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Modernizing Public Infrastructure: The Power of Strategic Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

By leveraging public-private partnerships and adopting forward-thinking procurement practices, Estonia created scalable systems that meet both current and future needs. Fraud Detection : Machine learning models can monitor procurement transactions for irregularities, reducing corruption risks.

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Fear and loathing in Defense IT: Time to enforce FAR conflict of interest rules and revolving door abuses

Federal News Network

DoD’s failure to embrace commercial innovations critical to war fighting has become the deputy secretary of Defense’s top priority, as seen with the elevation of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the growing embrace of public-private partnerships that are free of rice bowls. Snitches get stiches,” as the saying goes.

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LIDW 2024: International Arbitration Day – Keynote and Panel Discussion on the Role of Arbitration in Saudi Arabia’s Giga Growth

Kluwer Arbitration

They also noted the proactive role of the government in promoting arbitration through supportive regulations and public-private partnerships.

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For Galakis the Bell Tolls: Is the SMAC v Ryanair Decision the End of Arbitration for Public Entities in France?

Kluwer Arbitration

.: for public entities to arbitrate disputes relating to the financial performance of public works and supply contracts ( Article L. 2197-6 of the Public Procurement Code ) and to include arbitration agreements in public-private partnerships so far as French law applies ( Article L.2236-1 2111-14 and L.

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Oil, Gas and Renewables: Hot Topics in Investing and Arbitrating in LatAm

Kluwer Arbitration

International commercial arbitration is restricted by public law forbidding the adoption of foreign seats for disputes of certain types, such as public-private partnerships. The only real exception, Nilo continued, is in strategic purchases where only one supplier exists, such as for weapons and vaccines.

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The Annual ICC FIDIC Conference Recap (Part I): Challenges and Emerging Trends in Construction Dispute Resolution

Kluwer Arbitration

While Korean contractors have become more cautious in bidding for new projects, they have been gradually transforming their business portfolios to focus on public-private partnership (PPP), independent power producers (IPP), and renewable energy projects. billion in 2012 to $1.8 billion in 2023.

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Pre-Ιnvestment Expenditures, Defining an Investment, and a Problem of Translations: Patel Engineering v the Republic of Mozambique

Kluwer Arbitration

However, they interpreted this agreement to mean that PEL was entitled to an ajuste directo of the concession based on the newly-enacted Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Regulation (Award, para 370); the party would be invited to directly submit a proposal, requiring certain elements, including the creation of a PPP (Award, paras 378-380).