Publication: e-Procurement reference guide
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2011
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2011
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This on-line e-Procurement reference guide attempts to summarize and reference the materials in the area of e-Procurement that are publicly available on-line. The guide offers a mechanism to easily search and access the information on a particular e-Procurement subject in 15 areas. Each of the 15 sections presents an overview of a particular subject matter and is aimed to outline the summary of the main issues. The guide also references to numerous training materials developed as part of the distance learning series on e-Procurement organized by the World Bank institute in 2009 and 2010. Additionally, it links to country specific presentations made at various e-Procurement conferences around the world. The main text provides links to the reference materials that were selected to provide more information and insights.
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“World Bank. 2011. e-Procurement reference guide. © http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19028 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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