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The 3rd Public Sector Procurement Forum
21-22 May 2008 The National Convention Centre Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
The Rudd Government has placed fiscal restraint near the very top of its priorities in the first year of its term of office. Centralised procurement contracting has also been given a high priority in this respect, with the Government targetting savings from leveraging off the buying power of the Commonwealth. In addition, following last year’s 2nd Public Sector Procurement Forum, CIPSA published a white paper highlighting the “7 Challenges facing public sector procurement”. These were:
1.The setting of clear objectives at the outset of all projects and for all strategic procurement units. 2. Development of a procurement strategy for every public sector organisation. 3. Focussing strategic procurement on outcomes not processes. 4. Embracing collaboration as a strategic tool. 5. Recognising that sustainability has become a strategic driver for professional procurement. 6. Positioning the public sector as a customer of choice. 7. Resolving the talent scarcity problem.
With so many challenges it is an interesting time to be involved with public sector procurement!
Taking all of these challenges into account we have developed a conference programme that we feel will meet the needs of a broad cross-section of public sector procurement professionals. The plenary or key note sessions have been pitched at a strategic level, directly addressing many of the issues mentioned above, while the seminar programme is designed to provide delegates with real, practical, “hands-on” assistance as they go about their day-to-day work.
