Table 4 Benefits and beneficiaries of electronic government procurement

The Bank publishes periodic Country Procurement Assessment Reports available on its web site and, as earlier noted, promotes e commerce platforms in public procurement agencies in the recipient countries.

It is more common to restrict the use of ERAs to certain types of purchases.

Beyond that, the example already provided by IAPSO's e commerce platform shows the way forward.

Capacity building in public procurement agencies in the recipient countries

The directives omit the qualifier standard , predominantly used in other regulations, in describing purchases eligible for the procurement through ERAs.

Thus, enhancing expertise within the organizations in e procurement systems and operations should equip procurement officials with additional knowledge and skills needed to boost similar capacities in the recipient countries, as explained below.

Michael S. Hart (1971) Despite the extensive earlier history, several publications report Michael S. Hart as the inventor of the e book.

The paper cites the example of the Republic of Korea's Government Electronic Procurement System which cost US 26 million to develop but saves US 2.7 billion of all government procurement valued at US 17.1 billion.

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The choice of the approach, to a large degree, will depend on the Working Group's view on which types of purchases will be eligible for procurement using ERAs.

(b) Three Procurement Assistants, national General Service staff (new posts)

The recourse to ERAs is normally subject to general principles of government procurement.

As the procurement agent of the Global Tuberculosis Drug Facility (GDF), IAPSO has used its e commerce application effectively to deliver drugs around the world, valued in 2002 at US 11 million.

Procurement Unit

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Senegal

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E. Procurement

(a) Results based framework

Medical Services Division

Division for Organizational Development

Gender Issues Unit (9 posts)

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Procurement and supply.

Procurement and transportation

Coordinated procurement

These included the food safety agency, the public procurement agency, the procurement review board, the market surveillance agency, the information society agency and the institutes for standardization, metrology and intellectual property.

In April 2004, the General Legal Division made a presentation on the General Conditions of Contract at a conference in New York, arranged by the Procurement Service for chiefs of procurement from peacekeeping and other field offices.

Simplifying customs procedures and opening up markets for public procurement could bring further benefits.

OIOS investigators paid significant attention to Secretariat functions, notably procurement.

UNICEF agrees to benchmark its procurement services with United Nations and other public procurement services, considering each organization's specificities to determine whether the level of its handling charge for cost recovery is appropriate.

Taking this into account, the Advisory Committee recommends approval of posts for one Procurement Assistant (Field Service) three Procurement Assistants (national General Service staff) and two Procurement Assistants (United Nations Volunteers).

The Procurement Goldmine

Procurement report

(h) Procurement and supply

Procurement and contracting

Procurement vendor roster

The Board remains concerned about the financial consequences of not having performance bonds in place.