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Cloud Computing and virtualization in the public sector

 
Cloud Computing and virtualization in the public sector
 

This article results from interviews to IT managers of five public agencies in Spain, at different levels: ministries, city halls, autonomous regions. The content reviews the experience accrued after implementing virtualization and cloud computing projects.

 

 

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UNCITRAL report on working group on procurement 18th session

 
UNCITRAL report on working group on procurement 18th session
 

TIn 2004, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) started the revision of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services. To that purpose, the working group formed was given a flexible mandate to identify the issues to be addressed in its considerations, including providing for new practices in public procurement, in particular those that resulted from the use of electronic communications.

 

 

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New Version of Open e-PRIOR - Accelerating uptake of eProcurement across Member States of EU.

 
New Version of Open e-PRIOR - Accelerating uptake of eProcurement across Member States of EU
 

The Directorate-General for Informatics (DIGIT) has recently announced that a new version of Open e-PRIOR, the open-source version of the e-PRIOR (electronic PRocurement, Invoicing and Ordering) platform has been published on the Open Source Observatory and Repository for European public administrations (OSOR.eu).

 

 

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China to submit new procurement proposal to WTO

 
China to submit new procurement proposal to WTO
 

China will submit a new proposal by mid-July to the World Trade Organization to join the WTO government procurement agreement, which regulates trade in public-sector purchases.

 

 

   
The 4th IPPC will be hosted in South Korea in August 2010
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The International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC 4) is a global forum that aims at gathering public procurement practitioners, researchers and academia from all countries to share their experience, knowledge as well as to discuss critical issues related to public procurement.

Since 2004, the Conference has been taking place on a bi-annual basis and is hosted by a different government each time (2004 – Florida, USA; 2- Rome, Italy; 3- Amsterdam, Netherlands). In August 2010, the 4th IPPC will be held in Seoul, South Korea.

This Forum is also an opportunity for those interested in public procurement to present research papers. Selected papers will be published in the Journal of Public Procurement (JoPP) and in a edited book that will be distributed at the end of the conference. The 2010 theme is “Towards New Frontiers in Public Procurement.”

For more information please visit: http://www.ippc2010.kr/

 
   
 
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XML Data Integrity Based on Concatenated Hash Function

Data integrity is the fundamental for applications that require data authentication such as e-GP systems. A major problem for XML data authentication is that signed XML data can be copied to another document but still keep signature valid. This could compromise bidding document’s integrity.
 

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E-Procurement in Hospital Pharmacies: An Exploratory Multi-Case Study from Switzerland

Structural changes and increasing market dynamics in the health care sector intensify the hospitals’ needs for cost-savings and process optimization.
 

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Reaching the unreached: A Role of ICT in sustainable Rural development

We have seen in last few decades that the progress of information technology with leaps and bounds, which have completely changed the way of life in the developed nations. While internet has changed the established working practice and opened new vistas and provided a platform to connect, this gives the opportunity for collaborative work space that goes beyond the global boundary.
 

 

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