Events

8th Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network

05 December 2022 to 06 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:

05 Dec 2022
06 Dec 2022

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
05 Dec 2022	Opening Session	Opening Remarks	Bruce Gosper
05 Dec 2022	Session 1	Accelerating Sustainable Development - Role of Procurement Systems
05 Dec 2022	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
05 Dec 2022	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
05 Dec 2022	Session 2	ADB Support to E-Government Procurement
05 Dec 2022	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
05 Dec 2022	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
05 Dec 2022	Session 3	Electronic Procurement Complaint Handling
05 Dec 2022	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
05 Dec 2022	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
05 Dec 2022	Session 4	e-Procurement and Financial Management Integration Contract Management
05 Dec 2022	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
05 Dec 2022	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
05 Dec 2022	Session 5	OECD-MAPS e-GP Framework: Lessons Learnt from Mauritius Pilot
05 Dec 2022	Session 5	MAPS e-Procurement Module This presentation gives an overview of the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) e-procurement module.	Nicolas Penagos
05 Dec 2022	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
05 Dec 2022	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
05 Dec 2022	Webinar Recording	Day 1 (Morning Session)
05 Dec 2022	Webinar Recording	Day 1 (Afternoon Session)

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
06 Dec 2022	Session 6	Institutional and Procurement Practice Note on Cloud Computing
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	Session 6	FIJI: Our Journey to e-Tender This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of e-procurement system in Fiji.	Saimoni Veramu
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	Session 7	e-GP as a Tool Supporting Gender Mainstreaming
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	Session 8	Knowledge Exchange
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	Session 9	Digital Transformation of e-GP
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	Session 9	GePNIC©, Driving National and International Procurement This presentation gives an overview of the digital transformation of e-GP in India.	Usha Saxena
06 Dec 2022	Session 10	Framework for Procuring for PPP in e-GP
06 Dec 2022	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 fordigital PPP or concessions.	Eliza Niewiadomska
06 Dec 2022	Session 11	Open Contracting Data Standards - Valuable Tool for Analyzing Procurement Data
06 Dec 2022	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
06 Dec 2022	Session 12	Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network - Phase 2	Galiya Ismakova
06 Dec 2022	Closing Session	Closing Remarks	Risa Zhijia Teng
06 Dec 2022	Webinar Recording	Day 2 (Morning Session)
06 Dec 2022	Webinar Recording	Day 2 (Afternoon Session)