Handbook on researching violations and corruption in public procurement in Belarus

Any journalist or analytical investigation in the field of public procurement begins with the skills of working with data. These skills are based on the performance of a simple sequence of actions, which includes the following steps: 1. Data search - obtaining any kind of raw, unprocessed data from public, open on request, and even closed sources. 2. Retrieving data - transforming the data into the desired format. In most cases, it means data conversion from paper or electronic to a machine-readable format. 3. Data processing - cleaning, formatting and transformation of machine-readable data into the desired format. 4. Data analysis - finding patterns and relationships in the data, search for answers to questions and confirmation of these answers by facts. 5. Presentation of data - preparation of an infographics, presentation or article in order to make the data and conclusions understandable and accessible to the target audience.