All posts tagged "procurement"

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  South African president condemns COVID procurements corruption

  South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned corruption in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party related to the procurement of COVID-19 equipment, and suggested addressing the problem through transparency,

  • Posted August 28, 2020
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  Oxford University launches AI and good governance commission

  The Oxford Internet Institute has launched a new commission to advise world leaders on effective ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in public administration. The Oxford Commission

  • Posted July 29, 2020
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  Select committee ‘astonished’ by UK’s failure to plan for pandemic

  The UK government failed to consider in advance how it might deal with the economic impacts of a pandemic, rushed its response to COVID-19, and must “ensure it doesn’t repeat

  • Posted July 28, 2020
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  Doing good with data: an interview with the Development Bank of Latin America’s Carlos Santiso

  Dr Carlos Santiso is no stranger to crisis response, having spent 25 years promoting democracy, strengthening governance and fighting corruption in emerging economies and fragile states. The scale of the

  • Posted July 10, 2020
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  UK officials’ focus on price damages IT procurements, report finds

  The UK civil service focuses too closely on price in procurement decisions, a new report has claimed, and “lacks the capability and capacity to fully understand” how new IT systems

  • Posted May 27, 2020
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  Canada expands online health services and launches COVID-19 supply council

  Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced a CAN$240m (US$170m) investment in online health services to boost mental health and primary care platforms during the coronavirus pandemic. The PM has

  • Posted May 6, 2020
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  Driving digital: the challenge of building tech skills – and the solutions

  Competing with businesses to recruit in tech jobs markets, many governments struggle to develop the capabilities for digital delivery. At the Government Digital Summit, senior leaders from 16 countries swapped

  • Posted February 26, 2020
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  UK standards committee: ‘urgent need’ to strengthen regulation of public sector AI

  A new report looking at artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK public sector says there’s an “urgent need for guidance and regulation.” AI has the potential to “revolutionise” public service

  • Posted February 13, 2020
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  High potential, low code: how modular construction is easing access to advanced tech

  Developing cutting-edge systems such as Artificial Intelligence typically requires big, expert teams of technical professionals – but ‘low code’ development platforms enable non-specialists to combine ready-made digital components, bringing advanced

  • Posted November 18, 2019
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  Procurement, integration and adaptation are biggest barriers to AI, study finds

  The greatest obstacles to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the public sector lie in building procurement capabilities, integrating AI with existing systems, and adapting systems to specific

  • Posted October 29, 2019
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