Symposium on transparency in government procurement
The WTO symposium on transparency in government procurement was organized pursuant to the commitment in paragraph 26 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration to ensure adequate technical assistance and support for capacity building to developing countries.
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Programme
Day 1, Wednesday 9 October 2002, morning
| 9.30 a.m. |
Opening
remarks |
| SESSION
1:
Overview of international and regional activities regarding
transparency in government procurement |
|
| 9.45 - 10.00 |
Guidelines and activities of the World Bank
Bernard
Abeillé (Africa Region, World Bank) |
| 10.00 - 10.45 |
Regional activities and arrangements -
Latin America |
| 10.45 - 11.00 |
General discussion |
| SESSION
2:
Economic and developmental implications of government
procurement |
|
| 11.00 - 11.20 |
Quantifying the size of government procurement Denis
Audet (Trade Directorate, OECD) |
| 11.20 - 11.40 |
Developmental significance of government procurement Bernard
Hoekman (International Trade Division, World Bank) |
| 11.40 - 12.00 |
General discussion |
| SESSION
3:
Experience with issues relating to scope and coverage of
government procurement |
|
| 12.00 - 12.20 |
National experience with the coverage of the Agreement on Government Procurement Marie-Gabrielle
Ineichen (WTO Office, SECOFI) |
| 12.20 - 12.40 |
Coverage in the Guidelines of the World Bank and the UNCITRAL Model Law Jean-Jacques
Raoul (Procurement Policy and Services Group, World Bank) |
| 12.40 - 13.00 |
General discussion |
| Day 1, Wednesday 9 October 2002, afternoon |
|
| SESSION
4:
Transparency and government procurement procedures |
|
| 15.00 - 15.30 |
Provisions in the Agreement on Government Procurement Susan Sheehan (Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada) |
| 15.30 - 16.00 |
Provisions in the UNCITRAL Model Law and the World Bank Guidelines Jean-Jacques
Raoul (Procurement Policy and Services Group, World Bank) |
| 16.00 - 16.30 |
Regional activities and arrangements in Latin America Fernando
Ocampo (FTAA /NGGP Chairman) |
| 16.30 - 17.00 | General discussion |
| SESSION
5:
Application of information technology |
|
| 17.00 - 17.20 |
The results of transparency and efficiency achieved with the modernization of federal procurement in Brazil
Marcos
Ozorio de Almeida (Secretariat of Logistics and
Information Technology, Ministry of Planning, Brazil) |
| 17.20 - 17.40 |
Use of GeBIZ system in government procurement
Chua Jek Heng (Government Chief Information Office, Infocomm Development Authority, Singapore) |
| 17.40 - 18.00 |
General discussion |
Day 2, Thursday 10 October 2002, morning
| SESSION
6:
Domestic review procedures and dispute settlement in
government procurement |
|
| 10.00 – 10.20 |
Transparency rules and WTO dispute settlement procedures
Frieder Roessler (Advisory Centre on WTO Law) |
| 10.20 - 10.40 |
Experience with appeal and review procedures Marian Lemke (Poland) |
| 10.40 - 11.10 |
Domestic bid challenge mechanisms
Steven Schooner (George Washington University) |
| 11.10 - 11.30 |
General discussion |
|
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|
SESSION
7:
Technical cooperation and capacity building |
|
| 11.30 - 11.50 | Role
of the World Bank and Regional Development Banks
Bernard
Abeillé (Africa Region, World Bank) John Mensah-Quainoo (Head of Procurement, African Development Bank) |
| 11.50 - 12.30 | Capacity
building in procurement
William Kovacic (U.S. Federal Trade Commission) |
| 12.30 – 12.50 | General discussion |
| 12.50 p.m. | Closing remarks |