Open Contracting Data Standard
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 [1] and version 1.1 is being developed in Q 3 and 4 2015.[citation needed] OCDS was designed with a focus on public procurement of goods, works and services, but can be extended for use in other contexts. Extensions for Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Extractives concessions are under development.[2]
Pilot implementations are underway in the following countries:
- Canada
- United Kingdom - see UK Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18 [3]
- Mexico
- Romania
- Ukraine
Colombia, Costa Rica and Paraguay have also expressed interest in adopting the standard.[4]
External links
Project website: http://standard.open-contracting.org
See also
References
- ^ OCDS, History of OCDS, accessed 19 May 2016
- ^ OCDS, Getting started, accessed 19 May 2016
- ^ UK Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18 published 12 May 2016, accessed 18 May 2016
- ^ World Bank, Open Contracting Data Standard: Better Data for Better Decisions, published 12 April 2014, accessed 19 May 2016