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Australian Arbitration Week Recap: International Arbitration in the Pacific—Reform and Capacity Building

Kluwer Arbitration

This discussion underscored the critical need for ongoing reform and capacity building, while also highlighting the importance of cultural sensitivity and local engagement. She noted that capacity building is a major challenge, and the Tongan government is open to seeing how it can further develop its expertise.

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

Kluwer Arbitration

Part I focuses on the scope of arbitration clause and its validity in the context of a party’s (in)capacity of discernment, as well as on the new developments regarding res iudicata. Part II explores new case law on the enforcement of arbitral awards. as licensor and B. as licensee.

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Why are SMEs so important for public procurement?

Nitrous: Public Procurement

Why are SMEs so important for public procurement? This results in a bias towards larger organisations, with perceived greater capacity to cope at a reduced cost. In 2018 and 2019, a quarter of all the UK’s procurement spend was with SMEs, a long way short of reaching the aim of 33% by 2022. But there is a subsequent loss.

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UN report: E-government makes global strides, but digital divide persists

FedScoop

Overall, the UN reports the proportion of the population lagging behind in digital government development has dropped from 45% in 2022 to 22.4% Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain also placed high on the list, reflecting significant gains compared to the UN’s last study in 2022.

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How the CIA is using generative AI — now and into the future

FedScoop

On top of that, AI — particularly generative AI in recent years — has been an important tool for the CIA’s mission to triage open-source intelligence collection, Raman said. “Imagine all of the news stories that come in every minute of every day from around the world.

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AWS and USAID accelerate Armenia’s cloud journey and digital resilience

AWS Public Sector

It enhanced our capacity to navigate challenges, safeguard digital assets, and ensure uninterrupted citizen services,” said Minister Hayrapetyan. “We These efforts build on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that AWS signed with Armenia’s MHTI in 2022.

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OCP Feedback Survey: Closing the books on 2023 and looking towards 2030

Open Contracting Partnership

We are also very pleased that we achieved one of the closest gender balances in survey responses last year, closing the gap between Men and Women from a 22% differential in 2022, to an 11% differential in 2023. These will be important points to double down on in our new strategy.