Using the Red Flags tool to curb corruption in procurement

The aim of this project is to strengthen capacity to use the innovative red-flags methodology developed in the Curbing Corruption in Procurement project to identify malfeasance in procurement, by developing a user-friendly online analysis tool and training a wide group of users to ensure take-up. The overall aim is to reduce the prevalence of corruption in this important area of public spending. The intended goal of this pilot is that these users integrate the tool into their work, using it to identify risk patterns and investigate further. Integral to our aim is the need to better understand the perspective of a range of users, hence the project allows for considerable time to work with our two pilot country partners, Uganda and Jamaica, to understand their current needs and to showcase the range of our analysis so as to identify other potential uses for them. The development of the tool will be an iterative process, allowing for initial assessment of needs, testing of the prototype tool, re-development following feedback, and on-site training once the tool is finalised, with a "train the trainer" approach intended to kickstart further capacity-building in Uganda and more widely. We will collect feedback from users at each stage, to inform the programme's development and refine the tool or the training as necessary.