Do you work in procurement or know someone who does?
Do you have an innovative policy, approach, process or used ICT tools that have led to effective procurement reforms and/or better performing systems?

If this sounds like you - compete in the Procurement Innovation Challenge and submit a case story by March 31, 2012.

Your case story should focus on what’s worked and lessons learned from efforts to overcome challenges when addressing procurement reform.

Only experiences that relate to at least one of these thematic areas will be considered: 

• Use of ICT to improve performance of procurement systems 
• Procurement reform in fragile and conflict-affected countries and small states 
• Managing procurement systems for enhanced performance
• Contract monitoring to enhance openness, accountability and effectiveness of public contracts

You will have a chance to win:
-Top 5 Finalists Award: 5 case story authors will be invited to showcase their work at the International Open Contracting Conference organized jointly by the World Bank Institute and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit that will take place in early June 2012. 
-Innovation Award: to participate in a UNDP Procurement Training of their choice.
-Two Finalists Award: two case story authors will receive a free subscription to the Public Procurement Law Review for one year.

All stories should be submitted in English and need to use the official online submission form in the Challenge website.

For more information on eligibility and evaluation criteria visit: www.procurement-innovation.org

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The Procurement Innovation Challenge is an initiative of the World Bank Institute (WBI) in partnership with UN Procurement Capacity Development Centre (UNPCDC),  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, with the financial support of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Public Procurement Research Group of the University of Nottingham, and Making Integrity Work (Tiri).