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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Public procurement spending accounted for an average of 30% of total public spending across the region [1] and as much as 74% of that spending is wasted due to inefficiencies [2] , according to data from FISLAC , an analytics platform developed by the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division (FMM). What is Smart Public Procurement?

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Simplify firewall deployments using centralized inspection architecture with Gateway Load Balancer

AWS Public Sector

Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB) enables seamless integration of these firewall appliances into the AWS architecture, ensuring consistent security policies and minimizing disruptions. Logical architecture of Gateway Load Balancer with endpoints powered by AWS PrivateLink for traffic inspection.

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Unveiling the Truth: How Sticking to Fiscal Rules Boosts Investment in Latin America

Inter-American Development Bank

This change in perspective is especially crucial now, as many LAC countries are undergoing fiscal consolidation to balance their budgets and reduce debt levels while facing increasing pressure from their populations to tackle key development challenges. Calibrate escape clauses to accommodate economic shocks.

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A future rebuilt in Ukraine: Ruta Kindergarten rises from the ruins of war

Open Contracting Partnership

In an instant, children lost their place of learning, teachers lost their jobs, and families struggled to balance childcare with the immense task of rebuilding their country. Founded in 1984, Radist Kindergarten suffered the worst damage of any preschool in Irpin when intense shelling in 2022 reduced much of it to rubble.

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Balancing Efficiency and Effectiveness in Procurement

The Procurement School

Author: Larry Berglund As part of the assessment on the ability of a supply chain department to deliver value effectively , is its ability to do so efficiently. To have an objective assessment on efficiency, there should be a set of KPIs or measurement tools to compare. Efficiency metrics examples 1.The

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Leidos Taps Robert Linger as VP for Information Advantage, Tim Gilday as VP for Enterprise Digital Experience

WashngtonExec

Linger will lead initiatives to improve federal agencies efficiency with automation and artificial intelligence-driven insights to turn complex data into actionable information. Since joining Leidos, he has collaborated closely with account teams and government customers.

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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

American City & Country

Local governments face issues that range from balancing public safety and individual privacy rights to managing vast amounts of data securely and efficiently. Transparency and accountability are crucial to maintaining public trust and require clear policies on surveillance use and data access.”