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eGP taking the agenda forward

Ashish Bhateja
MDB eGP conference, Bali
11/24/2011

MDB Global e-GP research Based on e-Government Procurement Readiness Assessments together with the development of e-GP Implementation Strategies in the Asia/Pacific, South American and Eastern European regions. www.mdbegp.org

Summary
Objectives of efficiency, transparency, enhanced policy-making capacity and greater competition are the major driving forces for e-GP
e-GP can also be a catalyst for the accelerated take-up of new technologies into the economy generally

Benefits do not automatically arise simply because technologies are being applied

Summary (contd.)
Not all e-GP methodologies are the same
All of the outcomes are mutually compatible but pursuit of one does not automatically deliver others The benefits to be targeted need to be identified as objectives of the e-procurement program at the outset and specifically designed in

Potential e-GP environment is assessed


Information used in developing the implementation plan

Summary (contd.)
Effective government leadership and management essential to the implementation plan Transition from paper to electronic based processes
Should be planned Supports the need to change the process

Comprehensive awareness and training


User buyer and manager Suppliers

III Global conference in e-GP Held in Washington DC in November, 2009 70 countries from across the globe http://events.iadb.org/calendar/eventDetail.aspx?lang=en&id= 1457&OID=67

Key takeaways:

e-GP Implementation
Leadership, political will & collective agreement e-GP program vs. system Phased approach with quick gains Change management Mandatory use of e-GP

Key takeaways:

Room to improve the benefits


Manage expectations Efficiency reduce barriers Transparency Changing data to information and then to knowledge to support decision making

Key takeaways:

e-GP business continuity


New technologies Sustainable business model

Key takeaways:

Seamless procurement supply chain


Integrated procurement systems Integration with other system

Key takeaways:

Public procurement globalization


Interoperability International standard

Three focus areas


Need for a strategic approach
3Rs: Results, risks and reforms

e-GP business models


the need to use lessons learned from other countries to find the model that better suits each countrys needs

e-GP implementations
must be accompanied by long term procurement reform

OECD study www.oecd.org/dataoecd/12/55/2092477.pdf

Evolution of eGP with time


Level of e-GP activity
Intensity

Impact

Readiness

Time
Source: Defining and measuring e-commerce: OECD, 1999

MDB e-GP website www.mdbegp.org

Context of involvement
e-GP Preparation
Dialogues related to client engagements Strategic goals Reforms, Risks & Results
Procurement procedures, laws Change management Technology

e-GP Implementation
Management of implementation programs Capacity building Funding

e-GP Monitoring
e-GP pilots Assessment of country e-GP systems Managing e-GP to achieve desired results Learning

KNOWLEDGE

Ongoing work
e-GP Preparation
e-GP observatory MDB e-GP website Case studies e-Learning programs Conferences

e-GP Implementation
Assessment tools and training e-GP Toolkit Surveys Guidance documents Risk management

e-GP Monitoring
Project or technical support to their clients by the respective MDB teams Review of e-GP country frameworks

e-GP Community of Practice

Planned work
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Results Procurement Information

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e-GP systems

Technical contribution

Increased Results Focus

Collaboration and networks

Discussions and feedback

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