Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 19, 2024

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) , represent a pivotal step toward fostering ethical supply chains, underscoring the shared responsibility of states and corporations in combating human rights violations. As an advocate for such laws, I recognise the urgent need to make supply chains fairer and more ethical.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Ethics Supplier Corruption 52

ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

Originally published in the 2022 ProcureCon Report “Transforming Procurement: Embracing Digital Innovation and Driving Sustainability” Ethical business practices and sustainability initiatives are forcing organizations to not only stand up, but to also set themselves apart from the competition by implementing ESG and CSR commitments.

Procurement Strategies 96

Procurement Strategies Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain 96

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

He presented an overview of the institution’s recent achievements: 100 new arbitrations in 2024 alone, and a significant partnership with JusMundi to publish selected arbitration awards—more on that later. If you couldn’t make it or had to leave early (we’ve all been there), here’s what you might have missed.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Efficiency Import Integration 52

ivalua

MAY 18, 2022

Below, we outline the 5 steps toward modernizing supplier management, addressing both transparency and effective engagement. Chassis Brakes Int’l (now part of Hitachi), presents a great example, having unified supplier data across all 25 global ERP environments through it’s global Source-to-Pay (S2P) platform.

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Collaboration Supply Chain 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2024

“When you chat with Q, it provides immediate, relevant, and actionable information and advice to help streamline tasks, speed decision-making, and help spark creativity,” said Dominic Delmolino, vice president of technology for AWS worldwide public sector, who presented a demo during Levy’s keynote.

Sustainability 76

Sustainability Data Innovation Transparency 76

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Is greater transparency needed for revolution? It was established that greater transparency is beneficial in public interest matters but not all matters; we need not revolutionise but rather use the tools already in the toolbox to think outside the box.

Corruption 52

Corruption Transparency Demand Consulting 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 26, 2024

JAMS describes these new rules as “clear guidelines and procedures that address the unique challenges presented by AI, such as questions of liability, algorithmic transparency, and ethical considerations.” The JAMS AI Rules are new arbitration rules intended to govern disputes involving AI.

Transparency 52

Transparency Import Efficiency IT 52

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Technology must be employed that supports securely sharing all relevant information between internal stakeholders and suppliers, and it must support effective planning and transparency for project teams. Disruptions, ethical and compliance risks are more likely to occur deep in your supply chain. Second, map your sub-tier.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Collaboration Supply Chain 52

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For example, in relation to ‘adequate transparency and explainability’, there is more of an emphasis on explainability than on transparency and there is no indication of how to gauge ‘adequacy’ in relation to either of them. This is unhelpful in many ways.

Innovation 58

Innovation Transparency Consulting Accountability 58

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 Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Our presenters for the day will be Jason Workmaster , Member, Miller & Chevalier Chartered; Liam O’Reilly , Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP; and Alex Barbee-Garrett , Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP. The agency expects to make at least two awards through the competition. Open Government National Action Plan.

Price 52

Price E-procurement Logistics Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 12, 2024

Stefan Deaconu (Court of International Commercial Arbitration, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania) emphasised the importance of maintaining trust in the arbitral process, tracing back to ethics, legitimacy, and personal reputation. Ethics and Conflicts in International Arbitration Panel 1 was moderated by Julie Bedard.

Ethics 52

Ethics Balance Import Thresholds 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. At first look, s.12(1)

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Public Goods Accountability 52

The Softly Spark

AUGUST 24, 2023

Contributing Author: Anushka Musinipally Wayfair’s Shop Sustainably program presents an opportunity to showcase sustainable home goods products to eco-conscious consumers, increasing the chances that they will be viewed by customers. Wayfair currently recognizes over 15,000 third-party certified products.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Retail Supplier Purchasing 52

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

transparency for image manipulation), or substantial requirements (e.g. Weighing Risks A third idea, similar to the one above, would be to focus on weighting the main risks presented by the AI tool by enhancing their relevance in the technical evaluation of the offers. facial recognition via CCTV footage scraping).

Public Procurement 58

Public Procurement Procurement Supplier Evaluation 58

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 28, 2024

CLE Credit will be offered for many of the presentations including “Women in Arbitration – California Stories,” “Navigating Arbitrator Disclosures and Challenges in International Arbitration,” and “Ethical Conundrums Faced by Parties and Arbitrators in International Arbitration.”

Corruption 52

Corruption Participation Efficiency Ethics 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Indeed, unlike other elements related to the monitoring and effectiveness of spending control, the issue of using AI tools contain its own legal and ethical quandaries. The forms and procedures may differ between countries, but the crucial elements of transparency, expediency and adherence to regulations, remain global.

Public Procurement 58

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Evaluation 58

ivalua

MAY 6, 2021

These include faster co-innovation with suppliers, working with sustainable and ethical suppliers and empowering employees — all of which will lead to increased business agility. . While that’s further away, Jones says AI-powered software is valuable for bringing multiple data sources in one place to present them to the user. “We

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Collaboration 52

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2020

I was lucky to attend an inspirational presentation on the subject by Virginie Favray, Urgo Healthcare’s CPO, at a Procurement roundtable event, before the lockdown. It all starts with building up a transparent relationship. What are they transparent about? That is why, the group fully plays the trust card. .

Supplier 59

Supplier Management Buyers Innovation 59

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Compliance isn’t just about submitting reports; it involves adhering to federal acquisition regulations and maintaining ethical standards. Regular reporting on subcontracts is particularly crucial under certain federal programs that demand transparency about subcontractor involvement.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Hong Kong has a well-deserved reputation for having an unbeatable work ethic and for being efficient and nimble, which extends to its legal community and the spirit of HKIAC as well. As mentioned earlier, there is also a need to stay innovative, particularly in light of developments in technology.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Innovation Leadership Integration 52

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

The UK’s Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has published a report on Transparency in the procurement of algorithmic systems (for short, the ‘AI procurement report’). The AI procurement report presents evidence gathered by DRCF in two workshops with 23 vendors and buyers of algorithmic systems in Autumn 2022.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

Such due diligence should be proportionate to any additional specific risk posed by the use of AI, and could include site visits, clarification questions or supplier presentations. It presents as ‘for information only’ a request for information on the use of AI or machine learning in the context of the actual delivery of the contract.

Tender 71

Tender Contract Bidding Supplier 71

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Ethical concerns about the uses of AI for healthcare and how veteran data is being used were expressed by lawmakers. This course is designed for lawyers and contract managers with significant contract management and compliance responsibilities with GSA and/or VA Schedule contracts.

Inventory 52

Inventory Price Contract Supply Chain 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 2, 2024

Secondly, P&ID presented and relied on evidence that it knew to be false. These issues can be difficult for tribunals to grapple with, in particular, because there is no standardised set of ethical obligations applicable to counsel from different jurisdictions. Is More Transparency Necessary to Ensure the Integrity of the Process?

Corruption 52

Corruption Ethics Transparency Import 52

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The event was presented by FedScoop and sponsored by Microsoft. Ling highlighted Microsoft’s commitment to responsible and ethical AI solutions to safeguard government systems. They underscored the importance of ensuring transparency, trustworthiness, and fairness in applying AI in government.

Innovation 92

Innovation Government Government Transparency 92

FedScoop

APRIL 23, 2024

Empowerment of human scientists” was the first goal presented by PCAST members, with a particular focus on how AI assistants should play a complementary role to human scientists, rather than replacing them altogether. We’re dealing with tools that, at least right now, are ethically neutral,” Press said.

Risk Management 85

Risk Management Collaboration Ethics Data 85

FedScoop

JANUARY 22, 2024

This risk raises critical ethical and legal issues — and also poses a challenge as federal agencies ramp up their efforts to support AI research. LAION doesn’t have a relationship with NSF, but a researcher affiliated with an NSF-funded AI research institute appears to have collaborated on a paper presenting the dataset.)

Collaboration 121

Collaboration Data Ethics Accountability 121

The Procurement School

AUGUST 21, 2024

Consistently, external auditor findings have shown the lack of professionalism in procurement to be a financial problem often accompanied with ethical dilemmas. Procurement service providers work closely with public sector procurement consultants to streamline processes, maintain transparency, and uphold ethical standards.

Procurement 52

Procurement Competitive Bidding Public Procurement Supplier 52

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The presentation and all questions and answers are posted as an addendum in keeping with the public procurement tenets of open, fair and transparent. Procurement service providers work closely with public sector procurement consultants to streamline processes, maintain transparency, and uphold ethical standards.

Bidder 52

Bidder Procurement Evaluation Bidding 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

With this objective in mind, the PAIC, lists a range of investor obligations related to corporate social responsibility, use of natural resources, corporate governance, business, ethics and human rights. See e.g., PSEG v Turkey , ICSID Case No. ARB/02/5, Award , ¶ 240; Infinito Gold Ltd. See Cargill v. Mexico , ICSID Case No.

Balance 52

Balance Negotiation Thresholds Ethics 52

The Procurement School

MARCH 22, 2024

By presenting this information in the community, it led to positive discussions about how to include First Nations in decision-making processes and how the community can plan for large influxes of work and the outside contractors that might come with them.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Collaboration Ethics 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 20, 2024

We are delighted to present the first issue of the ninth volume of the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review ( EILA Rev ). Many were keen to forecast the end of ISDS in the short term or at least the gradual phase-out of investment treaty arbitration.

Ethics 52

Ethics Balance Corruption Transparency 52