GovLoop

MAY 1, 2024

Data ethics Consider potential individual/societal impacts in data collection, use and storage. Set quality standards and weed out low-quality data. For more ideas about how to use data in important and innovative ways, download it here: Get the guide Photo by Scott Webb at pexels.com Favorite Design for compliance.

Data 52

Data End to End Quality Ethics 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In many cases the suppliers are doing their best but if the specification is a performance based one, which promotes innovation and gives the suppliers the opportunity to interpret it in their own way, maybe we should not react negatively when the item or service is not as we imagined.

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Ethics Sustainability 52

ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2021

Responsible sourcing is the incorporation of ethical, sustainable and socially conscious principles into sourcing, procurement and overall supply chain management practices. There is a growing trend among consumers for responsible sourcing or ethical sourcing. Responsible sourcing requires a shift in thinking and priorities.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Ethics Sustainability 52

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To address this gap, the­ Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo – powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and part of the AWS Cloud Innovation Centers (CIC) program – took action. Members of Cal Poly DX Hub’s My eCISO team include university members and embedded AWS employees.

Innovation 78

Innovation Data Education Evaluation 78

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

This guide examines the fundamentals of public procurement, including fairness, value for money, and transparency, and how they influence both ethical and effective procurement procedures. The best bid is not always the cheapestit is the one offering the highest overall benefit considering durability, innovation, and economic impact.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Transparency Procurement Tender 52

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It empowers agencies to innovate rapidly and derive insights from large datasets that were previously impractical to process manually.” It’s important to prioritize data quality to build trust with end users. Inaccurate or low-quality data can lead to misleading outputs. But agencies may struggle to bring AI to life.

Quality 52

Quality Data Ethics Import 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 7, 2024

These pivotal topics comprised: the ethical considerations guiding arbitration, the transformative impact of technology in arbitration, and the evolving values and expectations that drive the international arbitration community. The idea sparked debate as it could undermine one of arbitration’s core values—party autonomy.

Ethics 52

Ethics Balance Import Integrity 52

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Thankfully, there are methods that encourage procurement simplification and SME participation while maintaining a balance between risk, quality, and standards. When the public sector increases SME participation, the results produce increased regional economic growth, enhanced innovation on pilot projects, and a better value for dollar.

Participation 52

Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

Innovation labs and incubators have multiplied in major corporations to try to find the next startup that will rejuvenate their business models. In the last years, this approach been seen as the Holy Grail to unlocking innovation of enterprises. A fact has been striking me for a while. Why is it so?

Procurement 72

Procurement Supplier Collaboration Innovation 72

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2024

Building a strong data foundation Secure, reliable, and scalable cloud infrastructure helps public sector organizations to innovate quickly while meeting strict security and compliance requirements. At the bottom layer of the generative AI stack, it is vital to have high quality, up-to-date data for training the models.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Data Innovation Transparency 78

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 29, 2024

Similarly, if economies of scale, expertise, or innovation is achieved from an overseas supplier this makes the deal more attractive. Of course, each situation in different and if the item being sourced is not available from the home country, global sourcing has to be an option.

Global Sourcing 59

Global Sourcing IT Supplier Price 59

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Working with one supplier under single-supplier systems guarantees constant quality and easier administration. They need to ensure compliance with all framework requirements and point out that they offer unique value proposition like cost savings, quality assurance, and innovative solutions.

Framework Agreement 52

Framework Agreement Procurement Supplier Tender 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

MAY 28, 2024

An attractive account is one that pays on time, communicates well, promotes innovation, builds trust, is ethically aware, forward thinking, environmentally friendly and sustainability focused. In this situation a supplier may seek to take advantage and price above the average or reduce quality.

Supplier 59

Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Accountability 59

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It also provides transparency which encourages compliance with regulatory frameworks and positive ethical procurement practices. Ensuring Data Quality and Governance Poor data quality undermines the value of procurement analytics.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Procurement Data Supply Chain 52

AWS Public Sector

MAY 8, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) empowers healthcare organizations to leverage their investments in robust data foundations, improve patient experience through innovative interactive technologies, boost productivity to help address workforce challenges, and drive new insights to accelerate research.

Data 84

Data Ethics Integrity Integration 84

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Value: Smart Spending, Not Just Cheap Deals It’s not just about the lowest priceit’s about quality, long-term savings, and corporate social responsibility. Governments aim to support ethical, sustainable businesses while getting the best value. It outlines pricing, service quality and other key details.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Supplier Tender 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 5, 2024

And finally, performance monitoring with a focus on accountability regarding the ethical and data management specifics. For example, our partners at ChileCompra will talk about how they developed their ethical framework for procuring AI technology , including templates for tender documents.

Public Procurement 62

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Ethics 62

How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

For example, where ethical walls need to be set up within the bidding organisation to prevent conflicts of interest, how can I be sure that a shared AI bot won’t take information from one side of the ethical wall and feed it to the other? Adherence to ethical guidelines, ensuring that there is no theft of intellectual property.

Bidder 52

Bidder Tender Buyers Bidding 52

Extract Systems

AUGUST 15, 2023

Her keynote will address the impacts and implications of innovative technology through a lens that’s useful to courts. There are sessions on Day 2 discussing the uses and ethical implication of Chat GPT and other AI tools, another on Technology Enhanced Courtrooms, and one focused on how to handle data requests.

Ethics 52

Ethics Utilities Quality Data 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Strategic suppliers deliver additional benefits to your enterprise beyond typical operational aspects such as cost, quality and service. They contribute to enterprise performance in areas such as revenue growth, increased profitability and product innovation. ethics, workforce, environmental) once in production.

Supplier 40

Supplier Supply Chain Balance Manufacturing 40

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 14, 2024

The wide-ranging program covered cutting edge technological innovations and timeless human considerations such as persuasion, corruption, and disability inclusion. The first innovation was pitched by Guled Yusuf. The 38th AAA-ICDR-ICC-ICSID Joint Colloquium on May 21, 2024 at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Corruption 59

Corruption Innovation Quality Import 59

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Key Issues in the Ethics of International Arbitration Practice The second panel addressed key issues in the ethics of arbitration, in a session moderated by Erin Collins (Associate, DLA Piper LLP) and a panel composed of M. The panel discussed the ethics of expert preparation across legal cultures. Further, Ms. Smagin , 599 U.S.

Ethics 52

Ethics Insurance Participation Import 52

GovLoop

AUGUST 18, 2022

Barriers to full data use — before stakeholders even access it — include data quality, timeliness and relevance. Such vertically dedicated platforms are gaining traction among some of the most innovative local, state and federal agencies in the U.S. Data Platforms. she writes content to help empower those who serve the public.

Data 52

Data Warehouse Quality Strategic Planning 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Will it raise the quality and speed of your output? Krista Kinnard, Director of Innovation and Engineering at the Department of Labor (DOL) and former Director of the General Services Administration’s AI Center of Excellence , helps DOL reimagine ways to accomplish tasks. Getting used to AI can be an uncertain journey.

Inventory 52

Inventory Ethics Data Transparency 52

ivalua

MAY 18, 2022

Organizations are increasingly dependent on suppliers to successfully bring innovative goods and services to market on time, improve ESG performance, and meet other objectives. At the same time, organizations have never been more exposed to risk from their supply chains, from supply continuity, quality, or ESG violations.

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Collaboration Supply Chain 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

However, amid various outreach efforts, my main priority is always to ensure that HKIAC’s case administration, arbitral appointment functions, and hearing services are consistently efficient and of top quality, as this is the only way to ensure that parties continue to place their trust in us.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Innovation Leadership Capacity 52

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Buyers Contract 52

The Softly Spark

JANUARY 13, 2025

Share your Sustainability Journey What Success Looks Like: Boll and Branch Origin Track Boll and Branch makes bedding from the ground up, and its innovative origin tracker makes it easy for its customers to learn exactly where their bedding comes from. Aligning with partners who share your values can promote ethical practices.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Transparency Retail Education 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Under pressure to quickly identify new sources of supply, due diligence has–at times been reduced, thereby increasing the likelihood of quality issues, unknowingly supporting forced labor, or exposing organizations to fraud. Supply chains are increasingly critical to success or failure.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Risk Management Management Supplier 52

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

In some of Amrest’s categories they are very experienced or have specialists looking at innovation. In addition, quality is the cornerstone of the food and beverage industry and effective sourcing and forecasting is crucial to their operational success. Suppliers can support company growth as part of the Amrest procurement journey.

Finance 52

Finance Supply Chain Procurement Supplier 52

Public Contracting Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

A study featured on GovLoop highlights the strategic advantage of cultural competence in improving service quality and addressing racial and ethnic disparities. It emphasizes the development of a workforce adept in delivering high-quality services to all, irrespective of cultural or linguistic backgrounds.

Import 40

Import Contract Leadership Government Contracts 40

ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In this way, they can be ready to face a crisis like Covid-19 or various other potential challenges — extreme weather caused by climate change, consumer demand for sustainable and ethically produced goods, trade wars or political tensions, to name a few. . Watch the full webinar on-demand here.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing 52

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

However, its findings are sufficiently worrying as to require a much more robust policy intervention that the proposals in the recently released White Paper ‘AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach’ ( for discussion, see here ). None of this features in the recently released White Paper ‘AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach’.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 20, 2024

While the latter group has indeed contributed to an orderly improvement of the ISDS processes with focus on ethics, transparency and efficiency, the former group has forced terminations of several treaties and the triggering of sunset clauses with rather little tangible outcomes.

Ethics 52

Ethics Balance Corruption Transparency 52

University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Public Goods Accountability 52

Select GCR

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The FARs focus on quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness ensures the federal government obtains the best value. These regulations are designed to promote the participation of small businesses in federal contracting, fostering diversity and innovation. This adherence is crucial for compliance with federal regulations.

Government 52

Government Government Government Contracts Transparency 52

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2024

The memo, M-24-10 Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence , outlined ways in which agencies can strengthen AI governance, advance responsible AI innovation, and manage risks from the use of AI.

Government 80

Government Government Ethics Transparency 80