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3 Factors Driving Tech Innovation in Governance
Sep 13, 2019
There’s no question that the fourth technological revolution has dramatically reshaped the way we live, as much of our daily interactions are made through digital platforms. Indeed, Pew Research found that 3 in 10 Americans are almost constantly online, with 81% spending time on the internet...
Continued Discussion on Barriers to Entry: Candid Supplier Perspectives
Sep 10, 2019
On Tuesday, September 10, Public Spend Forum hosted a panel discussion featuring representatives from the small business and startup community with an interest in selling their products and services to government.
The purpose of the webinar was to kickoff Public Spend Forum’s global study on...
Key to Understanding the Public Procurement Process and Compete for Projects
Sep 5, 2019
Market intelligence solutions provider SpendEdge has recently published an article for any firm wanting to better understand the public procurement process when competing for work. It highlights six key steps to follow including: requirement identification, scope of the procurement, determining the...
How UK CCS Is Supporting the Development of Smart Cities
Sep 5, 2019
UK Crown Commercial Service category lead for technology solutions, explains how the CCS can support the development of smart cities and help modernise public sector procurement practices on Public Sector Executive. “By working together, suppliers, customers and CCS can create the more efficient...
Cybersecurity In Europe – State of the Market and Lack of Expert Skills
Sep 5, 2019
In the Juniper 2017 report, The Future of Cybercrime & Security: Enterprise Threats & Mitigation 2017-2022, it forecasts that the number of personal data records stolen by cybercriminals will reach 5 billion in 2020. Criminal data breaches are expected to cost businesses about $8 trillion over the...
The Problem for Small and Local Suppliers – Barriers to Public Markets
Aug 29, 2019
In a post this week, procurement advisory firm Odesma talked about what they believe to be some of the main challenges in public sector procurement that are preventing them from implementing innovation and efficiencies. One of them is ‘engaging local suppliers.’
“With Brexit a couple of...
Aviation MRO Software Market Top Suppliers and Additional Market Research
Aug 23, 2019
Airlines and aviation businesses rely on maintenance and repair services to oversee operations and manage their workforce, making it necessary to procure the right suppliers for the job. There are many resources out there to help buyers gather a better understanding of markets, including reports...
The UK Dept for Education Is Looking for Partner to Create Digital Procurement Tool
Aug 8, 2019
In a bid to help schools save money, the Department for Education is spending £400,000 on sourcing a digital tool to help streamline procurement. The long-term saving is for £1bn of the current £10bn spend on non-staff costs by 2020. The department is looking for a partner to help it develop and...
Scottish Government Launches £30m Cloud Procurement Framework
Aug 8, 2019
The Scottish government has published a new cloud procurement framework with 14 providers approved to bid for contracts estimated to be worth £30m – writes Government Computing. The new framework supersedes the government’s four-year Hosting Services Framework and has been designed to enable...
More than 7m Separate Cyber Attacks on Small Businesses in 2 Years
Aug 8, 2019
A recent report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) explains the results of a survey of 1,135 small businesses in the UK. Findings show that one-fifth said they have been the victim of cyber-attack in the past two years, which the research equates to nearly 10,000 cyber-attacks a day for...
Innovative Open Source Knowledge Graph Sheds Light on Public Sector Procurement Data
Aug 1, 2019
TheyBuyForYou.eu is a three-year initiative with researchers, innovators and public administrations from five European countries. With funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, it aims to deliver tools, alongside enabling technologies and data, to make...
First Open Source Knowledge Graph on European Public Procurement
Jul 19, 2019
The ‘TheyBuyForYou’ project brings together researchers, innovators and public administrations from five European countries who are working on guidelines for procurement data visualisation. An international research team with open data specialists from the University of Southampton have...
