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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

South Korea has been a pioneer of green public procurement (GPP) since 2005 , when the Environment Ministry enacted legislation mandating government agencies to buy “green products” whenever possible. This allows organizations such as the Korea Institute of Procurement (KIP) to analyze the impact of the reforms.

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The Future of 5G in Defense and Beyond

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Featured Experts: LT COL Benjamin Pimentel × LT COL Benjamin Pimentel USMC, FutureG, OUSD(R&E) Lieutenant Colonel Pimentel entered the Marine Corps in May 2007 through the United States Naval Academy. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with gold star.

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2023 Year in Review: Switzerland (Part I: Scope of Arbitration Clause, Capacity of Discernment, Res Iudicata)

Kluwer Arbitration

requested that the Palestinian Authority be ordered to procure licenses for the operation of the casino and hotel. s claim for the grant of a casino licence for the period from 13 September 2013 to 13 September 2028 in the first arbitration was not directed against A., in the West Bank. In the first arbitration, B. Firstly, B.’s

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Uncertain Times Call for Strong Leaders: A Q&A with Dawn Tiura

ivalua

Dawn will be presenting a thought-leader keynote titled “Leadership in Uncertain Times” at Ivalua NOW , the premier virtual event for procurement leaders, on May 5. Today, procurement leaders have a seat at the table in e-staff meetings. Today, procurement leaders have a seat at the table in e-staff meetings.

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Are there any gains to be had from the proposed new provider selection model for NHS commissioning?

University of Bristol

One of the relatively recent developments in the post-Brexit review of UK public procurement law is the February 2021 proposal for the replacement of the current rules on the commissioning of healthcare services for the purposes of the English NHS (for background, you can watch here ), with a new provider selection regime (‘the proposal’).

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AI In Depth: Federal Agencies Strengthen Guardrails for AI Applications

FedInsider

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Gilkeson has served in various leadership roles since he joined the TSA in 2013, first as a program manager and later as director of the agency’s Innovation Task Force (ITF). In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE.

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Why would anyone file an Agency-level protest?

Procurement Notes

Jay Blindauer Bid protests are crucial to the proper functioning of the procurement system. And the CO has a Supervisory CO, Chief of the Contracting Office (“CoCO”), or Head of Contracting Activity (“HCA”) who needs the CO to finish the award so the CO can move on to the next procurement. Break out the champagne. 24] The U.S.

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