Ramanathan Somasundaram

Individual consultant
, eGP Consultant​
Profile / Bio: 

Ramanathan Somasundaram Ramanathan is an International e-GP consultant for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He has researched Diffusion of e-Government Procurement (e-GP) for his Doctoral thesis work in Denmark (2001 - 2004). Since then, he has actively worked in design, development, implementation and assessment of e-GP systems in multiple countries in Asia and Africa. Ramanathan has worked as an International e-GP consultant for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. Further, he is keen to apply emerging technologies such as Blockchain, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for development of a Global e-GP system Architecture. 

Materials

Title Date Learning Materials Topic
e-GP Functionality for PPP/Concession Tendering 05 November 2020 Slides ADB Administration and Governance
Snapshot of e-GP Development in Asia and Pacific: ADB's e-GP Survery Results (2014) 05 October 2015 Slides ADB Administration and Governance
Results of e-Government Procurement Survey 02 October 2017 Slides Finance
e-Procurement Survey, Benchmarking and Moving Forward 19 October 2023 Slides ADB Administration and Governance, ICT
[VIDEO] Session 8 05 November 2020 Multimedia ADB Administration and Governance