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Utah Drone Company Could Win $100M Army Contract
Jun 21, 2019
The U.S. Army placed a ban on Chinese drones a few years ago due to cybersecurity concerns. In the wake of such restrictions, there is now a demand for American-friendly drones to meet the Army’s combat expectations. Some of the requirements include flying up to 3 kilometers high, maintain 30...
Cloud Players: Who’s Who in the Government Market According to GovTech
Jun 21, 2019
There are a handful of large-scale, well-established big wigs in the cloud industry. Amazon Web Services and Microsoft are the heaviest hitters in the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market, closely trailed by Google, IBM, and Oracle. However, GovTech uncovered a surprising reality when it...
Global Connectivity Procurement Cancelled by Foreign Office
Jun 20, 2019
A voice and data connectivity framework, estimated at between £75m and £350m, has been cancelled by The UK Foreign Office. It was awarded as a five-year contract, carried out in association with the Department for International Development and the British Council, to provide connectivity services...
New Guidance on AI in Public Sector Use
Jun 20, 2019
New guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the public sector has been published by the Office for Artificial Intelligence (OAI) and the UK Government Digital Service (GDS), with The Alan Turing Institute’s public policy programme. Many public sector organisations are already...
NHS Trusts Could Lose Buying Autonomy to Centre-Led National Teams
Jun 20, 2019
HSJ writes that leaked proposals say the UK NHS’s buying power for goods and services worth up to £10bn could be taken away from individual trusts and placed in central teams. The proposals, drawn up by consultancy firm Deloitte and some NHS procurement professionals, call for a centre-led...
EU Start-Ups Enhancing Government Decision Making
Jun 20, 2019
EU Start-ups has published the a list and synopsis of the most recent 10 European start-up firms which have harnessed digital tools to revitalise democracy and government services across Europe and bring innovative solutions to public services. They have the potential to boost government...
Back To The Future (of NHS Procurement) – A Lesson in Time With Help from Mr H G Wells
Jun 20, 2019
At the Health Care Supply Association summer conference, the HCSA ran a very good article reflecting on NHS Procurement through time. The author, once National Director of NHS Procurement at the Department of Health, and Procurement Director of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, takes us...
NAO Criticises Lack of Transparency In Government Aid Spending
Jun 20, 2019
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report criticising the UK government’s failure to measure the effectiveness of its funding for international development programmes – writes CivilSociety. While the NAO praises some achievements it does say that the government “has placed...
Procurement Trends Report Says Social Value Rising in Priority Among UK Public Procurement Professionals
Jun 20, 2019
Conducted in April and May this year, Fusion21’s Procurement Trends Report, representing the views of 100 procurement professionals from 92 organisations in the housing, local authority, education, blue light and health sectors, finds that 39% of procurement managers, directors and supply chain...
Evolving Procurement Through Technology, Diversity, and Cooperative Purchasing
Jun 19, 2019
Episode 16 of the Public Procurement Leaders Podcast featuring Tammy Rimes
As a career purchasing agent for the City of San Diego, Tammy Rimes has witnessed procurement evolution firsthand. “In the past, for something as simple as a streetlight, we’d look at the specs and buy the same light...
Top 5 Companies Capturing Government Mindshare on GovShop
Jun 19, 2019
As we continue to track engagement on GovShop, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at which supplier profiles our users are spending the most time viewing. Having a complete GovShop profile ensures that suppliers are found and that government users are finding the information they...
Technology Firms Leading the Way – Most Viewed Profiles on GovShop
Jun 14, 2019
As traffic continues to build on GovShop we see more and more leading technology companies rising to the top when it comes to most viewed profiles. Check out the top profiles that got the most views on GovShop week of June 3, 2019:
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