Cengkuru Michael
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
Designing a CoST Assurance Process That Produces Real Findings
Most CoST Assurance exercises produce compliance rates, not findings. This guide explains the design differences that determine whether an exercise identifies real discrepancies — including when physical site visits are essential and how to use a tiered verification approach.
Read article →Five Integration Patterns for OC4IDS Portals (and Their Failure Modes)
Connecting government source systems — IFMIS, e-procurement, project management databases — to an OC4IDS portal is what determines whether a transparency initiative survives. Five patterns emerge from real implementations, each with different trade-offs in complexity, maintenance risk, and data quality.
Read article →Beneficial Ownership in OC4IDS: How to Build It Right From Day One
Most infrastructure portals treat beneficial ownership as an afterthought. By the time investigators need the data, it is missing or unlinked. This guide covers the technical architecture that makes beneficial ownership disclosure work from day one, with reference to Uganda PPDA and Kaduna IPDATA implementations.
Read article →Building accountability systems that governments actually use?
Let’s talk about making it real.