e-Procurement - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about the use of e-procurement practices within government.
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e-Procurement, purchasing and e-payment - United Kingdom - Archive
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Articles and resources about trends and issues relating to e-procurement, purchasing and e-payments by government in the United Kingdom.
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Electronic Procurement, Purchasing and Payments - Part 1 - Archive
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Archived links to Electronic Procurement, Purchasing and Payments resources relating to government. This part includes articles about Australia, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and general references.
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Electronic Procurement, Purchasing and Payments - Part 2 - Archive
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Archived links to Electronic Procurement, Purchasing and Payments resources relating to government. This part includes articles about the United States.
- Singapore to launch next-gen e-payment in 2012
- By Clarice Africa. FutureGov, 27 October 2011. "By the middle of 2012, consumers will be able to enjoy the convenience of paying for their purchase at more than 20,000 retail points and taxis by using their Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled mobile phones. In a similar note, businesses will be able to provide interactive and targeted contents to consumers through NFC-enabled digital signages located at more than 600 locations throughout Singapore, as part of the Infocomm Development Authority’s (IDA) Next Generation e-Payment Programme..."
- eProcurement system wins innovation award
- ePractice.eu, 10 October 2011. Country Cyprus; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, eProcurement, Services for Businesses, Regional and Local. "On 14 September 2011, the Treasury of the Republic received the Cyprus Innovation Award under the 'public sector' category for the development of its eProcurement system.
This interoperable web-based application serves as a unique European model in that it covers all contracting authorities (public services, local authorities and governmental/non-profit semi-governmental organisations) in a member state. Furthermore, it includes all tender procedures as laid down by the provisions of European and Cypriot public procurement law..."
- The European Commission launches an informal eProcurement Expert Group
- ePractice.eu, 26 August 2011. Country EU Institutions; Domain eGovernment; Topic eProcurement, Services for Businesses, High Impact Services with Pan-European Scope, Policy. "On 29 July 2011, the European Commission, in the context of a series of measures to boost eProcurement, announced the setting-up of an informal eProcurement expert group, by publishing the relevant Call for Applications ending on 30 September 2011..."
- Malaysian govt e-procurement achieves massive savings
- By Pia Rufino. FutureGov, 1 August 2011. "The government expects an estimated savings of RM1.4 billion (US$ 470 million) or up to 10 per cent of the target annual procurement deals through Malaysian e-procurement system—e-Perolehan(eP)—this year, Datuk Ibrahim Shukor, eP project director under the Ministry of Finance (MOF) told FutureGov Asia Pacific Magazine..."
- eTendering - Cross-platform communication standards project to bring eProcurement forward
- ePractice.eu, 1 July 2011. Country Germany; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, eProcurement, Infrastructure, Interoperability. "The German eTendering cross-platform communication standards project named 'XVergabe' now has an official website (http://www.xvergabe.org/confluence). The standards are planned to be available in early 2012, and they are expected to mark the beginning of a new era in German eTendering..."
- PEPPOL and the European Commission: First electronic transaction in production
- ePractice.eu, 24 May 2011. Country EU Institutions; Domain eGovernment; Topic eProcurement, Services for Businesses, High Impact Services with Pan-European Scope, Infrastructure, Interoperability, Open Source, Policy. "... PEPPOL is an EU-funded initiative aiming at implementing an infrastructure based on common standards to enable EU-wide public eProcurement..."
- Electronic transaction revamp Bill passed
- By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, May 11, 2011. "A Bill to update transaction laws to deal with sealing contracts in the electronic world was passed yesterday..."
- Compliance Review Report - Procurement - Reform of e-Procurement and e-Tendering - in pdf format (86kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). NSW Auditor-General's Report - Volume One 2011. "... Each year government agencies (excluding State owned corporations) transact with the private sector to procure goods and services. The value of these transactions was $23 billion in the financial year ended 30 June 2010 and is expected to exceed $23.6 billion in 2011. Although electronic procurement offers significant advantages over manual procurement only a small portion is transacted electronically ..."
- Online offside for public service
- by Rory Callinan. The Australian, March 10, 2011. "The NSW government's electronic purchasing system Smartbuy needs numerous improvements and is still being snubbed by public servants who believe they can buy goods more cheaply externally, according to a report by the state's Auditor-General. The system, under which NSW departments and agencies purchase goods from an online catalogue of preferred suppliers, was introduced at a cost of about $25 million..."
- Philippines e-procurement system targets late 2011 launch
- By Rob O'Brien. FutureGov, 24 February 2011. "The Philippines Budget Department has set a launch date in the third quarter for the full implementation of an e-procurement system..."
- Release of the Open e-PRIOR v. 1.1 - Accelerating uptake of eProcurement across Member States
- ePractice.eu, 20 December 2010. Country EU Institutions; Domain eGovernment; Topic eProcurement, Services for Businesses, High Impact Services with Pan-European Scope, Infrastructure, Interoperability, Open Source, Policy. "The Release of the Open e-PRIOR 1.1 was published on the Open Source Observatory and Repository for European public administrations (OSOR.eu) on 14 December 2010. This release provides a new 'Retrieve request' web service allowing users to retrieve an XML version of any document stored in the system, as well as a full implementation of the submit and validate catalogue features (with email notification support to users), as described in the accompanying 'Central Catalogue Management System Software Architecture Document (SAD)'..."
- European Commission wants broad-scale adoption of e-invoicing by 2020
- European Commission, IP/10/1645 Brussels, 2 December 2010. "The European Commission wants to see e-invoicing become the predominant method of invoicing in Europe. In its Communication 'Reaping the benefits of electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) for Europe', presented by Vice-President Tajani and Commissioner Barnier today, the European Commission identifies a set of tangible actions to make the uptake of e-invoices in Europe easier. Providing invoice data electronically and in a format could allow businesses to benefit from shorter payment delays, fewer errors, reduced printing and postage costs. Most importantly, structured e-invoices facilitate business process integration from purchase to payment, meaning that invoices could be sent, received and processed without manual intervention. Currently, exchanging e-invoices is often complex and costly, in particular across borders and for SMEs. The Communication by the Commission addresses these obstacles and is complemented by a Commission Decision to set-up a European multi-stakeholder forum on e-invoicing..."
- Open e-PRIOR v1.0 released - Accelerating uptake of eProcurement across Member States
- ePractice.eu, 25 October 2010. Country EU Institutions; Domain eGovernment; Topic eProcurement, Services for Businesses, High Impact Services with Pan-European Scope, Infrastructure, Interoperability, Open Source, Policy. "The Directorate-General for Informatics (DIGIT) of the European Commission (EC) has just released the version 1.0 of Open e-PRIOR, the Advanced PEPPOL Access Point, on OSOR.eu... Open e-PRIOR is the first eProcurement implementation enabling the cross-border exchange of post-awarding eBusiness documents based on the CEN/ISSS WS/BII data models..."
- Electronic Public Procurement
- European Commission, 18 October 2010. "Public procurement is a key sector of the EU economy accounting for about 16% of GDP. Modernising and opening up procurement markets across borders – including through the expansion of electronic procurement – is crucial to Europe's competitiveness and for creating new opportunities for EU businesses. Using information technology appropriately can contribute to reducing costs, improving efficiency and removing barriers to trade, which will ultimately result in savings for taxpayers. The Directives adopted in March 2004 as part of the public procurement legislative package provide a legal framework aimed at boosting the development and use of electronic procurement..."
- EU: eProcurement 'could mean big savings'
- Posted by Gary Flood. Public Technology, 19 October 2010. "The European Union is launching a consultation on an eProcurement structure for public sector goods and services, claiming the move could save significant money for both suppliers and public sector purchasers..."
This category last updated: 17 November 2011