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Making public procurement more transparent through civic monitoring and data analysis: lessons from iMonitor (in Romanian)

Drawing on the iMonitor programme, the brief shows how data analysis and civic monitoring can make public procurement more transparent: 26 selected contracts, freedom-of-information requests under Law 544/2001 and on-site checks. The main obstacles are unindexed PDFs and the confusing SEAP interface, and the brief makes eight recommendations, including a more user-friendly SEAP, open data and sanctions for refusing information. In Romanian.

Cristian Ghingheș

Published in Societatea Academică din România

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Macsut, A. & Ghingheș, C. (2025). “Making public procurement more transparent through civic monitoring and data analysis: lessons from iMonitor (in Romanian)”. Societatea Academică din România. https://publicatii.romaniacurata.ro/publicatii/policy-brief-cresterea-transparentei-in-achizitiile-publice-prin-monitorizare-civica-si-analiza-de-date-lectii-din-programul-imonitor/

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Cristian Ghingheș

Program Director, Green, Environment, and Mobility

Cristian spearheads our initiatives within the Green, Environment, and Mobility Policy Cluster while actively contributing to our strategic planning efforts. With an extensive professional background in public policy spanning both national and local contexts, Cristian was Deputy Mayor in Bacău, the 14th largest city in Romania with a population of 136,087, a role he assumed in between 2020 and 2024. His dedication to public service is further evident through his longstanding tenure as an independent member of the Municipal Council from 2016 to 2024.

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