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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

For example, Liberia’s Amended Public Procurement and Concessions Act (2010) , Section 50, permits the use of restricted bidding under specific conditions. The IFB or Bidding Documents are then employed as solicitation tools to engage suppliers and ensure a transparent process.

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The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

More often than not, public procurement of technology is viewed as non-transparent, uncompetitive, poorly planned, inefficient, costly, and having high failure rates. The Cabinet Office reported that in the period between 2009/2010 and 2012/2013, direct government spend on SMEs increased from 6.5%

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Senator Grassley Calls for More Information on SEC Whistleblower Program

Whistleblower Network News

On April 4, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, wrote a letter to Gary Gensler , the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing concerns about delays and lack of transparency in the agency’s whistleblower compensation.

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New Whistleblower Film Puts a Spotlight on South African Whistleblowers

Whistleblower Network News

Despite facing threats and targeted violence, South African whistleblowers remain determined to bring accountability and transparency to powerful institutions. The film closes with a tribute to the South African whistleblowers from 2010-2023 who have lost their lives in their pursuit of stopping corruption in South Africa.

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Manatee County Sheriff’s Office transforms performance management to improve service

American City & Country

From 2010 to 2021, the county’s population grew by a whopping 33% to 429,000. Additionally, the transparency and visibility provided by this approach has fostered a more collaborative environment. Residents are flocking to Manatee County, Fla.

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Open government procurement drives innovation using the cloud

AWS Public Sector

In 2010, 80 percent of government IT work was undertaken by 18 suppliers. It operates with a regulatory framework based on transparency, efficiency, accessibility, and nondiscrimination. The number of bids received per call for tender increased by around 12 percent for contracts subject to mandatory EU transparency requirements.

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Initial UK guidance on pro-innovation AI regulation: Much ado about nothing?

How to Crack a Nut

For example, in relation to ‘adequate transparency and explainability’, there is more of an emphasis on explainability than on transparency and there is no indication of how to gauge ‘adequacy’ in relation to either of them. Second, the duties of the regulators under the EA 2010 and HRA 1998 are likely to play a very small role here.