Workshop Korea- LAC Electronic Government Procurement Training Presentation

Workshop: Korea- LAC Electronic Government Procurement Training Presentation Electronic Government Procurement in Latin America and the Caribbean Seoul, South Korea March, 2017

Timeline e. GP in Latin America and the Caribbean • First wave 1995 -2005: information portals and minor interactive features. • Second wave 2005 -2014: interactive functionalities (supplier registries and etendering) and first transactional systems. • Third wave 2015 -present: large scale implementations, business intelligence, emarket place and infrastructure beyond inhouse IT departments (government data centers, cloud based solutions).

Timeline e. GP in Latin America and the Caribbean Source: Harper and Sanchez. “e. GP in Latin America and the Caribbean. ” World Bank, 2017

Stages of e. GP implementation Source: Harper and Sanchez. “e. GP in Latin America and the Caribbean. ” World Bank, 2017

e. GP Functionality Source: Harper and Calderon. Government at a Glance. OECD, 2016

Institutions behind e. GP • A major factor in the development of e. GP systems has been the institutional set up adopted by the countries in Latin America and more recently in the Caribbean. • Centralized oversight and monitoring entities with decentralized operations. • One of the key services these entities provide to purchasing units is e. GP. Source: Harper and Calderon. Government at a Glance. OECD, 2016

Role of Procurement Agencies Source: Harper and Calderon. Government at a Glance. OECD, 2016

Institutional independence and level of functionality Source: Harper and Sanchez. “e. GP in Latin America and the Caribbean. ” World Bank, 2017

Build vs. Buy Source: Harper and Sanchez. “e. GP in Latin America and the Caribbean. ” World Bank, 2017

What e. GP has enabled in LAC • • Supplier registries Business intelligence Wide adoption of framework agreements Reverse e-auctions Means to support horizontal public policies Improved civil society oversight Savings (time and money) Better access of SMEs to the public procurement market

Challenges ahead • How to continue developing e. GP with a balanced perspective between control, efficiency and support to public policy. • How to phase out legacy systems and contain excessive growth of IT departments. • How to properly plan resources to upgrade/update COTS solutions. • How to develop e. GP as a means for procurement reform and not an end unto itself.

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