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ISC CALLS FOR ACCELERATION OF E-PROCUREMENT
The Information Society Commission is concerned at the pace of progress of the Government’s e-procurement strategy since it was finalised at the end of 2001. The projected savings are EUR175million per annum although international estimates are even higher. Stressing the importance of building on this momentum moving forward, the Commission highlights the following key messages for Government in its report: Resourcing the strategy in terms of an invest-to-save proposition; enhance functionality of the e-tenders web site; consider alternative delivery models in a climate of budgetary constraints eg fee-for-service arrangements with private sector partners; supporting SME adjustment with support programmes and consider specific targets that 20 percent of its procurement needs be sourced from the SME sector. The report is available on the ISC Web site www.isc.ie/about/reports.html.