Transparency builds trust


THE Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) urges all state governments to institutionalise transparency in public procurement, including those that are awarded through restricted methods. One way to do this is to introduce legislation on government procurement.

We were prompted to raise this issue again following allegations of a conflict of interest that surfaced in the appointment of mobility service providers Asia Mobiliti for the proof of concept of Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) services in Selangor.

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