BLOGS
Can PPP help cash-starved governments in boosting infrastructure?
Submitted by : Dr. Gurbandini Kaur, All India Management Association
Global Procurement Summit 2021 organized by All India Management Association with support of Ministry of Finance, Government of India, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank gave platform for discussion and exchange of ideas between senior officials engaged in public procurement at central and state public entities and the key bidding...
How can we measure productivity in the public sector?
Submitted by : Ravi Somani, World Bank
In most economies, the public sector is a major purchaser of goods, services and labor. According to the Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators, globally the public sector accounts for around 25% of GDP and 38% of formal...
Four GovTech solutions to improve quality of government budget execution in a post-COVID-19 world
Submitted by : Srinivas Gurazada, Khuram Farooq, World Bank
The recently released 2020 Global Report on Public Financial Management (PFM) by the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) initiative finds that countries do better in preparing their budgets than implementing...
Disruptive technologies can provide developing countries with a pathway to revamp their public procurement processes
Submitted by : Blandine Wu Chebili, Hunt La Cascia, World Bank
Efficient and appropriate public procurement facilitates trade and promotes economic growth. However, the integrity, transparency, and efficiency of public spending has increasingly become a focus of wider public attention and...
Procurement Adjusting to New Realities: Automation, AI/ ML
Submitted by : Dr. Gurbandini Kaur, All India Management Association
Global Procurement Summit 2021 organized by All India Management Association with support of Ministry of Finance, Government of India, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank gave platform for discussion and exchange of...
Why Indonesia needs to prioritize capital budgets to meet its development goals
Submitted by : Angella Faith Montfaucon, Budi Permana, Assyifa Szami Ilman, Novira Kusdarti Asra, Tajuddin Mabaning Ismail, Arun Arya, Hari Purnomo, World Bank
Prior to 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Indonesia’s economy had shown relatively strong growth over the last couple years, averaging at around 5 percent year-on-year. Infrastructure investment is one high potential area Indonesia can further support growth and reduce...
PEFA’s Global Report on Public Financial Management
Submitted by : Richard Anthony Sutherland, Silvia Lubenova Kirova, Antonio Leonardo Blasco, Srinivas Gurazada, World Bank
The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Program released its first Global Report on Public Financial Management through a series of launch events (in three languages – see below) in February, 2021. This blog shares key findings from the Report and views from the international experts who attended the...
Challenges and Opportunities for Health Commodities Procurement & Distribution, particularly COVID-19 vaccines
Submitted by : Dr. Gurbandini Kaur, All India Management Association
Global Procurement Summit 2021 organized by All India Management Association with support of Ministry of Finance, Government of India, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank gave platform for discussion and exchange of ideas between senior officials engaged in public procurement at central and state public entities and the key bidding...