Become one of the first to earn the 7MI badge and learn the 7MI Market Intelligence Essentials Framework, built based on leading commercial and public sector market intelligence practices and how they can be applied to engage suppliers and deliver better acquisition outcomes. Apply or nominate someone today… It’s free! Our facilitators will be selecting a group of 25 participants to become part of the first class to learn 7MI. Par...

If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that the status quo is temporary. Some government leaders have recognized that the new challenges we face are creating opportunities to accelerate their digital transformation efforts. One of the central components of this transformation is eProcurement. A fully digitized Procurement process is imperative for any Government striving to minimize disruptions in delivering the day-to-day necessities to your c...

Public Spend Forum is hosting industry experts to discuss barriers to entry that emerging tech companies face when trying to enter the public sector market. Featuring insightful perspectives, this webinar will discuss the biggest hurdles that large and small companies encounter and suggestions on how both government and industry can improve. This webinar is also kicking off Public Spend Forum’s global study on Barriers to Entry in Govern...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. The World Bank is launching the Global Public Procurement Database (GPPD) – the world’s first database dedicated to the collection of country-specific public procurement information for every country in the world. The GPPD is a World Bank initiative with the objective of meeting the increasing demand, from both the publ...

Conducting market research and gathering market intelligence is a critical part of any acquisition and procurement process. It can also take a good amount of time that most procurement professionals don’t have, given the other demands of the acquisition lifecycle. Join us for this webinar covering practical tips for conducting effective market research in an efficient manner. Based on their own research and experience working in public p...

As new technologies like artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, and unmanned aerial vehicles disrupt every industry more quickly than ever before, forward-thinking government leaders know that it’s important for them to stay ahead of the curve, too. But with limited resources, how can government leaders identify which technologies are most relevant to their mission? How can you examine this market to quickly identify the sup...

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are utilized in a variety of ways within the public sector. Across the military, they are used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) as well as combat operations. They also have various civil and commercial use cases such as for wildlife research & preservation and surveying & mapping. Across homeland security, UAS are deployed for search & rescue, law enforcement, and fire fighting...

Government agencies are increasingly competing not only among themselves but also with foreign governments for working dogs. Dr. Cynthia Otto, executive director of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, said branches of the U.S. military and federal government are having trouble getting ahold of sufficient numbers of dogs to meet their needs.Well-trained working dogs can locate drugs,...

Hosted by Ivalua and Public Spend Forum Federal programs often lack participation from small businesses and start-ups. Unfortunately, that can impact their ability to benefit from innovation that can transform and optimize how federal agencies serve their constituents. Please join us for an exclusive fireside chat and presentation⁠—“Increasing Small Business Participation in the Federal Sector,” featuring GovCity Founde...

To foster open, efficient and innovation-driven public sector markets, it is critical to first understand and remove barriers to entry in the market so governments can gain access to the required and most innovative capabilities of both incumbent and new suppliers.However, the reality today is that many barriers still challenge companies seeking to do business with governments around the world, ranging from overly complex, lengthy and costly p...