Assisted workshop: Fiction or reality? 50% of public procurement above the EU public procurement threshold should be carried out electronically.

After 2 successful meetings, jointly organised with ePractice about the topic of the preawarding phase in eProcurement, auftrag.at proudly invites again – to present your case in the wonderful surroundings of Vienna.
The workshop will focus on the progress and acceptance of eProcurement: Which tools are available for various countries? How much traffic do the applications have to handle? What are the measurable benefits? Are there still any problems and obstacles?
The workshop targets contracting authorities, service providers and members of the administration of the European Union.
The following objectives are to be reached during the workshop:

• Key data of eProcurement for usage and benefits are presented by practitioners
• The biggest obstacles for electronic procurement are defined
• New developments in procurement solutions are presented

Content:
Use of eProcurement solutions in practice

1. Functional volume of the eProcurement solution in your organisation/country
2. Quantity structure of use number of electronic announcements, users, tenders
3. Experiences
4. Lessons learnt
5. Involvement in international initiatives like STORK, PEPPOL, etc.

Problems and obstacles:

1. Legal
2. Organisational
3. Technical

Future development:

1. How do you think eProcurement will develop in the next years?
2. What is necessary to boost the topic?
3. Personal resume to the topic of eProcurement

For more information visit www.epractice.eu/en/events/2011-eprocurement.