Yeferson Torres-Berru1,2,*, Vivian F. Lopez-Batista1, Lorena Conde Zhingre3
Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 3501-3516, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.035367
- 15 March 2023
Abstract In a public procurement process, corruption can occur at each stage, favoring a participant with a previous agreement, which can result in over-pricing and purchases of substandard products, as well as gender discrimination. This paper’s aim is to detect biased purchases using a Spanish Language corpus, analyzing text from the questions and answers registry platform by applicants in a public procurement process in Ecuador. Additionally, gender bias is detected, promoting both men and women to participate under the same conditions. In order to detect gender bias and favoritism towards certain providers by contracting entities, the… More >
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