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Panel Discussion<br />
Philippine Procurement Watch Inc.: Philippines Procurement<br />
Watch Inc. aligns <strong>and</strong> galvanizes the efforts <strong>of</strong> multiple stakeholders to<br />
monitor the procurement <strong>of</strong> local government units. By working<br />
together, government, media <strong>and</strong> civil society players are able to<br />
accomplish more than they could accomplish working independently.<br />
“Procurement reform requires technical competence found in a<br />
combination <strong>of</strong> people in <strong>and</strong> out <strong>of</strong> government. It is vital that they can<br />
complement each other’s unique contributions. People in government<br />
should know when the expertise required is beyond them. People out <strong>of</strong><br />
government should appreciate the fact that there are many well-meaning<br />
people in government. A network <strong>of</strong> like-minded individuals is priceless.<br />
The partnering process therefore is essentially a helping relationship as<br />
opposed to an adversarial relationship. <strong>Reform</strong>ers have to continuously<br />
build bridges instead <strong>of</strong> emphasizing differences that separate.” 16<br />
CIVICUS: CIVICUS is an international alliance <strong>of</strong> members <strong>and</strong><br />
partners which constitute an influential network <strong>of</strong> organisations at the<br />
local, national, regional <strong>and</strong> international levels, <strong>and</strong> span the spectrum<br />
<strong>of</strong> civil society including: civil society networks <strong>and</strong> organisations; trade<br />
unions; faith-based networks; pr<strong>of</strong>essional associations; NGO capacity<br />
development organisations; philanthropic foundations <strong>and</strong> other funding<br />
bodies; businesses; <strong>and</strong> social responsibility programmes. Through its<br />
newsletters, World Assemblies <strong>and</strong> special projects CIVICUS has been a<br />
powerful force through which to increase underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> visibility <strong>of</strong><br />
the civil society sector <strong>and</strong> the legal principles necessary for the sector’s<br />
empowerment <strong>and</strong> to enhance the sector’s resource base.<br />
Affiliated Network <strong>of</strong> Social Accountability (ANSA): The ANSA<br />
model creates <strong>and</strong> supports regional networks <strong>of</strong> practitioners, both<br />
governmental <strong>and</strong> nongovernmental, in the field <strong>of</strong> social accountability.<br />
While the networks are relatively new 17 they promise to be an important<br />
16 Maria Kristina Villanueva Pimentel, Procurement Watch, inc.: The Role <strong>of</strong> Civil<br />
Society in Public Procurement <strong>Reform</strong>s in the Philippines, taken from http://<br />
www.ippa.ws/IPPC1/BOOK/Chapter_3.pdf<br />
17 With support from the World Bank Institute, ANSA Africa was created in 2007,<br />
ANSA East Asia Pacific was created in 2008 <strong>and</strong> ANSA South Asia is in its start-up<br />
phase.<br />
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