How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The importance and positive contribution of public procurement law to the adequate management of public funds may seem difficult to appreciate in ordinary times, and there are recurrent calls for a reduction of the administrative burden and bureaucracy related to procurement procedures, checks and balances.

Public Procurement 103

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 103

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Over the past two decades, a growing number of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries began adopting fiscal rules to limit overspending influenced by election cycles, public pressure, and other political economy factors, helping the region strengthen its fiscal solvency and sustainability.

Balance 52

Balance Influencing Budget Sustainability 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 30, 2024

In 2023, investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) reform has been influenced by growing concerns over climate change and state responsibility. This gap would need to be filled by a combination of international, regional, and domestic legal frameworks that are layered to balance risk management and investment protection.

Influencing 59

Influencing Balance IT Risk Management 59

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Business decisions have been influenced by the theory of the Invisible Hand. Any model which is primarily profit-based from a Supply side needs to be effectively balanced by the Demand side. We all should take responsibility to act within our sphere of influence.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Procurement Total Cost of Ownership Sustainability 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The impact of all of that is that organizations are actively creating geographical supplier diversity within their supply chains, to strike a better balance between cost reduction and agility,” he said. In light of the social unrest and concerns we’ve seen around the world, particularly in the U.S., Procurement has a big role to play here.

Supply Chain 64

Supply Chain Sustainability Influencing Procurement 64

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Dispute Design and Public Participation In treaty ISDS, arbitration often follows the generic framework of an IIA, which restricts a state’s influence over the specific dispute, potentially impacting legitimacy as it may appear to surrender sovereignty to external entities. It’s a fine balance.

Balance 52

Balance Contract Transparency Tender 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Dispute Design and Public Participation In treaty ISDS, arbitration often follows the generic framework of an IIA, which restricts a state’s influence over the specific dispute, potentially impacting legitimacy as it may appear to surrender sovereignty to external entities. It’s a fine balance.

Balance 52

Balance Contract Transparency Tender 52

Great Government Through Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

You’ll also compile inventories, evaluate products, influence workforce development, prioritize projects, remove barriers, document use cases , assess performance, implement internal controls, and ensure your agency’s AI efforts comply with a host of existing laws and policies. But wait, there’s more!

Procurement 52

Procurement Risk Management Internal Control Evaluation 52

GovLoop

AUGUST 13, 2022

Cognitive diversity is what the federal government needs to balance speed and risk in today’s disruptable, tech-dependent world. When your organization is faced with a challenge, seek out diverse stakeholders and influencers to be part of the solution.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Innovation Influencing Balance 52

Federal News Network

APRIL 10, 2024

Not a source selection person necessarily, but an influencer, an adviser deep in there. It’s always such a challenging balancing act because on the one hand, as a company doing business with DoD, you want to have people who understand the inner workings of DoD. And that one is going and its multiple vendors. Zach Prince Yeah.

Government 75

Government Government Negotiation Ethics 75

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

Mehranvar noted that these observations underscore a concerning trend where countries with greater influence in the creation of the ISDS regime are once again re-writing the (asymmetric) rules, paving the way for the re-legitimization of an inherently flawed system. Canada and E.U.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Participation Sustainability Influencing 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

By embedding these principles in IIAs, States are creating a legal foundation that can balance investor rights with the urgent need for environmental protection and social equity. The availability of ISDS significantly influences investors’ decisions. Abolishing it without presenting a viable alternative would thus be detrimental.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Corruption Balance Influencing 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ultimately, it is about finding a balance between giving parties a reasonable (but not exhaustive) opportunity to present their case (and evidence) and resolving the dispute in a time- and cost-efficient way. Finding this balance is far simpler in theory than in practice, as an examination of the different types of evidence reveals.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Buyers Balance Influencing 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

The second panel, “ TechTalk: Unraveling the Tapestry – AI’s Influence on International Arbitration”, included Luke Sobota ( Founding Partner, Three Crowns LLP), Nilufar Hossain (Investment Manager and Legal Counsel, Omni Bridgeway), Rachel Thorn (Partner, Cooley LLP), and Marco de Sousa (Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP).

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Efficiency Quality Balance 52

FedInsider

JANUARY 11, 2024

As an active participant in the IT and Cyber Security fields for the past twenty years, Michael is responsible for the effective implementation of the laboratory’s risk balanced cyber security and information protection programs, along with the strategic direction, management, and oversight of the central IT organization.

Leadership 72

Leadership Networking Engineering Capacity 72

FedInsider

MARCH 4, 2024

The challenges that civilian agencies must overcome are different than those facing the Department of Defense, for instance, while the components of the Department of Homeland Security often must balance their security requirements against their law enforcement or emergency services missions. A graduate of the U.S.

Leadership 52

Leadership Engineering Networking Collaboration 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 3, 2024

This thus allows for increased efficiency in arbitral proceedings administration and the dispute resolution process, and the achievement of a greater balance between the right of countries to impose sanctions and the sanctioned parties’ rights in international arbitration.

Influencing 52

Influencing Balance Capacity Import 52

Government Contracts & Global Trade

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The EO broadly defines AI to include any “machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.” As the EO makes clear, central to regulating AI is understanding (or working to understand) its scope, depth, and breadth.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Education Collaboration Innovation 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

This creates a regulatory gap —or rather a laissez faire environment—whereby the public sector is allowed to experiment with the adoption of digital technologies without clear checks and balances. And there are attributes or properties influencing the interpretability of a model (eg clarity) for which there are no evaluation metrics (yet?).

Procurement 52

Procurement Ethics Public Procurement Transparency 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 20, 2024

The panel however agreed that a good balance is to be found, first because not everything should be recorded, but also because a too strict or inefficient record management can lead to a considerable loss of time and productivity. Prior experience of handling an arbitration as a presiding arbitrator can also be a decisive criterion.

Import 52

Import Efficiency Negotiation Tender 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Here are four ways leading Procurement organizations can influence retail recovery in 2021 and beyond: 1. To accommodate changing shopping behaviors and deliver experiences that delight customers, retailers will need to find the right balance. Rethink What’s Normal.

Retail 52

Retail Procurement Supply Chain Supplier 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The ART has the potential to significantly influence the strategies and outcomes of arbitration cases, which makes it a subject of considerable interest among legal professionals. These grounds may be described broadly as jurisdictional, due process, and public policy.

Innovation 52

Innovation Import Influencing Balance 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The divergent conclusions reached in these decisions invite an analysis of the principled bases of this remedy and how they influenced their outcomes. The divergent outcomes may be attributable to a difference in emphasis as to how those principles were conceptualised and balanced.

Influencing 52

Influencing Balance IT Corruption 52

The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

freedom of information legislation A key piece of legislation that is remarkably similar in every Canadian province and territory, and significantly influences procurement policy, deals with freedom of information and protection of privacy.

Procurement 52

Procurement Thresholds Public Procurement Transparency 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

After the launch, the systems were transferred to the balance of the state in the form of a state-owned enterprise. It includes indicators such as the population of the community affected, level of urgency, economic influence, or ecological impact. Delivering the DREAM With the launch of the Project Office, DREAM enters its next phase.

Accountability 52

Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

SIAC appears to be on the frontlines of influencing this progress, having administered cases involving 169 parties from the Philippines with a total sum in dispute in excess of SGD 5 billion in the last five years. Gloria Lim , CEO of SIAC, and Ms.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Participation Efficiency Influencing 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

There are important questions that remain unaddressed and, in my view, one of the most pressing ones concerns the balance between general regulation and the use of procurement to regulate AI use. 57(8)(i)(ii) PCR2015 and sch.7 7 13(2)(b) PA2023). And then enforcing them!

Tender 67

Tender Contract Bidding Supplier 67

Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 31, 2022

The administration of the tax would require a single tax return (consolidated balance sheet of the mega MNE) to be filed with the tax authorities of the country where the ultimate parent company is domiciled, and the information would be shared with the other countries. billion a year.

Thresholds 52

Thresholds Distribution Electronics Accountability 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Conversation on the Geopolitics of International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration The conversation between Ms Lucy Reed (President, SIAC Court of Arbitration) and Minister Shanmugam, SC canvassed the geopolitical state of play and its influence on international commercial and investor-State arbitration.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Innovation Accountability Influencing 40

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The panel cautioned, however, that practitioners must balance the use of such technology with their professional obligations. Impartiality in Arbitration: Perspectives and Risks of a Party-Appointed Arbitrator The first panel discussed the power of practitioners engaged in arbitration to influence the composition of the tribunal.

Ethics 52

Ethics Insurance Participation Import 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Unfortunately, however, no matter how dreadful the influence peddling and raw pecuniary corruption might have been, it is not even the gravest of the English High Court’s revelations – nor is it the real answer to the $11 billion dollar question.

Corruption 40

Corruption Contract Sustainability Import 40

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This is another crucial area concerning rights not to be subjected to fully-automated decision-making where there is no meaningful remedy.

Risk Management 64

Risk Management E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 64

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

We balanced these considerations for and against applying a longer time-frame by selecting one year before and after the transparency intervention which limits the incidence of confounding factors while also taking care of seasonality biases. Our interventions were selected specifically to keep data quality constant.

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

“The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions trade federal funds (balances held at Federal Reserve Banks) with each other overnight.” [50] Seasonal adjustment removes the effects of recurring seasonal influences from many economic series, including consumer prices.

Government Contracts 40

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The PAP includes other directives and guidance that raise questions regarding equity and balance in the evaluation and negotiation of FSS pricing terms. Significantly, FSS Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), which leverage individual agency requirements, now account for over 53% of the dollar value of orders under the program.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Price Contract Utilities 52