In recent years, momentum has grown for open government data -- the global movement to facilitate transparency, accountability, and public participation by making government information available to the public.
The SC ruled that the Comelec failed to justify its resort to direct contracting with Smartmatic-TIM. The High Court said its claims of impracticality were not supported by independently verifiable data and its perceived "warranty extension" is, in, reality, a circumvention of the procurement law.
