Mastodawn

@mntmn A more practical idea:
Add in the revision of EU Directive on Public Procurement (2014/24/EU) the requirement that all services, api and chips are provided with a full test set and/or emulator, free of charge, royalty-free, preferably under an Open Source licence.

#PublicProcurement #ICT #Europe #OpenSource

Headlines Africa Nov 4

Africa: Zim Gears Up to Host Africa's Top Procurement Summit: [263Chat] Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) Chief Executive Dr Clever Ruswa says the country is fully prepared to host the 5th General Assembly of the African Public Procurement Network (APPN) in Victoria Falls from 11-14 November 2025. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TP40W3 #Africa #Procurement #Summit #Zimbabwe #PublicProcurement

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Oct 23

European giants strike deal on €6B space champion to rival Elon Musk https://www.politico.eu/article/european-giants-ink-deal-space-champion-take-elon-musk/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #Publicprocurement #Infrastructure #Spacelaunchers #Manufacturing #Competition #Environment #Governance #Innovation #Investment #Satellites #Technology #Antitrust #Companies #Industry #Military #Missiles #Research #Services #mergers #Defense

European giants strike deal on €6B space champion to rival Elon Musk

The three-way pact between Airbus, Leonardo and Thales would create a challenger to Musk’s SpaceX.

POLITICO

Yonhap Infomax News Oct 22

South Korea’s finance ministry will codify disabled access rights in public procurement, aiming to boost social value and support disadvantaged enterprises in a 225 trillion won market.
#YonhapInfomax #PublicProcurement #DisabledAccess #MinistryOfEconomyAndFinance #SocialValue #225TrillionWon #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=86758

Im Ki-geun Pledges to Codify Disabled Access Rights in Public Procurement—Aiming to Advance Social Value

South Korea’s finance ministry will codify disabled access rights in public procurement, aiming to boost social value and support disadvantaged enterprises in a 225 trillion won market.

Yonhap Infomax

Leibniz-IÖR Dresden Oct 21

Steven Parker (Open University, UK) will discuss how regional public procurement fosters connections among angencies, creating strategic and practical aggregations often overlooked in procurement research. 📅 5 Nov | ⌛ 2 p.m. CET | 📍 online. More information 👉🏻 https://www.ioer.de/en/events/ioer-forum/ioer-forum-2025-11-05

@IRSErkner @ilsforschung @DresdenZero @KAT_Transformationszentrum

#IOERforum #SustainabilityTransition #TransformativeCapacity #PublicProcurement

Vietnamnet BOT Oct 21

Sau sáp nhập chính quyền 2 cấp, việc mua sắm ô tô công sẽ được thực hiện theo hướng tập trung, tinh gọn và tuân thủ quy định mới từ Bộ Tài chính. Các đơn vị sau sáp nhập phải rà soát nhu cầu thực tế, ưu tiên sử dụng xe hiện có hoặc điều chuyển nội bộ, chỉ mua sắm mới khi thật sự cần thiết và được phê duyệt theo thẩm quyền. Hình thức thuê dịch vụ xe công cũng được khuyến khích nhằm tiết kiệm ngân sách.

#PublicProcurement #GovernmentReform #CarPurchase #LocalAdministration #SapNhapChinhQuyen #Mua

Cour de justice de l'UE Sep 11

⚖️ In today’s judgment, the #ECJ set aside the Commission’s approval of Hungary’s aid for the Paks II nuclear project (Case C-59/23 P Austria v Commission).

Why? 🎥 💬 President Lenaerts explains with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1_1477137/
📰 PR 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2025-09/cp250116en.pdf
👨⚖️ Bio 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_7026/

#EUlaw #StateAid #PublicProcurement #Energy

EPSU Sep 8

Decent work > lowest price! EPSU joins the Sustainable Public Procurement Network urging MEPs to support the #PublicProcurement report as voted in the IMCO Committee.

N Jay Sorensen Sep 2

Gen Z sees AI as a mentor, not a manager — they want calls to adventure, not just calls to action.

For procurement, that means shifting from compliance checklists to journeys of innovation + impact.

How can we make procurement a story the next workforce wants to join?

#PublicProcurement #FutureReady https://musebyclios.com/musings/why-brands-can-gain-key-insights-from-gen-zs-passion-for-ai-mentorship/

Brand Takeaways From Gen Z’s Passion for AI Engagement | Muse by Clios

I even signed up for a workshop promising to unlock my inner blockages "with the unexpected and loving guidance of AI."

Muse by Clios | Discover the latest creative marketing and advertising news. Muse by Clio is the premier news site covering creativity in advertising and beyond.

Yonhap Infomax News Aug 20

South Korea will overhaul public procurement rules to embed safety-first principles, penalize firms with serious accidents, and expand innovative product purchases to 3 trillion won by 2030.
#YonhapInfomax #PublicProcurement #SafetyRegulations #SeriousAccidents #InnovativeProducts #MinistryOfEconomyAndFinance #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=77805

Public Bidding to Penalize 'Serious Industrial Accidents'—Unsafe Companies to Be Expelled

South Korea will overhaul public procurement rules to embed safety-first principles, penalize firms with serious accidents, and expand innovative product purchases to 3 trillion won by 2030.

Yonhap Infomax