University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability. At first look, s.12(1)

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ivalua

JUNE 11, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Navigating CSRD Regulation: What Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance Leaders Need to Know June 12, 2023 | | Sustainability by Vishal Patel In an effort to drive sustainability and combat climate change, the European Union has introduced the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

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ivalua

MAY 17, 2023

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 10, 2024

2.925/2023 (“ Bill ”) is intended to amend federal law no. The goal is to ensure transparency in class arbitration proceedings involving stock market investors, corporations, officers, and major stakeholders (“Securities Disputes”), seeking to further protect the investors’ interests. 27-H in the Law no.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Readers may want to go back to the early years of the Blog and read the excellent posts of Alexis Mourre ( see for example, Conflicts of Interest: Towards Greater Transparency and Uniform Standards of Disclosure? ), Jan Paulsson (begin with Are Unilateral Appointments Defensible? ), Laurent Lévy’s Jura Novit Curia?

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Since May 2023, it has replaced FedBizOpps.gov, becoming the central point for finding contracts over $25,000. Detail your methodology to explain how you plan to maintain transparency and address issues promptly. Balancing competitive pricing with maintaining profitability is critical when bidding on government contracts.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 19, 2024

Additionally, sound procurement management, consistent with the Senior Procurement Executive’s memorandum on the appropriate role of management in the GSA acquisition process ( See SPE Memo SPE-2022-03 ), is vital to consistent, balanced application of the rules. This step towards greater transparency is in the public interest.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) returned to Manila in full force in 2023. Yu addressed recent innovations and proposed changes in ISDS arbitration to restore the public nature and enhance the effectiveness of the ISDS mechanism while considering a more fair and balanced procedural framework.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

On 14 September 2023, the DIS Autumn Conference “A World Map of Arbitration in the 21st Century – and What to Find in Germany” showcased Germany’s eminent position in the field. Finally , the law encourages the publication of awards with the agreement of the parties to increase transparency.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government wanted to shift that to 100% by 2023. Results : Levels of green procurement uptake across Lithuanian public institutions have increased to 94% by value and 93% by total procedures as of 1 December 2023. In 2023, the LPPO added a set of key sustainability performance indicators to its procurement dashboard.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Key Principles Of Public Procurement Transparency: Clear and Open Processes Public contracts aren’t handed out in secret. Public sector organisations publish this notice to ensure transparency in the procurement procedure, letting everyone know who won the contract and why. Contact Tracker For A Free Trial Now!

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

May 23, 2023). The type of failure to comply may vary, but a common form of non-compliance, and the one subject to this protest, is the failure to register in SAM. Myriddian, LLC v. United States , No. 23-443 (Fed.

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

However, as HolonIQ reports in its 2024 Global Education Outlook , funding sources slowed across the board in 2023, dropping 59% from 2022 levels. EdTech leaders must strike the right balance of investment to drive growth, and a return on investment for their owners.

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Extract Systems

MARCH 26, 2024

Balancing transparency and privacy is always a tricky challenge, particularly with records that are made available to the general public. Louis’ NPR affiliate looked into the redaction processes of Missouri courts , which have been called the, “least transparent in the nation.”

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time? Those are three hot topics in the enterprise today. When I say technology, I’m not talking about spreadsheets,” White said.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 19, 2024

Additionally, sound procurement management, consistent with the Senior Procurement Executive’s memorandum on the appropriate role of management in the GSA acquisition process ( See SPE Memo SPE-2022-03 ), is vital to consistent, balanced application of the rules. This step towards greater transparency is in the public interest.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 17, 2023

On the second day of Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2023, the ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC) and the International Chamber of Commerce – Hong Kong (ICC-HK) hosted an in-person event on “ Challenges of the 21 st Century: Regulation of Use of AI in Dispute Resolution and Making ADR Work.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

As of March 2023, 155 treaties limit FET to the minimum standard of treatment under customary international law. After years of negotiations, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union subsequently adopted the Protocol on Investment (“Protocol”) to the AfCFTA Agreement in February 2023. See Cargill v.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This position is understandable, but at the same time, we think the government should consider balancing this out with its other aim of transparency when it reviews how this program is working. The newest version of the system goes into effect on September 22, 2023. Questions about this post? Need legal assistance?

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 25, 2024

These were the public interest in: (i) the operation and practice of arbitration; and (ii) the desirability of public scrutiny as a means by which confidence in the courts can be maintained and the administration of justice made transparent.

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other Public Procurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023). However, in other respects, the regulation could be too rigid.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 5, 2024

Subramanian formally opened the session by quoting a statement from the Miami Arbitration Week 2023 that “the arbitration community is losing the fight to ensure the survival of ISDS”. Rowley, KC (Twenty Essex Chambers) and Melanie van Leeuwan (Partner, Derains & Gharavi). Where do We Stand?

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 13, 2024

It was 8:45 am in Santiago de Chile on August 30, 2023, and the Centro de Arbitraje y Mediación de la Cámara de Comercio de Santiago’s – CAM Santiago venue was full for the seminar “Tendencies in Investment Arbitration in Latin-America: Current Issues and Challenges.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Transparency is the general rule in all arbitrations with state parties. It’s a fine balance. Conclusion Much like what happened when Bumble appeared, BRAMIA tilts the power balance back towards the party which often finds itself more exposed, putting them in a more comfortable setting.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Transparency is the general rule in all arbitrations with state parties. It’s a fine balance. Conclusion Much like what happened when Bumble appeared, BRAMIA tilts the power balance back towards the party which often finds itself more exposed, putting them in a more comfortable setting.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Transparent criteria for evaluating social value proposals allow for fair competition among suppliers while keeping them liable for their commitments. Procurement Act Social Value 2023 This Social Value Act requires public entities to consider social, economic, and environmental benefits when awarding contracts.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 15, 2024

In 2023, only 27% of parliamentarians were less than 40 years old on average in LAC countries, even though 48% of the population in the region is aged between 20 and 40 years. This means governments need to be more transparent and accountable for their decisions. Available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 2, 2024

On 23 October 2023, the English High Court handed down a landmark decision setting aside a USD 11 billion arbitral award (the final award) obtained by a British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) company, Process and Industrial Developments Limited (“P&ID”), against the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

The vision is to go beyond supporting “just” a transparency and reporting portal to have a digital ecosystem that integrates real-time damage assessments, budgets, project planning, procurement and delivery. After the launch, the systems were transferred to the balance of the state in the form of a state-owned enterprise.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

This creates a regulatory gap —or rather a laissez faire environment—whereby the public sector is allowed to experiment with the adoption of digital technologies without clear checks and balances. The current strategy is by and large one of ‘experiment first, regulate later’.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

On balance, emotion AI should be embraced, albeit within responsible and ethical boundaries. Robust data protection measures, transparency, adherence to local, national, and international laws, and a mechanism for challenging outcomes are needed (see e.g., the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act ).

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This interview is particularly timely in light of the implementation of Nigeria’s long-awaited 2023 Arbitration and Mediation Act , which replaces Nigeria’s 35-year-old Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1988. Please give our readers a concise introduction about yourself and the path that led you to assume the role of Chairman of LACIAC?

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement in the Age of Uncertainty: 4 Lessons from the New Forrester Study May 9, 2023 | | Innovation by Alex Saric In today’s age of uncertainty, procurement departments are under tremendous pressure. Furthermore, their rapidly shifting nature requires a new level of agility.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

By embedding these principles in IIAs, States are creating a legal foundation that can balance investor rights with the urgent need for environmental protection and social equity. Enacting these regulations does not require approval from foreign investors. The same holds true for IIAs, which are state-to-state endeavors.

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Import and Trade Remedies

AUGUST 30, 2023

One such meeting, scheduled to take place on 25-26 September 2023 (“ September meeting “), will consider the interaction between trade and state intervention in the economy. Several informal meetings are being held in Geneva to streamline the work programme for MC13.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 31, 2023

In March 2023, the same approach was supported by a Report of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser (the ‘GCSA Report’), and is now further developed in the White Paper ‘ AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach ’ (the ‘AI WP’). The UK Government has launched a public consultation that will run until 21 June 2023.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The good news is that the latest Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) statistics show the first half of 2023 brought a 4% decrease in pedestrian fatalities. When Colorado passed a new law to increase automated enforcement, the sponsors carefully crafted the bill to balance safety needs and civil liberties.

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