OECD Public Governance Reviews Towards Agile ICT Procurement in the Slovak Republic Good Practices and Recommendations

OECD Public Governance Reviews Towards Agile ICT Procurement in the Slovak Republic Good Practices and Recommendations
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2022-05-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9264386580

Procurement of information and communication technologies (ICT) plays a decisive role not only in public-service delivery but in public-sector modernisation. This report takes stock of current ICT procurement practices in the Slovak Republic and provides evidence-based strategic policy advice for the Slovak Government on how to adopt more innovative and agile approaches in ICT procurement.

Public Technology Procurement and Innovation

Public Technology Procurement and Innovation
Author: Charles Edquist
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780792386858

Public Technology Procurement and Innovation studies public technology procurement as an instrument of innovation policy. In the past few years, public technology procurement has been a relatively neglected topic in the theoretical and research literature on the economics of innovation. Similarly, preoccupation with `supply-side' measures has led policy-makers to avoid making very extensive use of this important `demand-side' instrument. These trends have been especially pronounced in the European Union. There, as this book will argue, existing legislation governing public procurement presents obstacles to the use of public technology procurement as a means of stimulating and supporting technological innovation. Recently, however, there has been a gradual re-awakening of practical interest in such measures among policy-makers in the EU and elsewhere. For these and other related measures, this volume aims to contribute to a serious reconsideration of public technology procurement from the complementary standpoints of innovation theory and innovation policy.

The Technology Procurement Handbook

The Technology Procurement Handbook
Author: Sergii Dovgalenko
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2020-04-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1789662117

With the rise of cloud services and the digitization of all business units, procurement managers need to understand how to buy technology services in order to generate revenue, drive innovation and retain customers. The Technology Procurement Handbook provides a structured and logical view of the digital buying process. It includes invaluable advice on how to manage digital demand, prepare sourcing strategies, analyze the cost and benefits of proposed solutions and negotiate and implement comprehensive agreements. The Technology Procurement Handbook examines the multiple streams of data that feed into the technology procurement process, such as ITIL service lifecycle data, PMI project management and cloud and software contract provisions. The book includes case studies and extensive practical advice based on the authors experience from recent procurement projects. There is also a chapter on modular contracting for the US market, explaining the use of agile contracts for IT projects.

The Role of Procurement Digitalization in Category Strategy Definition: The Importance of Digitization Applied in Category Management

The Role of Procurement Digitalization in Category Strategy Definition: The Importance of Digitization Applied in Category Management
Author: Wilson Gonçalves
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024
Genre:
ISBN:

In today's markets, improving companies' purchasing process is one of the main ways to gain competitive advantage and in this perspective, data analysis is probably the most important enabler for Procurement 4.0. Smart technologies allow large volumes of data to be grouped, processed, and analysed, allowing the organization to understand its suppliers, markets, and customers, and to identify trends and check where there are failures, providing faster and more accurate decision-making. Allied to new technologies, knowledge management has been gaining importance in organizations, with knowledge being identified as a valuable success factor, so this thesis is about the role of digitalization in the category strategy and the knowledge management practices present in favour of preservation of organizational memory. Therefore, in such a complex current scenario, retaining knowledge and providing technological and digital resources to companies is a challenge, and a structured approach and a deep look at category management are crucial so that information can be transformed into an advantage for the business.

Procurement 4.0 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Procurement 4.0 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Author: Bernardo Nicoletti
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2020-03-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030359794

We are living in the middle of a Fourth Industrial Revolution, with new technology leading to dramatic shifts in everything from manufacturing to supply chain logistics. In a lively, developing field of academic, procurement is often neglected. Despite this, procurement plays a vital role, connecting the organization with its ecosystem. At a time of change and economic crisis, a new business model is called for, which this book aims to define. Based on the applications of Industry 4.0 concepts to procurement, this book describes Procurement 4.0 as a method and a set of tools, helping businesses to improve the value of their products, reduce waste, become more flexible, and address the business needs of the future. It will appeal to academics in the area, as well as practitioners.

Jumpstart to Digital Procurement

Jumpstart to Digital Procurement
Author: Wolfgang Schnellbächer
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2020-11-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030519848

This book shows how digital transformation has the power to revolutionize the way procurement operates, and discusses how especially buyer decisions are empowered through artificial intelligence. Depending on a company’s strategy all desired outcomes are possible, including doubling savings, innovation, sustainability, quality, speed, and halve the risk. Jumpstart to Digital Procurement is a hands-on guide on how companies can grasp the opportunities offered by digital transformation.

Digital Governance and E-Government Principles Applied to Public Procurement

Digital Governance and E-Government Principles Applied to Public Procurement
Author: Shakya, Rajesh Kumar
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2017-01-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1522522042

Public procurement is vulnerable on many levels. Therefore, to increase protection and improve efficiency, governments across the globe are looking to introduce electronic-based infrastructures. Digital Governance and E-Government Principles Applied to Public Procurement is an essential reference publication for the latest research on the implementation and impact of public reforms through e-Procurement. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives, such as anti-corruption, acquisitions costs, and governance structures, this book is ideally designed for academicians, practitioners, professionals, and researchers seeking current research on the regulation of the public sector through digital approaches.

Digital Technologies and Public Procurement

Digital Technologies and Public Procurement
Author: Albert Sanchez-Graells
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2024-01-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 019263660X

The digital transformation of the public sector has accelerated. States are experimenting with technology, seeking more streamlined and efficient digital government and public services. However, there are significant concerns about the risks and harms to individual and collective rights under new modes of digital public governance. Several jurisdictions are attempting to regulate digital technologies, especially artificial intelligence, however regulatory effort primarily concentrates on technology use by companies, not by governments. The regulatory gap underpinning public sector digitalisation is growing. As it controls the acquisition of digital technologies, public procurement has emerged as a 'regulatory fix' to govern public sector digitalisation. It seeks to ensure through its contracts that public sector digitalisation is trustworthy, ethical, responsible, transparent, fair, and (cyber) safe. However, in Digital Technologies and Public Procurement: Gatekeeping and Experimentation in Digital Public Governance, Albert Sanchez-Graells argues that procurement cannot perform this gatekeeping role effectively. Through a detailed case study of procurement digitalisation as a site of unregulated technological experimentation, he demonstrates that relying on 'regulation by contract' creates a false sense of security in governing the transition towards digital public governance. This leaves the public sector exposed to the 'policy irresistibility' that surrounds hyped digital technologies. Bringing together insights from political economy, public policy, science, technology, and legal scholarship, this thought-provoking book proposes an alternative regulatory approach and contributes to broader debates of digital constitutionalism and digital technology regulation.