Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Klaipeda is far from the only public agency in Lithuania using innovative approaches to procurement to make its city greener and healthier. In 2023, the LPPO added a set of key sustainability performance indicators to its procurement dashboard. Can everything be green?

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

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. Regularly updating financial models and engaging in long-term fiscal strategy development can provide a clearer roadmap for sustainability.

Government 97

Government Government Budget Quality 97

AWS Public Sector

MAY 15, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers, technology leaders, and government agency CIOs continually balance risk and reward to accomplish many things by using AWS GovCloud (US). This is why in 2011 AWS launched AWS GovCloud (US), a secure, isolated, sovereign, elastic, scalable, compliant, and resilient isolated hyper-scale cloud.

Balance 83

Balance Sustainability Budget Efficiency 83

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

Therefore, he emphasized the need to find the right balance between the protection of these important public policy goods and promoting and attracting FDI to foster economic development and increase the standard of living. Rameau also underlined the need for sustainable FDI and investment retention, in particular in Africa.

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Balance Export Sustainability Import 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The importance and positive contribution of public procurement law to the adequate management of public funds may seem difficult to appreciate in ordinary times, and there are recurrent calls for a reduction of the administrative burden and bureaucracy related to procurement procedures, checks and balances.

Public Procurement 105

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

ivalua

AUGUST 18, 2015

Innovating. If you work in product design or engineering, supplier collaboration is focused on integrating strategic suppliers into your product innovation efforts. The value created here is a higher return on innovation investments, product leadership in the market, and top-line revenue growth. Planning.

Supplier 69

Supplier Manufacturing Collaboration Supply Chain 69

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Digital technologies have the potential to make mobility systems more sustainable, intelligent, and inclusive. Several islands, from the Naxos in Greece to the Isle of Wight in the UK , have established themselves as innovation testbeds demonstrating what the future of mobility could look like.

Transportation 80

Transportation Transportation Sustainability Innovation 80

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2024

Central to the event were the themes of generative AI, sustainability, security, and—importantly for Europe—digital sovereignty. Building a strong data foundation Secure, reliable, and scalable cloud infrastructure helps public sector organizations to innovate quickly while meeting strict security and compliance requirements.

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Sustainability Data Innovation Transparency 78

ivalua

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Tens of thousands of companies were anonymously rated on Comparably.com in nearly 20 different workplace metrics, from compensation, diversity, work-life balance, and leadership to career growth and perks and benefits. Culture & Values: Customer-centric, Collaboration, Results-oriented, Care for and Grow people, and Integrity. “We

Media 98

Media Supply Chain Supplier Collaboration 98

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This is a guest post by Suzanne Wait with the Health Policy Partnership and Dipak Kalra, from the European Institute for Innovation in Health Data The health sector holds approximately one third of the world’s total volume of data.

Data 80

Data Sustainability Innovation Electronics 80

AWS Public Sector

JULY 16, 2024

In alignment with Singapore’s ambitious sustainability objectives , the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore is intensifying its efforts to spur the adoption of electric vehicles. These visualizations are embedded into a web application powered by Amazon ECS Fargate containers fronted by an Application Load Balancer (ALB).

Data 84

Data Total Cost of Ownership Distribution Transportation 84

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As the science advisor to the Homeland Security Secretary, Dr. Kusnezov heads the research, development, innovation and testing and evaluation activities in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) operational Components and first responders across the nation. Department of Energy (DOE) focusing on emerging technologies.

Accountability 142

Accountability Consulting Leadership Collaboration 142

ivalua

AUGUST 16, 2022

Progress on sustainability is notoriously hard to measure for organizations, but the needle is moving in the right direction. However, our latest supplier sustainability research found that just 24% of suppliers are being measured routinely on carbon emissions. Collaborate to innovate.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Sustainability Collaboration 52

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.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Sustainability Supplier Procurement 52

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.

Government Contracts 98

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 98

ivalua

APRIL 3, 2019

It is not necessary – nor is it a sustainable approach – to address complexity with more complexity. This tips the advantage to platform technologies, especially those that balance the rapid deployment of best practices with the flexibility to enable additional scope or functionality over time. Step 1: Deploy.

Supplier 60

Supplier Procurement Sustainability Innovation 60

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. Accelerate innovation. Improve control. Lower risk.

Supplier 52

Supplier Demand Procurement Team Price 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

Although we have come a long way, the gaps still exist and to realize inclusive economies and sustainable development globally, we must #InspireInclusion. When given opportunities, these businesses excel in delivering quality and innovation. According to the World Bank, women-owned SMEs contribute 20% to the global GDP.

Government Contracts 80

Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 80

American City & Country

AUGUST 29, 2024

For forward-thinking governments and government leaders, EV infrastructure is something of a no-brainer—it lays the groundwork for a fully electric future that matches contemporary sustainability goals and eventual cost savings. EVs represent a critical component of their strategy.

Procurement Team 52

Procurement Team Total Cost of Ownership Sustainability TCO 52

ivalua

AUGUST 1, 2022

Aligning suppliers to overall Procurement and broader business strategy is critical to create sustained long-term value. . In doing so, they have improved supplier collaboration and created a greater capacity for resilience, innovation, and continuous improvement. . innovation) with supplier capabilities .

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Supply Chain Sustainability 52

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Sustainability Focus: Many social value frameworks incorporate environmental sustainability, such as reducing carbon footprints or promoting green practices through supply chains. It also aligns with global goals like reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable development.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain Tender 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The impact of all of that is that organizations are actively creating geographical supplier diversity within their supply chains, to strike a better balance between cost reduction and agility,” he said. Corporate Sustainability: Sawschcuk said that sustainability is an area in which Procurement can make a big impact. Next Steps.

Supply Chain 64

Supply Chain Procurement Sustainability Supplier 64

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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. Sustainability is a newer, mid-strategy entry but has seen rapid and steady growth, coming in at #2 for the past two years.

E-procurement 76

E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 76

Scottish Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background “Scottish Government’s vision for public participation is that people can be involved in the decisions that affect them, making Scotland a more inclusive, sustainable and successful place” – George Adam MSP, Minister for Parliamentary Business, 2023.

Framework Agreement 76

Framework Agreement Participation Supplier Public Procurement 76

Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, there’s a certain amount of competition that is good that does allow agencies to continue to focus on innovation, continue to focus on delivering the right products, service mix. I would say two of what is the right balance in this environment. Tom Temin We’re speaking with Sonny Hashmi.

Supply Chain 100

Supply Chain Supplier Balance Data 100

ivalua

AUGUST 18, 2015

Innovating. If you work in product design or engineering, supplier collaboration is focused on integrating strategic suppliers into your product innovation efforts. The value created here is a higher return on innovation investments, product leadership in the market, and top-line revenue growth. Planning.

Supplier 40

Supplier Manufacturing Collaboration Supply Chain 40

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 16, 2025

For instance, scheduling cross-examinations of quantum experts after fact witnesses may not be the most effective way to present complex information, as it may lead to cognitive fatigue (decrease in cognitive resources over time on sustained cognitive demands) or anchoring bias (relying heavily on the first piece of information one receives).

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Bonfire

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

There’s never been a better time to explore creative solutions for stretching budgets further and turning federal infrastructure funding into transformative investments in efficient and sustainable water management. Procurement started driving innovation because it asked the right questions. Federal funding initiatives in the U.S.

Finance 59

Finance Management Utilities Procurement 59

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Addressing environmental concerns in a sustainable business model requires challenging the status quo. We now need more companies and governmental agencies to adopt the best and leading solutions to ensure a planet which is going to sustain our collective ecosystems. ESG is showing us that we can prosper with dignity and respect.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Total Cost of Ownership Sustainability 52

American City & Country

AUGUST 26, 2024

However, this creates a unique dilemma: how can we balance the need for ventilation with the dangers of poor outdoor air quality? Wildfire smoke poses a significant health risk, contaminating the air with harmful particles that can infiltrate indoor environments. Discover how you can unleash your organization’s worklife potential today!

Quality 52

Quality Balance Networking Innovation 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 17, 2024

On January 11, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced its first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS) focused on building a modernized industrial ecosystem that provides a sustained competitive advantage to the US over its adversaries.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Balance Capacity Manufacturing 40

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Companies across all industries face a multitude of challenges in their operations, many of which can be addressed through innovative uses of technology. One innovative use case centers on outfitting truck fleets with sensors and cameras to extract real-time visibility across thousands of data points during each shipment.

Retail 72

Retail Supply Chain Manufacturing Utilities 72

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.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Collaboration Supply Chain 52

Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

2- Sovereign thematic issuances are increasingly relevant Sustainable debt instruments are becoming increasingly relevant in the capital markets. Among the main advantages of thematic bonds issuance, the document points out: Alignment of policies with contributions to sustainable objectives.

Finance 52

Finance Sustainability Price Budget 52

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Governments aim to support ethical, sustainable businesses while getting the best value. It considers evaluation criteria like quality, sustainability, innovation and overall value to select the best supplier. Fairness: Equal Opportunity for All Public procurement is built on fair competition.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Supplier Tender 52

ivalua

JUNE 12, 2020

Improving CSR/sustainability? Accelerating innovation? Viewing them as partners instead of vendors, as innovators rather than order-takers, as essential rather than expendable. Too many organizations talk about balanced priorities but ultimately focus KPIs on cost (77% stated it still dominates supplier selection).

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Supplier Supply Chain Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The new NAI Rules, which had been last revised in 2015 , introduce a number of innovative features and aim to provide for more efficient and expeditious dispute resolution, thereby responding to the needs and increased sophistication of users of international arbitration. Hetterscheidt, LinkedIn post, February 2024 ).

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Sustainability Efficiency Quality Management 52