AI public procurement platform secures investment
Nov 7, 2019
A new UK-based public procurement platform, Stotles (from Aristotle), using cutting-edge tech to give a clear view of government tenders that are open to pitches has received investment from Seedcamp. The platform enables suppliers to follow indicators, track potential contract renewals, monitor...
Turkey pledges more transparency in public spending
Nov 7, 2019
Following criticism that the country has become more secretive about how it spends taxpayer money, the Turkish government has pledged to reveal more details about public spending. A new website will publish spending and budget details. It will also publish the results of public tenders online. Read...
Social value is the latest frontier for public procurement and value for money
Nov 7, 2019
Civil Service World has published an article on what social value means for the public sector. It explains how it interacts with the UN Sustainable Development Goals to compel commissioners and suppliers to widen their positive impacts through investment, transformation and regeneration, and that...
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association’s Global Summit – Applications in Every Industry
Nov 7, 2019
At a two-day summit the VR/AR Association saw, among other things, the successful test of airborne virtual and augmented reality for military training purposes and the launch of an international women’s committee dedicated to closing the industry’s gender gap. The summit also discussed what is...
Businesses in NW England told Innovation is way to win public sector contracts
Oct 31, 2019
Ambitious companies in the North West of England have been urged to increase their focus on public sector contracts to grow their businesses. Representatives of over 40 firms attended a supplier engagement event organised by Salford City Council, in conjunction with Bloom Procurement Services, and...
Procurement, integration and adaptation are biggest barriers to AI, study finds
Oct 31, 2019
Global Government Forum reports that the greatest obstacles to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the public sector lie in building procurement capabilities, integrating AI with existing systems, and adapting systems to specific delivery environments. This is according to...
Top Suppliers Highlighted in Global Military Virtual Training Market Report
Oct 31, 2019
The “Military Virtual Training Market” shares the potential supply and demand, value, competition of the market as well as the top players to watch within this emerging market. Different organizations, manufacturers, and vendors also play a role in the market.
These top players are employing...
Innovation Procurement – The power of the public purse
Oct 24, 2019
EU-funded innovation procurements in the ICT domain are updated in a new brochure from the European Commission. Find out how they are bringing ICT-based solutions to the market to address challenges of public interest in sectors like health and elderly care, transport, climate change, energy,...
Ministry of Defence to access IT skills via £1.5bn framework
Oct 24, 2019
The UK Ministry of Defence has plans to improve how it engages with the tech industry. It is setting up a new £1.5bn framework that will introduce a new mechanism to contracting technical skills. £300m a year will be spent over a three-to-five year period to select a number of suppliers onto a...
Cyber Security Experts Working With Defence Industry
Oct 24, 2019
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is working closely with the UK defence industry to identify vulnerabilities and help reduce the risks of cyber attacks on sensitive or secret information. The NCSC says it has dealt with 658 cyber attacks on the UK in the past 12 months. So the UK...
Renewable energy to expand by 50% in next five years
Oct 24, 2019
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that solar, wind and hydropower projects are rolling out at their fastest rate in four years. In fact global supplies of renewable electricity are growing faster than expected and could expand by 50% in the next five years. “The appetite of...
Five bold public contracting reforms to improve public services in five cities
Oct 17, 2019
Five teams of public contracting reformers from Buenos Aires, Ecuador, Mexico City, Moldova, and New Orleans have been selected to participate in the inaugural Lift impact programme, the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) and social impact firm Reboot. The year-long support programme is designed...
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