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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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SBA Lifts the Application Hold for 8(a) Certification

Select GCR

This streamlined procurement method can significantly reduce the time and resources required to secure government contracts, allowing 8(a) firms to focus on delivering high-quality services. The application process involves detailed documentation, financial records, and a comprehensive business plan.

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AI and All That – Ivalua Now Looks to the Future

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Procurement leaders are being given more and more priorities, he said, but there are obstacles in their way that stop them delivering strategic decision making and real value. So, is AI the light at the end of the tunnel for overworked procurement functions? IVA sits on the platform and interacts with users in natural language.

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The Benefits of AI in Procurement

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

AI can reduce time spent on some procurement processes by up to as much as 60%, especially when utilised to its 24/7 operating capacity. AI supports the development and deployment of effective strategic plans for enhanced profitability. It also promotes optimal complaint management and enables better analysis of returns.

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Applying AI to Advance Agency Missions

FedInsider

He is focusing on leveraging health information for AI as well as building AI research and development capacity to help our nations Veterans through the Office of Research and Development. Dr. Alterovitz was one of the core authors of White House Office of Science Technology and Policy’s The National AI R&D Strategic Plan from 2019.

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Six opportunities to promote resilience and decarbonization through fiscal policy

Inter-American Development Bank

All countries in the region have signed the Paris Agreement, which aims to increase countries’ resilience and adaptive capacity, as well as stabilize global warming below 2°C and as close to 1.5°C C as possible. This objective implies two major challenges for finance ministries.

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B2Gov: Meet the open data bundlers turning binners into winners

Open Contracting Partnership

The team at B2Gov, based in Argentina and made up of 19 people, offers clients the chance to boost their business capacities in the public procurement market, to understand the competitive dynamics of the market in advance, to conduct performance assessments and devise strategies to succeed in future opportunities.

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