IPPC6: Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th August 2014
Dublin, Ireland

Public Procurement remains a key focus for policy makers in this time of global downturn and austerity. As such both academics and practitioners have a desire to share their research and practice in and open and transparent environment. In Dublin, August 2014, the Sixth International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC6) will take place. The IPPC is the largest international public procurement conference globally dedicated to academic discussion and practitioner engagement. Over the last 10 years having built its profile in attracting partcipants from over 60 countries, it is hoped that the conference in Dublin will exceed this. . more

Best Paper Awards:
There are three best paper awards, with $3,000 for the 1st best paper, $2,000 for the 2nd best paper, and $1,000 for the 3rd best paper. In addition, there are awards for students’ and practitioners’ best papers. Following are three best papers from IPPC5. more

Part VI:

ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPOSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND CORRUPTION

PAPER 1 - Efficiency, Accountability and Transparency In Public Procurement: The Level of Compliance in Africa (Ethiopian Case)
Gizachew Abebe

PAPER 2 - Improving Transparency in Public Procurement in Ghana
Collins Ameyaw, Sarfo Mensah and Ernest Osei-Tutu

PAPER 3 - Transparency and Integrity in Public Procurement: Progress Made in OECD Countries in the Last Three Years
Elodie Beth

PAPER 4 - Why Do Corrupt Behaviours Feature So Prominently in Public Procurement?
Richard Doyle

PAPER 5 - Learning from Russian Public Procurement Reforms: Phenomenon of Efficient Quasi- Corruption
Andrey Ivanov

PAPER 6 - Low Value Procurement and Transparency: Squaring Circle
Pedro Telles

PAPER 7 - Dispelling Fear and Loathing in Government Acquisition: A Proposal for Cultivational Governance in DOD Source Selections
Steve M. Maser and Fred Thompson

PAPER 8 - Bid Distribution and Transaction Costs
Mats A. Bergman and Johan Y. Stake

PAPER 9 - Information Transparency in Public Procurement: How It Works in Russian Regions
Anna Balsevich, Svetlana Pivovarova and Elena Podkolzina

PAPER 10 - Increased Transparency in Bases of Selection and Award Decisions
Jonathan Mak

PAPER 11 - Citizen-Driven Approaches (CDA) for Combating Public Procurement Corruption in Uganda’s Local Government Systems: An Empirical Survey
Benon C. Basheka , Pross N. Oluka and Godfrey Mugurusi

PAPER 12 - Cross Regional Differences in the Relative Prices for Public Procurement Contracts in Russia: The Information Transparency Explanation
Balsevich Anna, Pivovarova Svetlana and Podkolzina Elena

PAPER 13 - Blacklisting in Russian Public Procurement: How It Doesn't Work
Elena Podkolzina and Tatiana Voytova

PAPER 14 - The Influence of Political Patronage on the Operationalization of Public Procurement Law in Kenya
Njuguna Humphrey Kimani

PAPER 15 - Enhancing Transparency through the Use of Standaridised Procurement Templates?
Emma McEvoy and Bruno Herbots

PAPER 16 - The Contribution of Public Procurement to Coherence of the Multi-Layered Governance in Implementing Labor Standards
Maria Anna Corvaglia