Open Contracting Data Standard: Difference between revisions

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

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.{{cncitation needed|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>

Adoption of the standard requires publishers to release data under an open license .<ref>http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/licensing/?highlight=license</ref>. Publishers are encouraged to use a scale of publishing complexity, from basic which features just tender notices, to advanced and extended data, which features contract award notices, contract details and persistent URIs .<ref>http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/levels/</ref>.

Open Contracting claim that the use of the standard will reduce costs, create more competitive contracting and prevent fraud and corruption .<ref>http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/levels/</ref><ref>https://medium.com/understanding-spend/why-the-open-contracting-standard-matters-2f5c6672ccbf#.j5v6qlyxs</ref>.

Pilot implementations are underway in the following countries:

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Private sector companies using the standard:

* [https://OpenOpps.com OpenOpps.com] .<ref>https://openopps.com/about/#faqs</ref>.

==External links==