Marcela Rozo

World Bank Institute

mrozo@worldbank.org
WHY FOCUS ON PUBLIC
CONTRACTING?
EFFECTIVE PUBLIC INVESTMENT
AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Open
Contracting
WHAT IS OPEN CONTRACTING?
OPEN CONTRACTING PARTNERSHIP
Global
Efforts
Global Principles
Open Data Standard
Evidence Base
Communications and
advocacy
Knowledge Exchange
FEATURES AT COUNTRY LEVEL
Multi-stake holder collaboration
Constructive Engagement
Disclosure of contracting data
Capacity Building
Monitoring and Reporting
Institutional Mechanisms for Feedback
How can Open
Contracting improve
financial management
of public investment?
57
TRILLION*
dollars of Public Investment
in Infrastructure between


2013-2030


*Estimate by McKinsey
16.6 TRILLION
IN ROADS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN
INFRASTRUCTURE
AFGHANISTAN
Through our partner Integrity Action
Integrity Watch Afghanistan
281 Monitored
Infrastructure Projects
83% fix rate
845 monitors
Vital road in the Herat Province that
connects Herat to Iran and serves
35.000 people.
- Before: Extremely bad quality and
none compliance
- After: Road being rebuilt according
to terms of contract
Open Contracting help face challenges like
Fiduciary risk management
Keeping within budget
On-time delivery
Compliance with specifications
Beneficiaries satisfaction
SOME ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
mrozo@worldbank.org