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Tab for access: How New York City is increasing participation and access to government contracts

Open Contracting Partnership

For example, over the last several years, the City has transitioned to PASSPort , an end-to-end online procurement system that creates additional transparency and efficiencies in the procurement process. Its important for us to be accountable to them and understand they are the end user and beneficiary of our procurement.

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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

Procurement decisions may also be influenced by emergencies, such as the need for the prompt delivery of goods and services to address disasters like earthquakes or hurricanes. The level of competition in the market can also influence the choice of procurement method. What is Solicitation in Procurement?

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Modernizing Public Infrastructure: The Power of Strategic Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

In his article “ The Future of Public Infrastructure is Digital “, Bill Gates envisions a world where infrastructure is smarter, more efficient, and digitally integrated. Foster sustainability by prioritizing green and energy-efficient technologies.

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Habit #1: Automate (Thoughtfully)

GovLoop

Why is Automation Important to Productivity? That’s one thing that’s made government a lot more efficient — helping our employees have a better customer experience,” she said. If championing an automation project, partner with employees who understand your vision and have influence in the organization. Find allies.

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively. million (~US$24,000) being returned to the budget.

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Breaking silos worldwide; how Google Cloud is fueling public sector AI, collaboration and innovation

FedScoop

These tools enhance efficiency and change how governmental bodies collaborate, access information and serve the public. They also stressed the importance of transparency and continuous feedback and focused on the tangible benefits of eased workloads and enhanced efficiencies.

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Emory University supports AI.Humanity initiative with high-performance computing on AWS

AWS Public Sector

In 2022, Emory launched the AI.Humanity initiative to explore the societal impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence its future development to serve humanity. Cost efficiency: Emory only pays for the HPC resources used and can update resources as needed with little lead times.