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Global Procurement Summit 2019 (GPS 2019)

All India Management Association, in partnership with Ministry of Finance, Government of India and the World Bank organized the Global Procurement Summit 2019, on February 7-8, 2019 at New Delhi.

The theme of the summit was Digital Disruption and Innovation: Future of Procurement. The summit brought together the global and regional procurement community to examine the rise in new technologies, innovation and fast pace of growth in data analytics which has led to the development of procurement.

The Summit was honored by the presence of Ms. S Radha Chauhan, CEO, Government e-Marketplace as the chief guest and the eminent speakers which include Mr. Vinay Sharma, Director, Global Governance Practice, World Bank, Mr. Sandeep Verma, Principal Secretary, Government of Rajasthan, Ms. Usha Saxena, Head of Department, e-Procurement Division, National Informatics Centre and Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The summit was well attended by more than 200 delegates from India, Africa and Sri Lanka.

Please visit the link below to download the Session Presentations (PPT) and the Photographs

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The outstanding recommendations of GPS were on the following sub-areas.

  • Improving the Procurement Practices
  • Increase the use of technology in procurement
  • Strengthen Sustainable Procurement
  • Maintain a fine balance between risk management and agility
  • Dispute Avoidance and speedy Resolution are critical for both Purchaser and Supplier

 

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