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Workshop on results of Europe-wide benchmarking of national innovation procurement investments
Aug 13, 2020
The Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission which is responsible for managing the Digital Agenda. To benchmark the national innovation procurement investments and policy frameworks across Europe, DG CNECT...
Buying artificial intelligence – a guide from the WEF
Aug 13, 2020
As part of the World Economic Forum’s ‘Shaping the Future of Technology Governance: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Platform’ project, the WEF is co-designing guidelines for the responsible and effective procurement of artificial intelligence by governments to better meet the...
What are the procurement lessons from the coronavirus pandemic?
Aug 13, 2020
PSF welcomes this guest article from Romy Hughes, director at Brightman.
In the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic there was a sense of determination and “Blitz spirit” as the UK pulled together to beat the virus. We were painting rainbows on our windows, applauding our heroes and...
In Conversation: How Can Government Help Lower Barriers to Entry?
Aug 13, 2020
A $10 trillion sector globally, the government market is enormous by any standard — and extremely complex. Although changes have been made over the years to streamline certain processes and practices, several barriers still stand in the way of companies seeking to do business with governments...
How Safe Tech is Making an Impact
Aug 11, 2020
Episode 18 of the Public Sector Heroes Podcast feat. Caleb Holt
Caleb Holt is the Founder and CEO of Safe Tech, a membership-based 501c3 that works to commercialize technologies to enhance public safety, first responders, and our military. In this episode of the Public Sector Heroes podcast, he...
7MI Essentials – #2 Organize Research Questions & Keywords
Aug 11, 2020
7MI Series – This article is the third of a 9-part series as we introduce the 7 Economics and Market Intelligence Essentials for Public Procurement. We will also be launching the 7MI Challenge as part of this series. Please see all related articles in this series at the end of this post.
In the...
Cloud adoption by the public sector – use and aspirations
Aug 6, 2020
The need for the public sector to embrace the cloud and other technologies has long been an issue. The public sector consists of vital organisations that are still hugely reliant on legacy solutions and processes, most of which are aware of the benefits digitisation can bring. In a public sector...
Public sector needs to set rules around AI procurement
Aug 6, 2020
A report published by The Oxford Commission on AI and Good Governance, led by the Oxford Internet Institute, which includes policy recommendations to improve AI procurement in the UK, has warned that “existing frameworks for procurement and implementation are no longer fit for purpose and...
Researchers Confirm Shift in COVID-19 Testing Needed as Country Reopens
Aug 4, 2020
A recent Science Magazine article discusses the radical shift in COVID-19 testing needed to reopen schools and businesses.
While the country increased testing throughout the summer, we have not be able to mitigate spread effectively. “Diagnostics experts, public health officials, and...
Flaws in UK government’s procurement of personal protective equipment
Jul 29, 2020
Supply Management has highlighted a report that says there were “fundamental flaws” in the UK government’s procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE), according to MPs.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said in a report on the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak that...
Supplier Resource: A Startup’s Guide to SBIR
Jul 27, 2020
For all founders interested in understanding whether SBIR is worth looking at, Agency Capital put together a free guide just for you. It’s a quick read and should help you get oriented to the program.
In the guide, “A Startup’s Guide to SBIR,” author and CEO Geoff Orazem explains the...
DCMA Commercial Item Group Releases Paper on Pricing
Jul 22, 2020
The Defense Contract Management Agency’s Commerical Item Group (CIG) recently released their initial paper on evaluating price. CIG created this paper to assist Agreement Officers (AOs) with performing price analysis in an Other Transaction (OT) environment.
This document is divided into three...
