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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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

While the e-procurement system doesn’t include the quasi-governmental sector and sovereign wealth fund (which aren’t governed by the public procurement law) it provides full transparency on the general procurement market which accounts for at least a third of Kazakhstan’s public spending.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability. Working with one supplier under single-supplier systems guarantees constant quality and easier administration. What Are Framework Agreements?

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

All state-regulated procurement in Kazakhstan totaled US $61 billion in 2023, or 23% of gross domestic product. While some efforts have been made to improve the transparency of these markets, greater access to high-quality data is needed to meaningfully assess their performance. more than the same period in 2023.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. In many cases, the data quality needs to be improved.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The third edition of the annual Uzbek Arbitration Week (UzAW 2023), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between 10-15 September 2023, continued its mission to establish Uzbekistan as the preferred seat for arbitral proceedings in the CIS region and beyond. This post provides an overview of the key highlights from the event.

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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. Value: Smart Spending, Not Just Cheap Deals It’s not just about the lowest priceit’s about quality, long-term savings, and corporate social responsibility.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 24, 2023

At the outset, Gwen de Vries, Director Content and Market Development, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory, on behalf of the publisher, indicated that: … the blog should include frequent, high quality discussions on international arbitration in its broadest sense, thus including private and public arbitration.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As Einer Fogh of GIZ Uganda highlights, “there is a vibrant civil society in Uganda, with many organizations working on transparency and anticorruption. In early 2023, 16 more CSOs were brought on board to cover regions that were not covered before, such as in central Uganda. We needed to find a new way to work together.”

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It is thus important to understand the shortcomings inherent to this approach and to the model AI clauses, before assuming that their use will actually ensure the ‘trustworthy, transparent, and accountable development [and deployment] of AI technologies’. Much more is needed than mere reliance on the model AI clauses.

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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. He emphasized his preference for reviewing case files in English to avoid potential losses in quality due to translations.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Without competitive bidding, prices go up, and the quality of goods and services languishes. Limited transparency during the procurement package design and contract awards process often means that smaller suppliers are disadvantaged compared to well-established companies with prior knowledge and resources to navigate the system.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Key Differences Between Public and Private Sector Procurement There are a few key differences between public and private sector procurement, including their objectives, the tendering process, supplier selection, regulations and frameworks, transparency in awarding contracts, and even the payment process.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The state government’s vision for public procurement is to have “a more transparent, all-inclusive, efficient, and effective procurement process that supports the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially women businesses,” says Odewale.

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ivalua

APRIL 20, 2023

Redwood City, CA, 20 April 2023. Ivalua’s eProcurement solution will empower us through greater visibility and better control over our indirect spend”, said Erwan Le Belléguy, Corporate Purchasing Quality and Digital Manager at Hutchinson.

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ivalua

APRIL 17, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Source Wisely: Your Top 3 Public Procurement Software Essentials April 17, 2023 | | Public Sector by Jarrod McAdoo Today, state and local governments are tackling top priorities such as legacy modernization, cybersecurity, and cloud computing.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

In the UK, public procurement is essential to providing high-quality public services. Procurement laws in the United Kingdom are intended to guarantee value for money, competition, and transparency. Companies wishing to work with public sector organisations must know who the key players in public procurement are.

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Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 20, 2023

Of the 235 large contracts recorded on the public contracts database ' Find a Tender ' between January 2021 and January 2023, 20% of contracts that used open competition only received one bid. Improve the quality of information Government departments submit on contracts.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

We set up Open Contracting Partnership to be bold: we aren’t after just a bit more transparency of public contracts, we want to transform procurement to meet the urgent needs of our time. Our world runs on public contracts. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Economic Considerations Creating supply chains that help to reduce costs, minimise over spending, and help to improve product quality. In the UK, procurement sustainability is supported by: The Procurement Act of 2023 Provides an emphasis on environmental, social and economic sustainability.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

The program holds valuable lessons for others working to empower contracting monitors with different skills and backgrounds to work closely together to foster transparency and better procurement practices in their regions. Now the graduates are working on forming a coalition to ensure the transparency of public procurement.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Given the current market challenges and geopolitical uncertainties only 7% see ESG outcomes as a priority, which is in stark contrast with strengthening regulatory frameworks and demanding consumer preferences requiring more transparency to combat greenwashing. About Ivalua. .

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

In October, EU countries will be required to adopt eForms in a bid to improve the quality of data published on the block’s government tendering. This encouragement led to a big drop in procedures published with unrealistic values, from 44% in 2022 to 36% in the first months of 2023. Transparency is key.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

In 2023, Ukraine awarded 270,000 public contracts through competitive procedures , worth 555 billion UAH ($15.2 In 2023, Clarity users submitted 1,410 complaints, of which 80% were fully or partially successful. In 2023 alone, businesses filed 10,500 complaints with the AMCU, 69.5% of complaints submitted to AMCU in 2023.

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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. Wonde develops innovative solutions and high-quality services so schools can operate with confidence in the security and accuracy of their data.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

ASPR reports that in 2023, healthcare organizations saw a 128 percent increase in ransomware attacks. Having spent over $100 billion on information technology (IT) products and services in 2023, the federal government sees itself as a market driver able to steer industry policy through government-wide procurement strategies.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Will it raise the quality and speed of your output? They work with agency partners to assess AI tools regarding bias mitigation, fairness, transparency, accountability and privacy. Getting used to AI can be an uncertain journey. Will it expand the scope of your job, or put it at risk? I think both are warranted,” said Kinnard.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 13, 2024

In 2023, ACICA received the highest number of cases filed in any one year with 21 new matters being submitted, bringing the total number of cases under administration in 2023 to 50 with a total value of AU$2.1 Some of these initiatives since 2021 which I am proud to highlight include: The continued growth of ACICA’s caseload.

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GovLoop

JULY 11, 2023

And that increases quality output. When the organization and leadership trust people to make choices that work best for them, the outcome is higher-quality work and increased productivity.” Adapting working conditions to employee needs reduces those distractions.

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The Softly Spark

JULY 1, 2024

made products are superior quality and more eco-friendly, consumers are increasingly seeking the “Made in the USA” label. The FTC required them to be transparent with their claims. Driven by patriotism, support for the American economy, or a belief that U.S.-made As a result, many brands prominently display this on their packaging.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The 78th session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II (the “WG II”) took place in Vienna, Austria from 18 to 22 September 2023. The WG II is currently considering proposals for future work on technology-related dispute resolution and adjudication.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 11, 2024

Hosting the inaugural Uzbek Arbitration Week in 2021, and then followed with its 2022 and 2023 editions, which brought together the global arbitration community to share knowledge and raise Uzbekistan’s profile as an arbitral seat. How has the arbitration landscape changed in Uzbekistan since then?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The notice states that to ensure customer satisfaction, GSA would like to increase transparency on facets of contractor performance such as on-time delivery and cancellation rates. Quality data and minimizing the impact of biases embedded in the healthcare system is also critical according to Tripathi. ®, GSA eLibrary, and GSA eBuy.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 14, 2024

Despite the seen-it-all quality to Kaouk’s federal government career, serving as chief artificial intelligence officer and CDO at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission since December has kicked things up a notch. For starters, there’s a machine-learning tool that detects anomalies in algorithms that’s focused on improving data quality.

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FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

Significantly, ONC states that the federal government plans to encourage “education, outreach and transparency” about artificial intelligence use so that both individuals and health care providers are informed about the performance and privacy practices of the technology.

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This blog post highlights the 2023 awardees. Bahmni is designed to improve the quality of patient care in settings with limited bandwidth and infrastructure. Digital advocates of the year Winner: Digital Identity Directorate Team – Brazil The Digital Identity Directorate Team implemented the innovative GOV.BR

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FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs provided Congress with a “long overdue” update Tuesday on efforts to modernize its supply chain, fielding questions from lawmakers about the department’s transparency regarding the plan. The post Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade appeared first on FedScoop.

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