Dar es Salaam. Tanzania will host the sixteenth East African Public Procurement Discussion board (EAPF) from September 9 to 12, 2024, in Arusha.
The occasion will carry collectively over 1,000 contributors from throughout the area to debate and share finest practices in public procurement.
This was introduced by the Director of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), Eliakim Maswi.
That is the fourth time Tanzania has had the chance to coordinate and arrange this discussion board, which gives a platform for numerous stakeholders in procurement each inside and outdoors the nation, from the private and non-private sectors.
Maswi made these remarks right this moment, July 18, 2024, in Dodoma whereas talking to the press, the place he talked about that the visitor of honor on the opening ceremony is predicted to be President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who can even launch the Digital Public Procurement System (NeST).
NeST is a web-based system that permits authorities businesses to obtain items and providers electronically.
He stated the discussion board is predicted to be attended by contributors from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, representing the general public sector, non-public sector, skilled organizations, civil society, and coaching establishments.
Maswi acknowledged that the discussion board will present a possibility to collaborate and change experiences in public procurement issues amongst East African nations to carry sustainable improvement to the procurement sector and Tanzania’s financial system normally.
“This occasion brings collectively and creates interplay amongst numerous public procurement stakeholders, offering a platform for stakeholders to current their points and efforts to enhance and create a conducive public procurement atmosphere within the East African area,” stated Maswi.
Explaining the advantages of the discussion board to the nation, he stated it contains strengthening cooperation and data change between procurement regulatory our bodies from member nations of Africa, and enhancing transparency and accountability in authorities operations by bettering institutional techniques.
Moreover, he stated the discussion board gives PPRA and different stakeholders with a possibility to realize abilities and knowledge which are essential for selling transparency, constructing procurement consciousness amongst stakeholders, and equipping discussion board contributors with data and abilities.
The Director took this chance to ask all stakeholders to take part within the discussion board to realize understanding and insights into numerous procurement points.
He added that the discussion board can be closed on September 12, 2024, by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa.
