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Unlocking opportunities: How Ekiti State, Nigeria is enabling women businesses through better procurement practices

Open Contracting Partnership

But these businesses rarely take part in public procurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. It’s a “missed opportunity,” says Egghead Odewale, Director General of Ekiti State’s Bureau of Public Procurement (EKBPP).

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Accelerating India’s digital future: MeitY empanels AWS Asia-Pacific (Hyderabad) Region for government workloads

AWS Public Sector

Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India. Srinivas Pendyala, director of e-government initiatives with the ITE&C Dept in the Government of Telangana, said, “We are pleased that the AWS Hyderabad Region is empaneled for government workloads.

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Job Opening: Purchasing Specialist for Kitsap Transit

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

per hour ($46,363 - $62,358 Annually) Benefits: Full-time employees receive a generous benefits package including subsidized medical insurance and fully paid dental insurance for employee and dependents, as well as disability insurance and life insurance. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2017 by Michael E.

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Job Opening: Purchasing Manager

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

Salary: $80,244 - $95,832 annually Job Summary: The Public Works Purchasing Manager oversees city-wide procurement processes that ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and City policies and procedures. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2017 by Michael E. For More Information and to Apply: Click here.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

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Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. Results : Levels of green procurement uptake across Lithuanian public institutions have increased to 94% by value and 93% by total procedures as of 1 December 2023.

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Vision 2024: Digital Transformation in State & Local Government – Albany, NY

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Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In that role, he oversees a program portfolio that includes Procurement Services, Business Service Center, and Project Management Office. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE.

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Vision 2024: Getting in a New York (IT) State of Mind

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Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In that role, he oversees a program portfolio that includes Procurement Services, Business Service Center, and Project Management Office. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE.

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