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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Smart Public Procurement Can Contribute to Marofiscal Stability Smart public procurement spending can be a critical area for improving fiscal balances because it can improve the effectiveness of public expenditure by reducing waste. Better fiscal balances will contribute to greater macroeconomic stability. 4] Bandiera, O.,

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Tapping into the Strategic Power of Data (E141)

FedInsider

Jeff Shilling, CIO for NCI expertly points out the balance needed between statistical analytics & human deliberation to get valid results. Casey Johnson, Vice President of Digital Platforms with ICF shares the difficulty of detaching from bias and letting the data lead the way. Tune in now on your favorite Podcasting platform.

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Bringing Together Cloud Flexibility & AI Power (E194)

FedInsider

Balancing Cost and Performance: Noell Rebelez, Cloud Services Program Manager at the Department of Labor, highlights the importance of cost analysis – especially around GPU expenses – to ensure cloud investments align with your agencys mission.

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I Know the Witnesses and I Will Believe Them; There is No Need for Cross-Examination: A Rare Example of Arbitrator Bias Before English Courts

Kluwer Arbitration

The Court considered that “the suggestion that it was unnecessary to call any expert witnesses was plainly not an expression of a balanced and impartial view, or merely a concern about the hearing over-running, or an attempt by the arbitrator to impose an orderly and economical procedure on the parties.”

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The 3 revolutions of public procurement in Africa

Open Contracting Partnership

The legal framework as well as the creation of procurement oversight agencies led to more accountability, with a clear set of rules as well as checks and balances. These reforms improved efficiency as the decentralization of the procurement function allowed for quicker decision-making.

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Applying AI to Advance Agency Missions

FedInsider

During his time with the International Trade Administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary, he also learned how to balance priorities and execute complex tasks with multiple stakeholders inside the Federal Government. It is only then you can focus on – Doing the right thing, the right way, getting them done well and getting the benefits.

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Kluwer Arbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXII, Issue No. 5 (May 2023)

Kluwer Arbitration

(‘Ecopetrol’), the national oil company of Colombia, seeking a declaration with respect to certain indemnification terms under a Share Purchase Agreement entered into in 2008 (the ‘2008 SPA’). Mexico and New York) and because Forbes IP’s anti-suit injunction would be dispositive of the Mexico Injunction.