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The 3 revolutions of public procurement in Africa

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. Procurement was long seen as a clerical administrative function, rather than a strategic lever. This was not always the case.

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DoD Investing in the Future of 5G

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This is one reason the Department of Defense is keen on building out 5G capabilities, because of its ability to create secure private networks anywhere it is deployed. But 5G’s capabilities extend beyond creating private networks on the fly. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. She has held senior roles at the U.S.

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Open Procurement in Europe: 100 experts share their vision for the future

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement can shape our world. On 15-16 June, together with the governments of Albania, Italy and the Netherlands, we held a conference on Open and Sustainable Procurement in Europe for about 100 procurement leaders from 25 European countries. There were many, many more great examples to share.

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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. Jane brings a lifetime career in media and government to her role. In that role, he oversees a program portfolio that includes Procurement Services, Business Service Center, and Project Management Office. She has held senior roles at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S.

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Meet Central Asia’s master procurement monitors

Open Contracting Partnership

How the School of Applied Research in Public Procurement trained community leaders to dig into government contracting issues in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It inspired the creation of a free self-guided e-course on Open Contracting Basics too.

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Buying local, inclusive and green: How Iowa’s capital, Des Moines, is living its values through better procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Challenge : The City of Des Moines in Iowa wanted to leverage procurement to improve equity and sustainability, but knew its current procurement processes and tools were insufficient. City employees are now able to collaborate on procurement more efficiently, and better plan and track their aspirations around equity and sustainability.

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AI In Depth: Federal Agencies Strengthen Guardrails for AI Applications

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Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Featured Speakers: Jaime Fitzgibbon × Jaime Fitzgibbon AI/ML Program Manager Jaime Fitzgibbon is a Program Manager in the Defense Innovation Unit’s Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Portfolio and founder of Ren.ai.sance Insights, an AI-focused advisory network based in Vienna, VA.