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Three ways World Bank procurement can drive collaboration for the SDGs

Open Contracting Partnership

Currently, the Bank conducts procurement for these investment projects, putting pressure on internal procurement capacity at the Bank, and missing an opportunity for domestic procurement teams to modernise their own countrys systems and upskill procurement teams.

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Using the cloud to advance collaborative water stewardship

AWS Public Sector

A lack of available water quality data makes it difficult to provide decision support in water-related sectors such as food production, energy security, health, economic development, and climate change resilience. “Our The complexities of water data Water quality data is a complex data type.

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Harnessing cloud solutions to tackle water challenges

AWS Public Sector

These extreme events, and water quantity and quality issues more broadly, are pressing concerns in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, further aggravated by the uncertain impacts of climate change. This collaborative approach is crucial in addressing the complex, broad-reaching nature of water challenges.

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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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White House looks to ramp up global presence for critical and emerging tech standards

FedScoop

As part of the strategy, the Departments of Commerce and State will collaborate with private sector leaders, such as the American National Standards Institute, to “engage international partners with an aim to promote this approach globally.” innovators and industry and access to quality products and services that benefit all.”

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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society. Efficiency is key.

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Collaborate to Win

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The need for Procurement to improve collaboration with suppliers, and other stakeholders, has gained broad acceptance in recent years. Looking beyond Covid-19, virtually any of Procurement’s growing list of objectives can be better achieved through better collaboration. Improving CSR/sustainability? Accelerating innovation?