Adrien Inoubli

Dr. Adrien Inoubli has been Regional Adviser for Medical Products Regulation for 3 years in the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia. In this position, he has been providing support to member states in strengthening their regulatory systems and has also acted as secretariat for SEARN, the South-East Asia Regulatory Network. Before joining WHO, he worked on regulatory processes, compassionate use, clinical trials, and marketing authorizations for the UK and French medicines agencies. His last position was representing France in the EMA’s pharmacovigilance committee, the PRAC.

SECURE Webinar 19: Enhancing the Quality and Safety of Medicine in Southeast Asia

COVID-19 posed a major challenge to the global health agenda, with pharmaceutical manufacturers shifting their production and distribution processes to rapidly respond to escalating demands for vaccines and medical products. The pandemic also revitalized the importance of sound pharmacovigilance (PV) systems and national regulatory authorities (NRA) to ensure the safety, quality, and efficacy of vaccines and drugs.

Innovative Products Pilot Procurement for Overseas Countries

As introduced in Lecture 2 yesterday, leveraging the Innovative Products Program, pre-commercialized Innovative Products are purchased with the PPS budget and tested by public entities that are responsible for providing feedback to Innovative Companies. This pilot purchase program can help the products readily join procurement markets and facilitate the development of relevant technology. Also, records with ‘Government Procurement’ are a strong credit.

Republic of Korea's e-Procurement System (KONEPS) Toward Next-generation

Republic of Korea's Online E-Procurement System (KONEPS) is a single window for public procurement that provides integrated bid information for businesses and acts as a single repository of vendor data for the entire public organization. The system has dramatically enhanced the transparency of the public procurement process and the efficiency of the procurement administration, saving economic costs. It has also stimulated the development of e-commerce in the private sector. Today, PPS is even preparing for the Next-Generation version of KONEPS.

How Does Public Procurement Create Innovation in the Republic of Korea?

The Republic of Korea's innovation system has been built and coordinated over a long period, particularly after the Korean War, to increase government-led research and development investments. As a result, South Korea reached an advanced country level, quickly possessing top-tier technologies in various fields. However, after that, we have reached a stage where we realize there are limitations to the current approach in fostering innovation that leads beyond simply catching up with advanced countries’ technological levels.