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- Modern Procurement Practice in Local Government: Local Performance Indicators for Procurement
- Local performance indicators are voluntary measures that local authorities may use to monitor performance and progress. This set of local performance indicators has been developed through the Library of Local Performance Indicators IDeA and Audit Commission with the Society of Procurement Officers SOPO and a wide group of stakeholders in...
- Tags: Performance, Government, Procurement, Performance Management, Purchasing & Procurement, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations
- White papers 2004-12-08
- Sweden: Public e-procurement System Saves Taxpayers' Money
- Accepting the common wisdom that a lot of taxpayers' money can be saved by coordinating public procurement procedures, the Swedish government established a coordination function for public procurement in 1998. The task was to coordinate the procurement of all 300 authorities operating directly under the government and its more than...
- Tags: E-procurement, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Procurement 101 in government IT: Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Thanks..Thanks for the government procurement website, that looks very informitive.
- Tags: it management, procurement, RFP, rttichnor@...
- Discussion threads 2005-04-19
- Linux Powers Nation's Largest Satellite Network
- The Rural Link project by NSW.net was initiated in 2000 when the State Library of NSW approached the federal government about connecting country libraries in New South Wales NSW to the Internet via satellite due to the expense of ISDN. After experimenting with two-way satellite communication, the decision was made...
- Tags: Network, Satellite, International Data Group, Network Technology, Linux, Networking, Operating Systems, Software
- Case studies
- The 4 Ps: Politics, Policy, Performance & Procurement
- This webcast helps one gain valuable insights on current issues and trends in government, including the struggle between the federal government and the states over who will regulate key industries and issues and the financial challenges that involve serious structural problems with all three levels of government.
- Tags: Performance, Government, Vertical Industries, Federal Government, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts
- Vista's Licensing Speeds NSW Govt Move to Linux Desktops
- The Office of State Revenue OSR collects taxes, levies and duty for the NSW government and is the second biggest revenue authority in Australia after the Australian Taxation Office. The NSW OSR took a tough stance against Microsoft's decision to make an enterprise edition of Windows Vista only available to...
- Tags: Linux Desktop, Microsoft Windows Vista, International Data Group, Linux, Desktops, Taxes, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Open Source, Free Trade, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Financial Planning, Finance, Microsoft Windows
- Case studies
- Case Study in Procurement
- With government modernisation initiatives providing an ongoing catalyst for councils to deliver government services at Best Practice, in August 2003 Woking Borough Council undertook an assessment of how it was going to meet the growing list of legislative and statutory initiatives targeting procurement. In considering how to embrace these initiatives...
- Tags: Electronic Payment, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Case Studies on E-procurement Implementations
- Electronically enabled procurement has been a part of the Western Australia Government for many years. Gem Tendering is generally considered successful, and Gem Contracting is relatively new. Gem Purchasing, however, has had limited impact based on its usage and perception of usability. The Government has been an early adopter of...
- Tags: E-procurement, Government, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Guide: How to Participate in the Pima County Procurement Process
- County procurement processes are defined by Arizona State Statutes, Pima County Board of Supervisors Policy and the Pima County Procurement Code. The Pima County Procurement Department is dedicated to promoting the conservation of public funds and conducting its Procurement processes in a fair, open and equitable manner. The purpose of...
- Tags: Procurement, Pima County Procurement Department, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- White papers 2004-11-08
- Procurement Guidelines: Managing Delegation in Electronic Procurement
- Electronic procurement (e-procurement) is the use of e-commerce for procurement. It involves the use of electronic technologies to automate and streamline the procurement processes of an organisation, improving efficiency and transparency, and thereby reducing the costs of those processes for the organisation. Bearing in mind the scope of the procurement...
- Tags: Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- White papers 2002-10-01
- Norton System Works was the cause of IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
- I installed Norton Internet Security 2007 (NIS 2007) all went well 3 week ago, then a week later I installed Norton System works 2007 (NSW 2007). Day one it worked well without a problem. However the next day all went well up until 11pm at night when I closed my...
- Tags: Mariol_073@..., NSW 2007, NIS 2007, Norton Internet Security, Norton Co.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-12
- Procurement: It's Your Business!
- Procurement (which includes work that is sometimes called buying, purchasing or contracting) is a big part of the Suffolk county council's business with nearly £300 million spent on goods, services and construction every year. Procurement across the council has been reviewed as part of the Best Value Programme and a...
- Tags: Council, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- White papers 2004-10-01
- Government E-Procurement System Leads to Greater Transparency, Lower Prices
- The Government of Romania replaced its paper-based public acquisitions procedures with a government-wide e-procurement system running Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server 2000. The system supports online reverse auctions for standard high-volume products and electronic tendering processes for more complex contracts. There is now greater transparency in public procurement,...
- Tags: E-procurement, Microsoft Corp., Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations
- Case studies 2006-11-07
- Identify Strategic Sourcing Opportunities With BI
- Because of the President's Management Agenda PMA, all federal contracting and procurement professionals must focus on the business of government. Contracting officials are now expected to serve as government business negotiators - not simply contract writers. This shift lays the foundation for a more effective government that can serve national...
- Tags: Sourcing, Business Objects, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Government, Business Operations, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2005-04-01
- Sentteri-Finland's Web-Based Solution Links All the Steps in e-Procurement
- Sentteri is an e-procurement solution developed by Trading House Hansel, the government-owned company responsible for government procurement and purchasing in Finland. Sentteri covers the entire e-procurement process, starting with notification, through tendering, evaluation, ordering, logistics management and electronic payment procedures. Its electronic systems for ordering and for tendering are regularly...
- Tags: Web, Initiative, E-procurement, Logistics, Sentteri-Finland, Sentteri, Supply Chain, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Code of Practice for Procurement
- This paper outlines how the New South Wales Government will conduct its procurement activities when interacting with the private sector. The paper sets the framework for all business relationships by establishing the standards of behaviour expected from government agencies as clients, tenderers, service providers, employer and industry associations and unions,...
- Tags: New South Wales, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- White papers 2005-01-18
- Deployable Communication Systems: Bridging the Gap With COTS-Integrated Solutions
- In order to enable Future Force strategies, the U.S. government must take a harder look at current procurement practices and explore even more effective alternatives. By adopting a rapid migration plan for new technologies that integrates commercial off-the-shelf COTS solutions with military-qualified, secure communication components such as NSA Type I...
- Tags: COTS, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations
- White papers 2003-09-01
- Waverley Borough Council: Procurement Strategy
- Waverley has reviewed its Procurement Strategy, which was adopted in December 2001, following the publication of the National Procurement Strategy for local government. The National Strategy contains a series of milestones, which amount to a three-year implementation programme. Waverley will seek to ensure that its own strategy reflects this programme.
- Tags: Procurement, Waverley, National Strategy, Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations
- White papers 2005-03-21
- Find a lucrative contract with this comprehensive list of state-related bidding links
- State government contracts can be a sure source of work for information technology consultants. This listing of links to procurement and purchasing sites for all 50 of the United States should be your first step. One of the surest sources for IT contract work is your state...
- Tags: Information Technology, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- Download resources 2005-07-15
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