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

Inter-American Development Bank

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. Better contracts and processes, for example, could reduce the risk of delays, quality problems or unexpected costs.

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The Nearly Impossible Task of Creating Work-Life Balance for Parents

GovLoop

There are also things parents can do to maintain balance and well-being, as detailed below. Schedule Time for Your Second Job We say “work-life balance” but we know it’s actually “work-work balance.” Let Go of Anxiety and Guilt Anxiety and guilt about meeting both family and work obligations diminish our engagement in each.

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Effectiveness and Efficiency in Public Procurement: Key Pillars for Optimal Resource Management

The Procurement ClassRoom

It is concerned with the “what” of public procurement—focusing on procuring goods , services , and works that meet specific requirements, delivered on time, within budget, and at the required quality. This supports not only the public sector entity and its stakeholders but also the broader community.

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Balancing Transparency and Privacy

Extract Systems

Striking a balance between transparency and protecting sensitive information is a challenging task for government entities. The quality of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) output is crucial to the success of any redaction process.

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Balancing Efficiency and Effectiveness in Procurement

The Procurement School

Part of the outcome for assessing efficiency is to determine the appropriate level of resources to support the function and the quality of the work, which becomes a benchmark. Is this still a reasonable workload for that FTE? The internal process time to engage a consultant or a contractor for a routine service.

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UNCITRAL Working Group II 78th Session: Seeking the Balance Between Innovation and Due Process

Kluwer Arbitration

As discussed below a recurring theme was the need to find a balance between having model clauses that were, on the one hand, innovative and likely to lead to faster and more efficient resolution of disputes in practice, while, on the other hand, containing sufficient quality and due process safeguards.

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How city governments can navigate the fiscal cliff

American City & Country

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. Optimize resource allocation: Prioritize spending on essential services while exploring innovative ways to cut costs without compromising quality.