Global ICT Dept/e-Development Thematic Group, OPCS/eGP TG, WBI/GDLN, PRMPS and partnerspresent a Global Dialogue Workshop on
Demystifying Electronic Government Procurement
Videoconference & Live Webcast
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Washington, D.C.: 9h00 – 12h30 (Preston Auditorium)
You can watch the live and recorded webcast at:
Program Agenda
8:50 – 9:30 am Opening Session
•Introductions from participating sites
•Welcome: Samia Melhem, Chair of the e-Development Thematic Group, Senior Operations Officer, GICT; Deepak Bhatia, Lead e-Government Specialist, GICT, World Bank Knut Leipold, Senior Procurement Specialist, OPCPR, World Bank
•Opening remarks: Peter Harrold, Director, Operations Services, World Bank
•Keynote address:Sanjay Pradhan, Vice President, World Bank Institute
9:30 – 11:10 am Lessons from International Experience
- Felipe Goya, Director, ChileCompra: e-GP in Chile (advanced implementation case study).
- Ajay Sawhney, former Secretary IT&C, Ministry of Andhra Pradesh: e-GP in AP, India (advanced implementation case study).
- Gian Luigi Albano, Head of R&D, Italian Public Procurement Agency: e-GP in Italy (advanced implementation case study).
- Amulya K. Debnath , Director General, Central Procurement Technical Unit, Ministry of Planning, People's Republic of Bangladesh: e-GP in Bangladesh (case study of early implementation experience).
- Paul Schapper, International Consultant: Overview of international experience and key lessons learned.
Questions and Answers
11:10 – 11:55 am Country Perspectives (in the order of time zones)
- Philippines: Rosa Clemente, the PhilGEPS Manager
- Armenia: Karen Brutyan, Head of Procurement Process Regulation Department, MoF (TBC)
- Russia: Yuri Hohlov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Institute of Information Society; Anna Korobova, CIO, Zelenograd District of Moscow, Russia
- Moldova: Oleg Rotaru, Vice Minister of Informational Development
- Kenya: Jerome Ochieng, e-Procurement Project Manager, Public Procurement Oversight Authority
- Tanzania: David Sawe, Advisor, President's office
- Grenada: Anurag Sinha, PhD, ICT Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister
Commentary by Eduardo Talero, Consultant, SASFP/GICT, World Bank
11:55am – 12:20 pm Closing Panel: How to Mainstream and Scale Up e-Procurement Agenda?
•James Adams, Regional Vice-President, East Asia and Pacific, World Bank
•Bernard Becq, Chief Procurement Policy Officer, OPCPR, World Bank
•Philippe Dongier, Sector Manager, GICT, World Bank
•Randi Ryterman, Acting Director, Public Sector Governance, World Bank
•Han Fraeters, Acting Manager, GDLN/WBIGM, World Bank Institute
12:20 – 12:30 pm Closing Remarks
Samia Melhem, Chair of the e-Development Thematic Group, Senior Operations Officer, GICT
Program Description:
Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) plays a significant role in the context of public sector reform and modernization. Benefits include increased transparency, efficiency, performance, and monitoring of public procurement. The strength of e-GP in the Governance & Anticorruption agenda arises from its capacity to improve the accessibility of information and to ensure fiduciary compliance by automating practices prone to corruption. While many client countries have started to invest in e-GP initiatives, the design and implementation of such programs appears as a mystery to governments. Critical success factors are often neglected and overemphasis is put on hardware and software. The objective of this workshop is to engage in an international dialogue on opportunities and challenges of e-GP implementation and the role of the World Bank in this context. The workshop is aimed to catalyze e-GP implementations in participating countries, demystify the process, identify "quick wins" and expose key myths and misconceptions. Using case studies, the speakers will discuss best practice examples and key lessons from e-GP initiatives, as well as general recommendations for designing and implementing successful e-GP projects.
All workshop materials will be uploaded at:
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