Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

Public procurement accounts for around 13-20% of global GDP , so it has the potential to be an important tool for governments to promote gender equality. 1] There are different restrictions that explain this low participation of women-led companies in the awarding of public procurement contracts.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Participation Procurement Supplier 52

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 22, 2024

Employers play a crucial role in this process, engaging learners and educators through skills maps, capstone projects, internships, apprenticeships, and exclusive hiring events for participating educational institutions.

Education 127

Education Collaboration Demand Networking 127

AWS Public Sector

JULY 23, 2024

As the pace of technological change advances in every market, the need for a globally diverse, digitally skilled pipeline has never been more important. Central to these policies is the push to ensure post-secondary programming leads to high quality career pathways for Texans.

Education 122

Education Demand Collaboration Quality 122

ivalua

JANUARY 14, 2020

As more procurement and supply chain processes become digitized, the importance of high quality, well managed data will skyrocket. State University has conducted a Supply Chain Data Quality and Data Governance Study. Key finding #1: Data Quality is Improving. Key finding #1: Data Quality is Improving.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Quality Data Government 8

Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article will explore what is prime contractor roles, responsibilities, and the importance of prime contractors in government projects. Importance in Government Projects The successful realization of federal contracts greatly depends on prime contractors fulfilling their contractual obligations.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Contract Bidding Participation 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Learning Objectives We’ll Discuss: Outline the steps to educate and empower the federal workforce on using AI safely—and the importance of keeping a “human in the loop.” CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text.

IT 97

IT Ethics Participation Networking 97

GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Participating Agencies It’s worth noting that participating agencies are mandated to allocate 3.2% It’s important to note that SBIRs can also be awarded through grants. The US Small Business Administration (US SBA) directs the implementation of the program and reports annually to Congress on its operation.

Contract 105

Contract Innovation Participation Utilities 105

Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lawmakers are currently undertaking the arduous process of reconciling these bills, while jockeying to include topics of importance in the final legislation. The NDAA is a “must pass” set of policy programs and discretionary authorizations to fund Department of Defense (“DoD”) operations.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Budget Bidding Participation 130

FedInsider

JULY 16, 2024

In fact, recent research suggests that it’s the most important factor for career performance over time and can predict future organizational performance. Agency leaders recognize the need to support their employees’ well-being while maintaining productivity and service quality. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

Government 97

Government Government Participation Consulting 97

FedScoop

OCTOBER 23, 2023

” In addition to industry and the labs, the over 65 participant organizations include consumer advocates, academics and other stakeholders, such as the California Energy Commission and the California Air Resources Board — the only two government entity participants.

Participation 97

Participation Transportation Transportation Networking 97

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 2, 2024

What motivated us was the opportunity to participate in this open standards community of cultural heritage institutions, all focused on how to best share collections efficiently across the globe.” “There wasn’t a specific technical challenge we were trying to solve. IIIF works similarly to how we commonly view satellite imagery and maps.

Efficiency 130

Efficiency Education Participation Innovation 130

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

We designed a data analysis project to show how public open datasets can be used to uncover important issues and bring public attention to who is supplying what, for how much and whether there are any links between suppliers and high-ranking public officials.

Data 123

Data Corruption Supplier Public Procurement 123

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

As we celebrate, we find ourselves at the crossroads of progress and potential, confronting the myths holding women back from participating in public procurement and attaining certain heights in leadership. When given opportunities, these businesses excel in delivering quality and innovation. Happy International Women’s Day!

Government Contracts 80

Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 80

FedScoop

AUGUST 12, 2024

As a result, the officials — who are responsible for data and AI initiatives in their bureaus — are also playing an important role in the department’s efforts to support its international affairs work. “We Khan said that improved the quality of the data and saved more than 600 labor hours.

Data 108

Data Collaboration Efficiency Accountability 108

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

GovLoop

MARCH 25, 2024

It’s really important to have training that captures the interest of employees and will resonate enough that they’ll remember it.” Generate Tools for Learning Videos are one of the most important — and most expensive — training tools. It’s been pretty fast, and great quality. Photo by Flo Dahm at Pexels.com Favorite

Quality 64

Quality Participation Import Demand 64

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. His guest list on radio, TV, event stages, and podcast platforms has included virtually every important name in the federal government. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

Accountability 142

Accountability Consulting Leadership Collaboration 142

American City & Country

AUGUST 26, 2024

In today’s world, ensuring clean and healthy indoor air quality has become more crucial than ever, especially with the increasing prevalence of wildfires. However, this creates a unique dilemma: how can we balance the need for ventilation with the dangers of poor outdoor air quality?

Quality 52

Quality Balance Networking Innovation 52

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Open contracting approach: Supported by OCP’s Lift Impact accelerator program from 2021, Ekiti State’s public procurement agency created better opportunities for small businesses and particularly women-led businesses, to participate in public contracts. This is about participation.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

AWS Public Sector

MAY 14, 2024

Summary City Colleges of Chicago (CCC)—the largest community college system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation—participates in two no-cost Amazon Web Services (AWS) initiatives to advance and develop undergraduate technical programs. The future of AI and ML is too important to be left in the hands of a few.

Innovation 72

Innovation Education Participation Demand 72

Select GCR

APRIL 26, 2024

It’s crucial to understand the unique needs and priorities of each agency and demonstrate a commitment to delivering value and quality service. Participation is Required Each client must participate for SGCR to stay on the defined schedule.

Government 102

Government Government Government Contracts Media 102

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

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.

Procurement 120

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

In the UK, public procurement is essential to providing high-quality public services. One important step in changing public procurement is the recently adopted Procurement Act 2023 , which supersedes the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Eprocurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When we asked which issue areas are most important to you, we saw a deep alignment with our own increased investment in anticorruption, sustainability, and electronic procurement. These will be important points to double down on in our new strategy. More importantly, there was virtually no gap in our indicators across gender.

E-procurement 76

E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 76

GovLoop

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The website offers various opportunities for residents to engage, including: Participating in city council meetings. The new department’s name reflects the idea that engagement is as important as communications itself, Reed said. Taking surveys about city services or initiatives. Attending hybrid or virtual events.

Media 59

Media Quality Budget Import 59

GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Even with the best partners, there will be odd pick-up and drop-off times, meetings, times to participate and times to support (not to mention sick days). There are many ways employers and colleagues can support working parents. Time requires scheduling — and sometimes during the workday.

Balance 64

Balance Participation Negotiation Transportation 64

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. Fewer than 300 MSMEs participate in a procurement market worth almost US$3 billion annually.

Procurement 62

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Introduction to Construction Tenders in the UK For companies that require tenders in order to obtain new contracts, construction tenders are particularly important in the UK. A contractor’s ability to deliver quality work on time and within the budget is often the most important factor considered throughout the tender process.

Tender 52

Tender Bidding Negotiation Price 52

Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

’ Technically, they have the right to do that, but it’s a much different tone and behavior and it doesn’t drive toward high-quality end result.” He said it’s just as important to the industry as it is to NASA to get SEWP VI right. But in this case, NASA says ‘stop contacting us.’

Evaluation 108

Evaluation Bidding E-procurement Consulting 108

How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 13, 2025

This would significantly raise participation costs and be prone to litigation and other problems. quality), requirements, and best practice (e.g. Moreover, this could also lead to the subsequent direct award of contracts to scale up the deployment of the prototype on grounds of the IPR exclusivity thus generated (s.41 41 PA23 and Sch.5

Procurement 64

Procurement Tender Supplier Innovation 64

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

Introductory course The School of Applied Research in Public Procurement sought to develop participants’ skills in monitoring, research, policy analysis, and promoting public procurement reforms and open contracting in Central Asia, with a vision to improve transparency, accountability and efficiency in the use of public funds.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It is important, however, also to consider that contract prices on an indefinite quantity indefinite delivery contract, such as the MAS, are based on unknown requirements and must cover every possible contingency, e.g. , quantity, quality, delivery, complexity, scale, location, security clearance level, etc. 41 USC 152(3)).

Price 52

Price Quantity Quality Import 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 8, 2024

The discussion also addressed limitations to human cognitive skills, including the average attention span and the importance of engaging visuals. The panel’s takeaway was that it is incumbent on everyone to find ways to refine and place the human participant at the centre of each arbitration procedure.

Participation 52

Participation Import Sustainability Ethics 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 8, 2024

The discussion also addressed limitations to human cognitive skills, including the average attention span and the importance of engaging visuals. The panel’s takeaway was that it is incumbent on everyone to find ways to refine and place the human participant at the centre of each arbitration procedure.

Ethics 52

Ethics Participation Import Sustainability 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Furthermore, Schneider emphasized that the depth of the tribunal’s engagement with a case, and consequently the quality of its decision, largely depends on the resources that the parties are willing to invest. The panelists agreed that diversity is important and that raising awareness among parties could help enhance its consideration.

Innovation 52

Innovation Efficiency Balance Quality 52

The Procurement School

DECEMBER 19, 2022

When thinking about these questions, consider three different types of vendor relationships: (a) vendors wanting to do business with government; (b) vendors participating in a solicitation process; and (c) contractors providing goods, services or construction to government. Rewrite the specifications / requirements in plain English.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Buyers Budget Quality 52

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The Importance of Competition in Public Procurement The essence of competition is to allow multiple suppliers to compete for a government contract under the same conditions so that the best value is achieved. Without competitive bidding, prices go up, and the quality of goods and services languishes.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Framework Agreement 52