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Investigating Covid Contracts

The COVID-19 response has put a spotlight on health sector spending, be it protective equipment for front-line staff, vaccines, or medicines. Globally, US $13 trillion is spent on contracts with private companies each year and spending on health is one of the largest areas – and also one of the most opaque.

This free session explores tactics and tools to investigate public procurement and provides tips for identifying red flags and monitoring public data provided by the government. Georg Neumann from the Open Contracting Partnership will look at case studies from the health sector, as well as help you explore the data published from 9 countries on their platform at open-contracting.health.

This course is part of the #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference 2021.

Date: 7 July 2021
Time: 12:00 till 13:30 (BST London, UK time).
Group size: max 25 people.
Class duration: 1hr 30min x 1 times a day x 1 day
Level of participation: high, with regular Q&A sections

Technical Requirements

This course will need you to have the following software/apps/tools on your computer:

Zoom app
Camera and audio
This course will be hosted on Zoom. To find out more about how we use Zoom, please check out our Zoom InfoSec page.

Georg Neumann

Georg Neumann heads communications at the Open Contracting Partnership. Previously, he led on digital and strategic communications at the Inter-American Development Bank and at Transparency International.
  • 7 July 2021 12.00–13.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Location: Zoom meeting
Training
Workshop
Intermediate
Coronavirus
Data
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