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Open contracting and the EU in 2020: What to expect
Jan 30, 2020
Open Contracting Partnership expects 2020 to be a year of great strides towards opening up public procurement across the EU. “Even a slight shift of 1% in efficiency would save the EU around EUR 20 billion per year,” it says. The European Commission (and member states) will be laying out a...
The UK government has developed an AI playbook
Jan 30, 2020
The UK government has developed an AI playbook to help public sector decision-makers understand and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. It is has been produced by the Office for Artificial Intelligence (OAI) and the Government Digital Service (GDS).
The guide offers advice to public...
Buying Professional Services – Tips from the Experts
Jan 28, 2020
Brightman is a UK-based consultancy specialising in change management – but with a difference. What they focus on is people. In their own words: “We help organisations manage the most difficult part of any change, the people. Many organisations think that changing technology automatically...
Introducing Public Procurement Perspectives
Jan 28, 2020
Why should you even care?
First, let me start by saying, I AM NOT the world’s foremost expert on public procurement. Public procurement is simply too broad and diverse for such a single person to exist. There are hundreds of very smart people in this field, and I have been fortunate enough to...
Why are there so many permanent consultants in the public sector?
Jan 24, 2020
We are delighted to feature this guest post from one of our readers, Romy Hughes, director at change management consultancy, Brightman.
If you have primarily worked in the private sector, one thing that will stand out if you ever switch over to the public sector will be the sheer number of...
Professional Services Automation Software Market – Key Suppliers, Revenue, Opportunity, Segment and Key Trends
Jan 17, 2020
In a recent report published by Prophecy Market Insights, researchers look at the global professional services automation software market (PSA). PSA is an end-to-end solution that helps in the management of projects, time tracking, invoicing, resource planning, business intelligence, and...
Phishing most common reason cited for cyber data breaches in UK
Jan 16, 2020
Intelligent cyber security awareness platform CybSafe conducted research into the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) data on security breaches between 2017 and 2019. It found that in 2019 UK organisations reported more cyber security breaches to the ICO than ever before, even though with...
UK government approves US private equity firm takeover of UK defence and aerospace Cobham
Jan 16, 2020
The UK government has approved a US private equity firm’s takeover of UK defence and aerospace company Cobham, which employs 10,000 people and has extensive contracts with the British military and is known for its air-to-air refueling technology. While shareholders had previously approved US...
Measuring sustainability down the construction supply chain – the PQQ
Jan 9, 2020
An article on LocalGov, from the University of Surrey, explores whether the PQQ can be considered a valuable tool for managing sustainability in the supply chain. It considers sustainability data captured down the supply chain, from public and private sector clients down to raw material suppliers....
EU group offers guidance on meeting MDR’s cybersecurity standards
Jan 9, 2020
The European Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group has published guidance on preparing manufacturers to meet both premarket and postmarket cybersecurity requirements under the EU’s new medical device regulations. Among the updates in the regulatory overhaul are new safety requirements...
Most Visited Articles and Pages on Public Spend Forum – 2019
Jan 6, 2020
At Public Spend Forum, we are lucky to get a global audience of public procurement and public sector market professionals engaging with us from across the world. We are also fortunate to have some amazing leaders from across the public procurement ecosystem provide their insights as guest...
International Roundtable on Innovation and Emerging Tech in Government (draft)
Dec 5, 2019
As governments around the world increasingly look to technology to help address critical missions, they are leveraging new methods and tools to discover and partner with startups, emerging and non-traditional firms. Whether it is NATO in Europe or Air Force in the US addressing national security...
