8th Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network
5 to 6 December 2022

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the 8th Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network (APPeN) on 5–6 December 2022 in a hybrid format. This year’s theme was Procurement in Support of Achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

Objectives:

  • To continue knowledge exchange and collaboration of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network.

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 better understanding of ADB approach to e-GP;
  • Identify potential areas of e-GP cooperation at the bilateral and regional levels.
Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Opening Session Opening Remarks Bruce Gosper
Session 1 Accelerating Sustainable Development - Role of Procurement Systems
Session 1 Walking the Trillion Dollar Giant: Accelerating Sustainable Development - Role of Procurement Systems
This presentation gives an overview of the tools and practices for sustainable procurement integration.
Carsten Hansen
Session 1 Driving Sustainability with Open Contracting
This presentation gives an overview of using Open Contracting framework to advance sustainability in public procurement.
Lindsey Marchessault
Session 2 ADB Support to E-Government Procurement
Session 2 Asian Development Bank Support to e-Government Procurement
This presentation gives an overview on ADB's support on e-procurement implementation in Asia and the Pacific.
Galiya Ismakova
Session 2 ADB’s e-GP Framework: Assessing Past Achievements While Planning For The Future
This presentation gives an overview of the assessment on ADB’s e-government procurement framework.
Sharlene Jo-Ann Shillingford-McKlmon
Session 3 Electronic Procurement Complaint Handling
Session 3 Public Procurement System In The Kyrgyz Republic And The Procedure For Handling Complaints And Appeals
This presentation gives an overview of the Public Procurement System (PPS) in Kyrgyz Republic.
Aisuluu Osmonkulova
Session 3 Electronic Procurement Complaint Handling
This presentation gives an overview on how e-GP systems can increase transparency and improve public procurement outcomes.
Chris Smith
Session 4 e-Procurement and Financial Management Integration Contract Management
Session 4 India’s Government eMarketplace: Technology for Sustainable Development
This presentation gives an overview of the Government eMarketplace (GeM) effect on public procurement process in India.
Manoj Kumar
Session 4 EBRD Client e-Procurement Portal (ECEPP): Why contract and financial management should be considered an integral part of e-procurement?
This presentation gives an overview of the EBRD Client e-Procurement Portal in relation to contract and financial management.
Richard Gargrave
Session 5 OECD-MAPS e-GP Framework: Lessons Learnt from Mauritius Pilot
Session 5 MAPS e-Procurement Module
This presentation gives an overview of the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) e-procurement module.
Nicolas Penagos
Session 5 Mauritius - MAPS E-PS Supplementary Module
This presentation gives an overview of the MAPS e-GP framework and lessons learnt from Mauritius Pilot.
Amilcar Bilale
Session 5 Montenegro MAPS with e-Procurement Supplementary Module: Preparation Stage
This presentation gives an overview of the MAPS and e-procurement system in Montenegro.
Tanvir Hossain
Webinar Recording Day 1 (Morning Session)
Webinar Recording Day 1 (Afternoon Session)
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Session 6 Institutional and Procurement Practice Note on Cloud Computing
Session 6 Institutional And Procurement Practice Note on Cloud Computing
This presentation gives an overview of cloud computing in relation to improving e-procurement system.
Hunt La Cascia
Session 6 FIJI: Our Journey to e-Tender
This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of e-procurement system in Fiji.
Saimoni Veramu
Session 6 In-Tend e-Procurement Solutions
This presentation gives an overview of the recent and forthcoming developments on APPePN e-Tendering Platform.
Paul Featherstone
Session 7 e-GP as a Tool Supporting Gender Mainstreaming
Session 7 Supporting Gender Equity through Public Procurement Tools: Lessons from Latin America and Caribbean
This presentation gives an overview of the importance of promoting women in public procurement.
Leslie Harper
Session 7 The Korea Experience: e-GP as a Tool to Support Gender, Environment and Social Considerations
This presentation gives an overview of how e-GP is used as a support tool for gender, environmental, and social considerations in Korea.
Kim Joo-hyun
Session 7 Kingdom of Bhutan: Incorporating Sustainable Elements in the Procurement Process
This presentation gives an overview of the benefits and challenges of incorporating e-government procurement in Bhutan.
Tandin Gyem
Session 7 Gender-Responsive Procurement in Asia and the Pacific
This presentation gives an overview of the UN Women and ADB report on Gender-Responsive Procurement.
Katja Freiwald
Session 8 Knowledge Exchange
Session 8 Multi- Country Virtual Knowledge Exchange: Implementation of e-Government Procurement Systems
This presentation gives an overview of the analysis of the implementation of e-GP systems in four participating countries.
David McDermont
Session 8 Progress of the Mongolia e-GP System Towards Digitization and Sustainability
This presentation gives an overview of the development and usage of Mongolia's e-GP system.
Tserensambuu Nurenzedgombo
Session 8 Emergency Procurement during Covid-19 Pandemic and in the Post Covid-19 Period through Electronic System
This presentation gives an overview of the electronic government system in Georgia during and post pandemic period.
Nino Gamrekeli
Session 9 Digital Transformation of e-GP
Session 9 Digital Procurement Transformation in Indonesia Public Procurement System
This presentation gives an overview of the digital transformation of e-GP in Indonesia.
Antonius Sihombing
Session 9 GePNIC©, Driving National and International Procurement
This presentation gives an overview of the digital transformation of e-GP in India.
Usha Saxena
Session 10 Framework for Procuring for PPP in e-GP
Session 10 End-to-end Digital Governance Tools for Rebuilding War-Damaged Infrastructure of Ukraine
This presentation gives an overview of the support projects in Ukraine for digital PPP or concessions.
Eliza Niewiadomska
Session 11 Open Contracting Data Standards - Valuable Tool for Analyzing Procurement Data
Session 11 The Value of Standardizing Procurement Data: Introduction to OCDS
This presentation gives an overview of how and why implement Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS).
Andrii Hazin
Session 12 Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network - Phase 2 Galiya Ismakova
Closing Session Closing Remarks Risa Zhijia Teng
Webinar Recording Day 2 (Morning Session)
Webinar Recording Day 2 (Afternoon Session)

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Galiya Ismakova
  • Marie Charmaine Yuson

ADB Organizer/s

  • Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Topics

  • ADB Administration and Governance
  • ICT