UNB, Dhaka :
The 4th South Asia Regional Public Procurement Conference kicks off in Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Monday.
The four-day regional procurement conference under the auspices of South Asia Public Procurement Network (SAPPN) is hosted by the Sri Lankan Department of Public Finance.
The theme of this conference is “e-GP in South Asia: Achievements, Opportunities and Challenges”. e-GP stands for electronic government procurement which is an ICT based public procurement system.
Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Planning of Bangladesh, had hosted the third regional conference in November 2015 in Dhaka, said CPTU officials.
The officials said Director General of CPTU Md Faruque Hossain, the current chair of SAPPN, is representing Bangladesh in the conference. He will make a country presentation highlighting e-GP progress in Bangladesh and another presentation on e-GP Interoperability.
Md Mosharraf Hussain, System Analyst of CPTU, will make a presentation on e-GP Business Model in the conference.
The SAPPN for the first time is going to make public procurement award under some categories. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) has been selected for an award for its case story on citizen engagement in public procurement. Dr. Mirza Hassan, an adjunct fellow of BIGD, is also joining the conference as the recipient of the award.
The 4th South Asia Regional Public Procurement Conference kicks off in Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Monday.
The four-day regional procurement conference under the auspices of South Asia Public Procurement Network (SAPPN) is hosted by the Sri Lankan Department of Public Finance.
The theme of this conference is “e-GP in South Asia: Achievements, Opportunities and Challenges”. e-GP stands for electronic government procurement which is an ICT based public procurement system.
Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Planning of Bangladesh, had hosted the third regional conference in November 2015 in Dhaka, said CPTU officials.
The officials said Director General of CPTU Md Faruque Hossain, the current chair of SAPPN, is representing Bangladesh in the conference. He will make a country presentation highlighting e-GP progress in Bangladesh and another presentation on e-GP Interoperability.
Md Mosharraf Hussain, System Analyst of CPTU, will make a presentation on e-GP Business Model in the conference.
The SAPPN for the first time is going to make public procurement award under some categories. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) has been selected for an award for its case story on citizen engagement in public procurement. Dr. Mirza Hassan, an adjunct fellow of BIGD, is also joining the conference as the recipient of the award.
