Abbey Abramson

  Oversight blind spots for corruption Oversight blind spots that let corruption through Fragmented, non-standard portals Where each agency posts to its own website (often with scanned PDFs), you cannot trace the life of a contract from plan to payment. The cure is publishing end-to-end, machine-readable data using standards like OCDS and OC4IDS , with geotagged milestones and change orders. Imagine visualizing the procurement process as Plan ➔ Tender ➔ Contract ➔ Payment, each step clearly documented and accessible. ( Open Contracting Partnership ; CoST ) ( Comptroller and Auditor General of India ). Weak blacklists and poor ownership data If sanctions aren’t published—and if companies can reincarnate with new shells—blacklists are merely a formality. Beneficial-ownership transparency and routine checks against ownership networks help close the revolving door ( Open Ownership , 2021; OGP , 2023; IMF , 2025). (openownership.org) Limited civic access and “ PDF traps ” When the onl...