Michael Cengkuru
I build disclosure and integrity systems for public spending that survive real government constraints.
What I Do
Disclosure Automation
Build systems that publish government spending data automatically. OC4IDS and OCDS compliant.
Integrity Monitoring
Automated red flag detection and anomaly signals for procurement oversight.
Open Data Platforms
Design infrastructure transparency portals that make public spending searchable and analyzable.
Featured Work
Selected Writing
The traffic light decision
Procurement risk-scoring systems often produce numbers nobody acts on. The CoST Data Use Manual v4 moved the action layer from scores to traffic-light bands. Here is why scoring fails as an action surface, and why banding works.
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Training is the real launch
Eight and nine April, Kampala. 143 officers from 59 Ugandan agencies tested the Government Procurement Portal under real workflow pressure. Two days changed how I will design every future rollout.
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What 100,000 Contracts Taught Me About Procurement Transparency
After processing 100,000 procurement contracts in Uganda, I learned that disclosure isn't transparency. Here are the patterns the data revealed and what I'd build differently today.
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