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Category Archives: Technology
More e-procurement could cut corruption in Europe
Greater investment in electronic purchasing would provide greater transparency and reduce the potential for fraud and corruption in public procurement, says Transparency International.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Fraud & corruption, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Technology
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CGI to buy Logica for £1.7 billion
The Canadian IT outsourcing firm is set to purchase the UK business services company.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Supply chain, Technology
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HP to optimize supply chain in cost saving drive
The technology company will combine spend across business groups in addition to a plan to save up to $3.5 billion (£2.2 billion) through restructuring.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page picture story, News, Purchasing, Supply chain, Technology
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SAP to buy Ariba for $4.3 billion
The technology firm has announced its intention to purchase the spend management software provider, after its offer was accepted by Ariba’s board.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Technology
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SMEs win 75 per cent of Public Contracts Scotland contracts
During the past year, more than 6,200 Scottish suppliers have won deals using the portal, which now has 60,000 businesses and 4,000 buyers signed up.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, SRM, Technology
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Microsoft’s procurement reboot delivers millions in savings
The technology business has overhauled its procurement team structure to create more value from its $16 billion (£9.8 billion) global spend.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Technology, Travel
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US purchasing institute names award winners
Cisco Systems, T-Mobile USA and the American Red Cross were among the organisations that received prizes at the annual Institute for Supply Management and Michigan State University Awards for Excellence in Supply Management.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Sustainability, Technology
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EC sets 2016 as deadline for e-procurement
The European Commission has announced that all public sector authorities will have to carry out their purchasing electronically within the next four years.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Technology
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Senior official slams ‘pervasive’ poor procurement in government IT
The civil servant in charge of the government’s cloud computing strategy has strongly criticised the lack of progress and bad buying practices of IT in Whitehall.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Technology
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Court battle looms over e-auction ”error”
A Chinese company is taking a UK supplier to court over an offer made in an e-auction, which the vendor claims was submitted by his three-year-old daughter.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Technology
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