All posts tagged "supply chains"

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  Keeping links strong: what governments can do to take the sting out of supply chain risk

  Geopolitical and economic headwinds are putting global supply chains at risk, with potentially serious implications for service delivery. In a Dun & Bradstreet webinar, public and private sector experts discussed

  • Posted October 12, 2022
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  A good buy: Using data to identify socially and environmentally conscious suppliers

  The growing trend for companies to measure and report on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects of their operations can help civil servants assure themselves of the sustainability of

  • Posted January 10, 2022
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  A good buy: commissioning for social value

  When commissioning goods or services from the private sector, civil servants have an opportunity to secure wider public goals. At a recent webinar hosted by WT Partnership, experts from both

  • Posted November 1, 2021
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  Is something hiding in your supply chain?

  With current issues around lack of HGV drivers, low CO2 stocks potentially interrupting meat supplies and consumers and businesses alike being hit with what feels like a last-minute hike in their

  • Posted October 12, 2021
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  Resilience, stocks and supplies: public procurement during the pandemic

  When COVID hit, governments had to address a series of colossal procurement challenges – sourcing the services and goods required to keep people safe as global supply lines failed. At

  • Posted July 26, 2021
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  From leaders to learners: digital chiefs’ pandemic lessons

  Since the pandemic arrived, governments have leaned heavily on technological solutions to protect citizens and businesses. At a GGF webinar, digital leaders from the UK, South Korea and Canada discussed

  • Posted July 5, 2021
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  How analytics can improve COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration

  Governments can use analytics to identify the location and concentration of priority populations, optimise supply chain strategies and track transmission, among many other things The management of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is

  • Posted January 22, 2021
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  UK audit office report finds multiple failings in PPE procurement

  The UK government set up a “high priority lane” favouring companies referred by senior officials, ministers, parliamentarians and public servants in its PPE procurements, according to a new report from

  • Posted November 19, 2020
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  Doubts over IT system readiness prompts fresh concerns over Brexit border chaos

  UK civil servants are working to avert major border chaos when the post-Brexit transition period ends on 31 December, according to a leaked memo that warns of “critical gaps” in

  • Posted September 7, 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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