

[[Category:Markup languages]]