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 VII:

REFORMS AND TRANSFORMATION OF GOVERNANCE

PAPER 1 - Transformation of Government Procurement in Malaysia: Directions and Initiatives
Khairul Naim Adham and Chamhuri Siwar

PAPER 2 - Reforms of Public Procurement in the Western Balkans
Ilaz Duli, Safet Hoxha and Mersad Mujovic

PAPER 3 - Potential Accession to the Gpa: Cost-Benefit Analysis on Vietnam
Sangeeta Khorana

PAPER 4 - The Role of Procurement Review Bodies Post Transposition of the Remedies Directive in Europe
Michael Doherty, Paul Davis, Emma McEvoy, Anthony Flynn and David McKevitt

PAPER 5 - Public Procurement System and Reform in Afghanistan
Anwar M. Raufi

PAPER 6 - Public Service Contracts in Turkey: An Overview of Contracted out Governmental Services
Eren Toprak

PAPER 7- Development and Reform of the Kenyan Public Procurement System
Jerome Ochieng and Mathias Muehle

PAPER 8 - Procurement Governance and Administrative Efficiency in Uganda: An Empirical Relational Analytical Framework
Benon C. Basheka, Milton Tumutegyereize and Cornelia Kakooza Sabiiti

PAPER 9 - Structural Reform and Efficiency in Public Administration. Measuring the “Productivity Potential” in Italy
Paolo Cosseddu, Maria Cozzolino and Ernesto Lorenzo Felli

PAPER 10 - Second (or, from a European Point of View, 3rd) Generation Procurement Law Reform: Principles and Underlying Policies
Maria Silvia Sabbatini

PAPER 11 - Implementation Official Public Procurement System of Ecuador
Francisco Páez

PAPER 12 - Second Generation Construction Procurement Reform
Veluppillai Mohan

PAPER 13 - Second Generation Procurement Reform in the Context of Legislative and Regulatory Framework of the Public Procurement System in the Gambia
Saihou Kinteh

PAPER 14 - Second Generation Procurement. Moving From Compliance to Results in Public Procurement. Trends, Challenges and Opportunities from the Uganda Experience.
Cornelia K. Sabiiti and Edwin Muhumuza

PAPER 15 - Public Procurement of Unpko: Focusing on its Budgetary Significance and Basic Modalities
Toru Sakane

PAPER 16 - Wearers of Many Hats: Matched Funding and Opportunity Costs in Public Procurement - Leading the Way by Doing More with Less
Daniel G. Bauer