Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 12, 2024

This paper considers the prevailing approaches taken across different jurisdictions and ultimately proposes an alternative approach for common law to strike a better balance among all competing interests. This will enhance predictability and efficiency in resolving cross-border disputes.

Influencing 52

Influencing Transparency Efficiency Balance 52

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. Consider consolidating services, forming partnerships or leveraging shared services agreements with neighboring municipalities to maximize resource efficiency.

Government 52

Government Government Budget Quality 52

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

These included ongoing issues such as poor institutional coordination, lack of transparency, high levels of corruption, and murky lines of accountability. These reforms improved efficiency as the decentralization of the procurement function allowed for quicker decision-making.

Public Procurement 63

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 63

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Leveraging arbitration’s strengths can ensure smooth integration of data privacy protection in our interconnected world, balancing individual rights with the ever-growing demand for data. Therefore, any proposed dispute resolution mechanism should permit balancing privacy rights and public interests.

Data 97

Data Balance Transparency Efficiency 97

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Create speed and transparency. Making processes transparent enables everyone along the supply chain to react quickly.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Procurement Team 97

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 15, 2024

Business considerations: Appoint a cross-functional team A cross-functional team will be best able to balance AI skills with knowledge of the target business process(es) and considerations around the source data and what happens to it. Where will your data scientists perform their ML–based experimentation?

Data 129

Data Import Efficiency Balance 129

Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Securing a contract involves preparing a competitive proposal that meets the solicitation document’s requirements, developing effective pricing strategies that balance competitiveness with profitability, and potentially navigating subcontracting and partnerships. What else can the DSBS do for you?

Government Contracts 98

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 98

AWS Public Sector

MAY 31, 2024

With RAG, LLMs can gain deep understanding into specific areas without having to be retrained, which makes it efficient and cost-effective to keep LLMs current, relevant, accurate, and helpful in many different situations. Plug in different vector stores to balance cost, performance, and accuracy.

Evaluation 120

Evaluation Data Efficiency Integration 120

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 15, 2024

Rouven F Bodenheimer, The Tribunal Visualized Approach: Improving Proceedings by Visualized Case Introduction Efficiency in international arbitration has long been contentious, as promised benefits often fail to materialize, leading to user dissatisfaction. Despite ongoing debates and procedural innovations, underlying inefficiencies persist.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Balance Corruption Transparency 52

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

EdTech leaders must strike the right balance of investment to drive growth, and a return on investment for their owners. The AWS framework helps EdTechs improve cost efficiency, assess functionality expansion, and grow market share, by aligning pricing with solution value to students and institutions.

Price 67

Price Demand Education Efficiency 67

ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time? As such, many organizations are increasing technology investments and digital transformation efforts to benefit from long-term cost savings and efficiencies.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Sustainability Supplier Balance 52

Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 12, 2024

These crises have tested the resilience of fiscal frameworks, highlighting the pressing need for greater adaptability to navigate unforeseen challenges efficiently. This enhances objectivity and transparency, strengthening the credibility of escape clause implementations.

Government 52

Government Government Balance Quality 52

ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

Companies will face a variety of short and long-term challenges, such as balancing the effects of downward prices, output cuts, movement of demand to alternative energy sources, heavy capital investment for new capacity, complex government regulations and rising operating costs. Increase efficiency. Improve control. Lower risk.

Supplier 52

Supplier Demand Price Procurement Team 52

Extract Systems

JANUARY 30, 2024

The big benefits that the state will see from this switch include greater access, transparency, and efficiency. Access, of course, needs to be balanced with privacy, which is why it’s so important to those filing court documents to be aware of any personally identifiable information (PII) within them.

Balance 52

Balance Transparency Efficiency Integration 52

ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

Our unrivaled licensing and banking networks are setting new standards of security, transparency, and speed for B2B cross-border payments,” said Sinead Fitzmaurice, CEO of TransferMate Global Payments – a subsidiary of the Clune Tech Group. “We All this is transparent across the payment journey, to the buyer and supplier.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Buyers Finance 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

especially bearing in mind that the outcome of the negotiations could be strongly pro-supplier, strongly pro-customer, or balanced (and something in between those). The issue of transparency is similarly problematic in its more general treatment under another specific clause (C4.6), which also only has a ‘pro-customer’ version: C4.6

Supplier 73

Supplier Transparency Negotiation Procurement 73

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

Brekoulakis’s and Howard’s relativist perspective was shared by other speakers who challenged the traditional view of the arbitrator’s role, questioning whether their primary focus should be on delivering justice or resolving disputes efficiently. Kun Fan discussed how ideas of justice and efficiency may vary with context.

Influencing 52

Influencing Participation Efficiency Transparency 52

GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2023

“What people are expecting is personalized, online, digital services for those things that can be digitized,” said Charlie Francis, Senior Consultant at Questica, which provides multi-user budgeting, performance measures, transparency and data visualization software for governments.

Budget 52

Budget Collaboration Finance Balance 52

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Transparency in the adoption of cloud is just so crucial. The report provides a balanced narrative on what cloud technology is and how it can be used safely and effectively as an enabler of broader health system goals, building on concrete examples of existing applications. Of course it’s the future, but it’s already happening, too.

Data 72

Data Sustainability Innovation Electronics 72

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

To unleash the potential that these arrangements have for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in public procurement, more balanced regulation is needed, and more work is needed on regulatory, policy as well as implementation matters. However, in other respects, the regulation could be too rigid.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Framework Agreement Public Procurement Public Procurement System 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

Professor Garro started the discussion by highlighting that the biggest deficiencies in cost efficiency often come from the lack of experience of lawyers and arbitrators and that hearing the perspectives of all involved in construction cases can improve efficiency.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Efficiency Quality Balance 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The Outside Perspective: Famous German Efficiency? The second panel, chaired by Inka Hanefeld and entitled the “Famous German Efficiency (?) – the Outside Perspective,” further expanded on the outside perspective on international arbitration in Germany. Hence, initial page limits or a prefixed number of witnesses (Annex 3 A.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Transparency Balance Import 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2024

AWS enables customers to get the most value from data by providing a comprehensive set of integrated tools and robust governance capabilities that balance access and control. This can help answer customer queries efficiently, pinpoint changes to contracts, and accurately assess risks such as fraud.

Sustainability 69

Sustainability Data Innovation Transparency 69

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 13, 2024

Mr. Pager shared a more sceptical view on the efficiency of mediation for investor-states disputes. He also praised the balance achieved by the rules taking into consideration both states and investors’ interests. Francisco Grob intervened, acknowledging the comprehensive work conducted by ICSID.

Balance 52

Balance Transparency Negotiation Government 52

The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

While there are many similarities, the nuances of public legislation and free trade requirements create a procurement environment that is more regulated, demands a greater level of transparency, and requires vigilance to stay on top of the constantly changing landscape. where do public sector procurement rules come from?

Procurement 52

Procurement Thresholds Public Procurement Transparency 52

The Procurement School

AUGUST 21, 2024

The 3rd party is responsible to maintain the technology for administrative efficiencies and remain current with legislative mandates in public procurement. The balance between savings and values needs to be part of the conversation. The 3rd party becomes the buying agency and represents the interests of the public entity.

Procurement 52

Procurement Competitive Bidding Public Procurement Supplier 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The tribunal should be receptive to the parties’ expectation in seeking out additional options that would facilitate more efficient dispute resolution, including increased cost awareness. Lau shared this viewpoint but further underscored that the tribunal’s mandate is shaped by the parties.

Transparency 52

Transparency Balance Corruption Demand 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Australia has internationally recognised commercial courts which deal with their cases quickly and efficiently, serviced by a well-qualified and experienced legal profession charging rates below those charged in comparable jurisdictions within our region. Do you think the balance is right in Australia?

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Balance Management Integration 52

Bonfire

MARCH 17, 2023

Educate on the benefits to both them and the organization if the rules are followed—such as spending budget efficiently, increased transparency, avoiding legal issues, streamlined workflows, etc. They need to understand what they’re complying with, why, and how to stay compliant, or else they’ll do what they feel is best.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Procurement Strategic Sourcing 52

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

Procurement teams had to work closely with suppliers to find creative ways to solve problems, and they instantly realized the benefits of transparency in their supply chains and supplier risk management for business continuity in times of crisis. Create speed and transparency. Balance supply chain risk and resilience with ROI.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Procurement Team Freight 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Is greater transparency needed for revolution? The panel considered this question against the need to maintain confidentiality and balance competing common and civil law practices. Collectively we can ensure that international arbitration remains a trusted, efficient, and relevant form of global dispute resolution.

Corruption 52

Corruption Transparency Demand Consulting 52

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

Procurement teams had to work closely with suppliers to find creative ways to solve problems, and they instantly realized the benefits of transparency in their supply chains and supplier risk management for business continuity in times of crisis. Create speed and transparency. Balance supply chain risk and resilience with ROI.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Manufacturing Supplier Procurement Team 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 12, 2024

Sharing her expectations from institutions, Tunkel suggested efficiency, experience in accordance with the demands of the case, sector-knowledge, and compatibility with the tribunal as selection criteria. He noted that Draft Provision 12 appears to move away from that balancing act, instead legitimising any form of state regulation.

Ethics 52

Ethics Balance Import Thresholds 52

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’.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 7, 2023

To better achieve the objectives for which they were created, SOEs need to use their resources efficiently and effectively. Internal monitoring typically involves a board of directors, management, and other internal stakeholders who are responsible for ensuring that the SOE is operating effectively and efficiently.

Finance 52

Finance IT Evaluation Budget 52

Select GCR

JUNE 11, 2024

Incentive and award-fee contracts align contractor profitability with performance, encouraging efficiency and providing the government with mechanisms to procure goods and services flexibly while ensuring that opportunities are inclusive for small businesses and special groups. How does subcontracting work in government contracts?

Government 52

Government Government Contract Price 52

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?

Quality 59

Quality Management Collaboration Balance 59