9th Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network
18 October 2023 to 20 October 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the 9th Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network (APPeN) last 18–20 October 2023 in Tbilisi, Georgia. This year focused on digital transformation of public procurement for transparency, support of SDGs and economic empowerment. Emerging issues such as the use of artificial intelligence in procurement planning, tender procedures, evaluation, negotiations, and contract management were explored.
Topics:
- Artificial Intelligence and Procurement Efficiency
- Sustainable Public Procurement
- Professionalizing the Public Procurement Workforce
- Public Trust in Procurement Systems and Processes
- Role of International Organizations in Supporting Public Procurement Reform
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;
- Investigate use of artificial intelligence in public procurement;
- Identify potential areas of e-GP cooperation at the bilateral and regional levels.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 18 Oct 2023 | Opening Session | Welcome Remarks | David Songulashvili |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Opening Session | Opening Remarks | Jeff Taylor |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Opening Session | Keynote Address | Sangyun Lee |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Opening Session |
Video recording: Opening Session |
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| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 1 | Artificial Intelligence and Procurement Efficiency | |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 1 |
India’s Government eMarketplace This presentation gives an overview of the Government eMarketplace (GeM) effect on India's public procurement. |
Manoj Kumar |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 1 |
AI/Data Analytics Project This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of next-generation KONEPS for Data-based national procurement platform service. |
Byung-il Kim |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 2 | Public Trust in Procurement Systems and Processes - Part 1. Digital Tools | |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 2 |
Eliminating Corruption in Public Procurement with Technology and Citizens Engagement: Case Study from Kazakhstan This presentation gives an overview of the methodology for spotting Red Flags in Public Procurement. |
Vitaliy Trenkenshu |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 2 |
Increasing Participation in Tenders Through Digital Tools e-Tender This presentation gives an overview of the public procurement system in Türkiye with the Electronic Public Procurement Platform (EPPP). |
Ahu Meryem Erdogan |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 2 |
Red Flags on e-Proc System: Tool for Early Warning and Safeguarding from Corruption in Public Procurement This presentation gives an overview of the development of the Macedonian Red Flags System for public procurement. |
Goran Davidovski |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 3 | Public Trust in Procurement Systems and Processes - Part 2 | |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 3 |
India’s Government eMarketplace: Vision, Mission and Fundamental Values of GeM This presentation gives an overview of how India's Government eMarketplace contributes to transparency and efficiency of public procurement process. |
Manoj Kumar |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 3 |
Open Contracting Partnership: How e-GP can Contribute to the Improvement of Transparency, Fairness, and Accountability of Public Procurement This presentation gives an overview of Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) for public procurement system. |
Volodymyr Tarnay |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 3 |
Public Trust in Procurement Systems and Processes: How e-GP can Contribute to Improvement of Transparency, Fairness, Accountability of Public Procurement This presentation gives an overview of the statistics of e-GP system of Mongolia. |
Tserensambuu Nurenzedgombo |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 4 | Public Trust in Procurement Systems and Processes - Part 3. Digital Tools | |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 4 |
Public Trust In Procurement Systems: Digital Tools For Increasing Participation This presentation gives an overview of how digital tools promote accessibility to public procurement market. |
Leslie Harper |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 4 |
MicroAssist: Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network (APPeN) 2023 This presentation gives an overview of reducing the barriers in purchasing and procurement for people with disabilities. |
Hiram Kuykendall |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 4 |
The Resilience of Ukrainian e-Procurement System: In Times of Full-Scale War This presentation gives an overview of the e-Procurement System of Ukraine. |
Dmytro Donets |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 5 | Professionalizing the Public Procurement Workforce | |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 5 |
Professionalising The Public Procurement Workforce: A Review of Current Initiatives and Challenges This presentation gives an overview of the steps to professionalize the public procurement workforce. |
Masayuki Omote |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Session 5 |
Video recording: Professionalizing the Public Procurement Workforce |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 6 | Sustainable Public Procurement - Part 1 | |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 6 |
The Philippine Sustainable Public Procurement This presentation gives an overview of the Philippine's approach towards Green Public Procurement (GPP). |
Rowena Candice Ruiz |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 6 |
Sustainable Public Procurement Socially responsive public procurement: Challenges and Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean This presentation gives an overview of women's participation in public procurement in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
Leslie Harper |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 6 |
Video recording: Sustainable Public Procurement - Part 1 |
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| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 7 | Sustainable Public Procurement - Part 2 | |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 7 |
Sustainable Public Procurement Challenges and Opportunities for Fiji This presentation gives an overview of Fiji’s roadmap to Sustainable Public Procurement. |
Saimoni Veramu |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 8 | Role of International Organizations in Supporting Public Procurement Reform - Part 1 | |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 8 |
The WTO’s Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA 2012): An effective tool for achieving and locking in domestic government procurement reform and good governance, and for benchmarking domestic procurement systems This presentation gives an overview of the WTO’s Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA 2012). |
Astghik Solomonyan |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 9 | Role of International Organizations in Supporting Public Procurement Reform - Part 2 | |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 9 |
MAPS Supplementary Module This presentation gives an overview of the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) supplementary module. |
Nicolas Penagos |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 9 |
Montenegro MAPS with e-Procurement Supplementary Module : Advanced Assessment Stage This presentation gives an overview of the advanced assessment stage of MAPs and e-Procurement Supplementary Module in Montenegro. |
Tanvir Hossain |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 10 | e-Procurement Survey, Benchmarking and Moving Forward | |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Session 10 |
e-Procurement Survey, Benchmarking and Moving Forward This presentation gives an overview of the e-GP procurement survey and its initial findings. |
Ramanathan Somasundaram |