During the 7th Annual Conference on Government Procurement of the Americas in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, held from 18 to 20 October 2011, took place the annual INGP members’ private meeting. In this context was presented a proposal for reforms and new features to the EGP MAP – Observatory tool for application to the next edition.
Network members raised comments and requirements for the platform and the services it provides. Among others, the following were noted:
The platform must be versatile and usable, so as to enable inclusion and process a large amount of data and information
Include new topics, data and functions.
Statistical information and performance that makes up the Map would develop a new set of indexes for e-GP.
It is critical that information to be managed directly by members of the INGP.
Ability to generate standard and custom reports.
To meet the requirements listed, the proposal is to include the following features:
1. Each INGP member will have access to a content manager, and will be responsible for the information for the country.
2. Expanding the platform with the following characteristics:
a. New components (sustainable procurement, SMEs)
b. Project catalog
c. Standardized reports
d. Custom Reports
e. Statistics, graphs and comparisons
f. New data and cross rates
3. Use of social networking and flexible reporting formats.
During the meeting, representatives of INGP members updated the information on their countries and those responsible for generating information. This is the first requirement in order to consolidate a reliable and useful information tool. Additionally, we asked the Network members to:
Monitor the maintenance of information.
Keep the current information updated (GDP, budget execution information, purchase data, system data).
Definition of new components of the e-GPMAP - Observatory.
Provide feedback about the tool and the proposed features.