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7th Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network Conference (Virtual e-Government Procurement Conference 2021)

17 November 2021 to 19 November 2021

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the 7th Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network (APPeN) on 17–19 November 2021 through a virtual platform. This year’s conference focused on Disruptive Technology Strategies for Strengthening e-GP during the Post-Pandemic Recovery Period.

During the event, participants had the opportunity to:

develop a wider network of e-GP experts and public sector managers involved in developing and implementing e-GP systems in their respective countries;
exchange views and foster better inter-regional e-GP cooperation and cross border trade;
interact with ADB procurement specialists to get a better understanding of the ADB approach to e-GP;
identify potential areas of e-GP cooperation at the bilateral and regional levels

Program and Learning Materials:

17 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021
19 Nov 2021

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
17 Nov 2021	Opening Session	Opening Remarks	Bruce Gosper
17 Nov 2021	Opening Session	Video: Keynote Speech	Kim Chungwoo
17 Nov 2021	Session 1 Video Recording	e-GP's Role in the COVID-19 Recovery Process	Moderator: Sarah Cotgreave
17 Nov 2021	Panel Discussion	e-GP's Role in the COVID-19 Recovery Process - ADB	Jeff Taylor
17 Nov 2021	Panel Discussion	Lessons Learned from COVID-19 to Maximize Value for Money in Public Procurement This presentation provides an overview of the challenges in public procurement during emergencies.	Daniel Sanchez
17 Nov 2021	Panel Discussion	Electronic Government Procurement: From Supporting Transactions to Generating Insights This presentation gives an overview of the process of using open contracting data standard (OCDS) to connect government, business and civil society.	Viktor Nestulia
17 Nov 2021	Session 2 Video Recording	Accelerating Sustainable Procurement through e-GP	Moderator: Jenny Yan Yee Chu
17 Nov 2021	Panel Discussion	Green Public Procurement: An Overview of Green Reforms in Country Procurement Systems This presentation gives an overview of the green public procurement and reasons to go green.	Hunt La Cascia
17 Nov 2021	Panel Discussion	Measuring the Impact of Sustainable Procurement This presentation gives an overview of the challenges of sustainable public procurement and it's economic impact.	Jose Manuel Melero
17 Nov 2021	Panel Discussion	Ukraine Prozorro Project Implementation Support Ukraine MDA This presentation gives an overview of the impact of Prozorro Project implementation in transforming public procurement in Ukraine.	Eliza Niewiadomska
17 Nov 2021	Panel Discussion	Green Flags: How Open Data can Throw Light on Sustainable Procurement? This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of a green procurement policy to help government in setting GPP targets.	Karolis Granickas
17 Nov 2021	Session 3 Video Recording	Use of e-GP for Procurement Complaints	Moderator: Galiya Ismakova
17 Nov 2021	Presentations	e-GP Use in Procurement Complaints: A Tool for Increasing Transparency and Improving a Procurement Framework This presentation gives an overview of the use of digitized complaint systems in e-GP to improve the procurement process.	Chris Smith
17 Nov 2021	Presentations	Handling Procurement Complaints: The EBRD - ECEPP Experience This presentation gives an overview of theEBRD Client e-procurement portal (ECEPP) and its benefits.	Richard Gargrave
17 Nov 2021	Event Photos	Day 1 Photo Gallery

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
18 Nov 2021	Session 4 Video Recording	Developing the Blockchain Technology for e-Procurement	Moderator: Ramanathan Somasundaram
18 Nov 2021	Presentation	Karnataka e-GP Blockchain Project (Vendor Credentials & Bank Guarantee Network) This presentation gives an overview of the reasons for using blockchain technology in procurement and the status of Karnataka e-GP Blockchain Project.	Saurabh Bhattacharya
18 Nov 2021	Session 5 Video Recording	Strengthening e-GP Country Systems Implementation during COVID	Moderator: Sarah Cotgreave
18 Nov 2021	Presentations	Korea's e-GP Experience in the Construction Industry This presentation gives an overview of Korea's procurement process in public construction works.	Hyeok Sung
18 Nov 2021	Presentations	Strengthening e-GP Implementation during COVID - The Bhutan Experience This presentation gives an overview of Bhutan's e-GP system and its implementation during the pandemic.	Dechen Wangmo
18 Nov 2021	Presentations	Strengthening e-GP Country Systems Implementation during COVID- The Mongolia Experience This presentation gives an overview of Mongolia's e-GP system and its implementation during the pandemic.	Tserensambuu Nurenzedgombo
18 Nov 2021	Session 6 Video Recording	e-GP Developments in Other Regions	Moderator: Joe Fagan
18 Nov 2021	Presentations		James Garber
18 Nov 2021	Presentations	Strategy Options for Promoting e-GP in the Caribbean Region e-Procurement Implementation Types in Africa - World Bank This presentation provides an overview of green public procurementas a core element of the modern and strategic procurement approach.	Hunt La Cascia, Blandine Wu Chebili
18 Nov 2021	Event Photos	Day 2 Photo Gallery

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
19 Nov 2021	Session 7 Video Recording	Alternative Uses of e-GP	Moderator: Galiya Ismakova
19 Nov 2021	Presentation	Use of e-Procurement for Procurement Concessions - Ukraine This presentation gives an overview of the status of Ukraine's Source2Prozorro project.	Eliza Niewiadomska
19 Nov 2021	Session 8 Video Recording	Gender Inclusive Public Procurement and e-GP	Moderator: Keiko Nowacka
19 Nov 2021	Panel Discussion	Gender Responsive Public Procurement This presentation gives an overview of the measures and steps in promoting women in public procurement.	Leslie Harper
19 Nov 2021	Panel Discussion	Panelists	Rubina Shaheen Theresa Niederle Despoina Kouria
19 Nov 2021	Session 9 Video Recording	Building Procurement Capacity for Government and Suppliers	Moderator: Sharlene Jo-Ann Shillingford-McKlmon
19 Nov 2021	Presentations	ADB and Procurement Capacity Development This presentation gives an overview of ADB's activities and approach for improving capacity relevant to e-GP.	Jesper Pedersen
19 Nov 2021	Presentations	Capacity Building Programs for Procurement Officers and Suppliers during the Pandemic This presentation gives an overview of PPS's procurement capacity building programs and activities during the pandemic.	Chan Mo Choi
19 Nov 2021	Presentations	Building Procurement Capacity for Procuring Entities and Suppliers: Indonesian Experience This presentation gives an overview of Indonesia's capacity building strategies in government procurement.	Dwi Wahyuni Kartianingsih
19 Nov 2021	Presentations	Capacity Development Leveraging - Data and Experience This presentation gives an overview of the importance of implementing e-GP systems to support capacity and procurement development.	Joseph Fagan
19 Nov 2021	Presentations	Challenges Faced in the Delivery and Adoption of an e-GP System This presentation gives an overview of the need for e-GP systems and challenges to its implementation.	Paul Featherstone
19 Nov 2021	Event Photos	Day 3 Photo Gallery