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Governor Moore speaking at Senior Procurement Advisory Group Meeting by Anthony DePanise at 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD 21032
Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel witnessing the signing of Local Procurement Accord which was signed between Business, Unions and Government on Monday in Pretoria, that commited the main economic groupings in South Africa to work together to increase the levels of goods and services bought from local producers with 75% Local Procurement in Pretoria, South Africa.31/10/2011
Minister Ebrahim Patel shaking hands with COSATU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi during the Local Procurement Accord signing between Business, Unions and Government on Monday in Pretoria, that commited the main economic groupings in South Africa to work together to increase the levels of goods and services bought from local producers with 75% Local Procurement in Pretoria, South Africa.31/10/2011
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Belize City, Belize, 31 March 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - Belize today received 33,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility, a global effort between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Gavi, UNICEF, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The arrival marks a historic step toward ensuring the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, in the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation in history. This delivery is part of the first phase of deliveries for Belize, and more vaccines are expected to arrive successively during 2021. According to the first round of COVAX allocations, Belize is expected to continue receiving doses until it reaches 100,800, the amount specified by COVAX.
PAHO’s Revolving Fund, which is responsible for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for the countries of the Americas under the COVAX Mechanism, sent 33,600 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, manufactured by SK Bioscience of South Korea. The vaccines arrived today at the Phillip Goldson International Airport (PGIA).
“The arrival of the vaccines through COVAX is very encouraging as it means that more people will now be able to be protected from COVID-19,” said Dr. Noreen Jack, PAHO/WHO Representative in Belize. “We will continue to work with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the country to support vaccination along with the known public health and social measures that can help stop the spread of COVID-19, protect health services, and save lives.”
These first vaccines will serve to protect priority groups and those most at risk, such as health workers, older adults, persons with special conditions (cancer, HIV & requiring dialysis), as well as persons in the other vaccine distribution phases in Belize.
Hon. Michel Chebat, Minister of the Ministry of Health and Wellness expressed how grateful he was for this delivery that will add to the vaccines that we already have.
“We extend appreciation for the team effort coordinated through our partners, PAHO/WHO, UNICEF and IDB for negotiating, purchasing, and handling the shipment logistics on behalf of Belize and the other 36 countries participating in COVAX,” said Minister Chebat. “This was our only hope for a long time to ensure that the people of Belize get vaccines and now we can celebrate the arrival today.”
Since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in 2020, the country has recorded 12,452 cases and 317 deaths as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (as of 30 March 2021).
“Today’s arrival of the first COVAX shipment marks another milestone for the children of Belize who have been the silent victims of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Alison Parker, Representative for UNICEF Belize. “The past year has plunged Belize into a humanitarian and socio-economic crisis upending the lives of societies, communities and families, especially children. As over 108,000 children prepare to return to the classrooms in the upcoming months, the arrival of the vaccines advances us one step closer to creating a post-COVID environment that is safe for children to return to schools and regain a sense of security and normalcy. It is also a signal of the commitment of the Government and partners like the COVAX, inclusive of UNICEF, to prioritize mobilizing required resources to afford Belizeans optimal health care and protection in response to this crisis. Accelerating vaccination coverage is critical to stabilizing the social and economic impact of COVID-19 and rebuilding Belize, and UNICEF is proud to be part of this national effort in the interest of Belize’s children.”
COVAX seeks to provide vaccines for at least 20% of the population of each participating country during 2021. In this first round of vaccine allocation, all COVAX participating countries will receive doses to vaccinate between 2.2 and 2.6% of their population. The only exceptions are small island developing States, which will receive an allocation of vaccines to cover between 16 and 20% of their population, due to the high logistical cost of delivering small quantities of vaccines.
“Expanding access to vaccines is vital for overcoming the pandemic and its detrimental effects on the life of people and the economy,” said Birgit Gerstenberg, Resident Coordinator of United Nations Belize. “Its progress is crucial in order to get back to the path of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, poverty reduction, food security for all, universal health coverage, decent work and so much more. Thanks to science and technology, the newly developed COVID-19 vaccines are made available in record time and poised to be a powerful tool in the control of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. The public’s confidence in, and willingness to receive the vaccines will determine the outcome of this mass-scale public health intervention. The United Nations Country Team has been working tirelessly this past year to provide as much support to the Government of Belize in facing the consequences of the pandemic and helping those most at-risk. Let us continue to confront the pandemic and take all measures of mitigation at our reach. Stay at home when you are sick, wear a mask when among others, practice social distancing and when eligible, receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Consider it a measure that may save lives as only together, we will build back better.”
Until vaccination is widespread among the population, basic public health measures remain the basis of the pandemic response. For public health authorities, this means continuing to conduct screening, contact tracing, isolation, assisted quarantine, and quality care. And for people, it means continuing to practice physical distancing, hand hygiene, the use of masks, adequate ventilation of indoor environments, and avoidance of crowded spaces.
“Today is a bright day in the year-ling fight against COVID-19, said Nicolaus Hansmann, Team Leader of the European Union Technical Office in Belize. “With the arrival of these vaccines under the multi-actor global collaboration, COVAX, we are getting closer to the goal of bringing the virus under control. As one of the lead partners of COVAX, contributing over 2.2 billion Euros, the European Union and its Member States are proud of its role in ensuring equitable access to vaccines for people everywhere.”
COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, is co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Gavi) and the World Health Organization (WHO) – working in partnership with UNICEF as key implementing partner, as well as civil society organisations, vaccine manufacturers, the World Bank, and others. In the Americas, the PAHO Revolving Fund is the recognized procurement agent for the COVAX facility.
The Fremantle Town Hall is an impressive two storey stuccoed building built in 1887 to accommodate the administrative and civic functions of the Fremantle Municipal Council.
The Fremantle Municipal Council, formed in 1871 from the Fremantle Town Trust, initially met in a variety of different locations in Fremantle. Having become a municipality, the Council set as a prime objective the procurement of a permanent town hall. In 1876, a site on the corner of South Terrace and Essex Street was selected and set aside for town hall purposes. Governor Robinson gave consent for the setting, together with his approval for the use of convict labour in its construction. He also authorised for plans and specifications to be provided free of charge by the Government, and stone for the building to be provided from the Government quarry. In addition he asked the Legislature to set aside £2000 as a grant towards the cost of construction.
Subsequently, Mr Thomas, the Government Engineer, prepared plans in June 1876 for a two storey building with entrances off both South Terrace and Essex Street. The buildings was to be dominated by a "handsome clock tower". On the upper floor was to be the main hall with a supper room, cloak rooms, and a lower floor of offices. Although this plan foundered due to Fremantle Council's financial position, and its desire to find a more central site, the fundamental design principles influenced the later designs. The principal requirements of the later design brief were similar to those of the original South Terrace scheme, apart from the relocation of the auditorium at ground level.
In 1876 the Trustees of St John's Church offered Fremantle Council part of their site in King's Square, together with a strip of land to enable the extension of High Street. Money to pay for the land was borrowed from the Marine Insurance Company and ownership vested in the Council on the 10th January 1878, although the Council did not take possession of the land until the 9th of September 1882. In April, 1881, a premium of £50 was offered for the best plans submitted by architects for a new town hall and municipal chambers. Plans by R. B. Lucas and Company of Adelaide were accepted and the premium paid. The buildings cost was to have been about £4000 on the South Terrace site, but the figure was revised up to £10 000 for the King's Square site. The project was ambitious and costly at a time when the population of Fremantle was only 3641, and would only increase to 20 444 by 1901. Part of the finance for the project was obtained in 1882, when the South Terrace site was sold, and the Government had previously promised a grant of £2000 towards the costs, however by 1884, it became apparent finance for the project could not be realised. In the meantime the plans submitted by Lucas and Company were rejected in favour of plans submitted by Melbourne architects Grainger and D'Ebro. Their plans were described as being "far superior to those already accepted by the Council." Concerned that the Government might withdraw its promised finance, the Council invited Grainger and D'Ebro to Fremantle to advise upon work that might reasonably be started immediately. Minor modifications to the plans were made, and building tenders called. All tenders exceeded the budget, further modifications were made to the plans, and tenders invited once more. Edward Keane was the only builder to tender; he submitted four separate prices ranging from £6200 for essential work carried out in stone, stuccoed with cement up to £9916 for the whole building. The Council resolved to proceed only with a portion of the work, comprising the auditorium, supper room, kitchen, and vestibule, at the lower price.
A loan was advertised to raise £1500 for the town hall. At a rate payer's meeting on the 4th of May 1884, Fremantle Council was urged to "take the necessary steps to complete the Town Hall building in its entirety in preference to the section at present arranged for." The Council agreed to raise an additional loan to cover the extra £5000 required. Loan money was raised by the issue of debentures for a ten year term at six per cent per annum. A contract was signed with Edward Keane on the 28th of May 1885, to complete the work for £9916. George Foreman, an architect, acted as Clerk of Works. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Broome on the 10th of September and the ceremony was celebrated with a banquet in the Oddfellows Hall opposite.
The Fremantle Town Hall was opened on the 22nd of June 1887, to coincide with the celebration of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. A grand opening ceremony was held, followed by a day of sport and a grand ball in the evening. On the following evening there was a children's fancy dress ball, which was marred by the murder of Councillor Snook by William Conroy, landlord of the Victoria Hotel. Subsequently, Conroy was hung at Perth Gaol, the last person to do so. Fremantle Town Hall soon served the various needs of the people of Fremantle. The Fremantle Telephone Exchange was accommodated in one of the rooms and the Presbyterians rented the supper room of the Town Hall for Church services and Sunday School from December 1887. The Hall, which could accommodate 3000 people, was the venue for a Grand Ball to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Press comments at the time stated "the new Town Hall lends very admirably to such festivities, ample space being available and every convenience in the numerous apartment which surround the tessellated open triangle in the centre of the building,” and, "...it is impossible to look around this spacious hall, without feeling it a fitting and striking monument to public zeal of a municipal body, which has to meet many demands from limited resources."
The Town Hall also drew favourable comment from interstate visitors. Two years after the opening it was described as "..a beautiful Town Hall..... and for elegance of appearance and extent of convenience is equal to similar buildings in Victoria." The final cost, including the clock, was £10 792. The architects' fees came to £604/18/3.16 The clock, similar to one installed in Liverpool in the previous year, was installed by William Hooper of Fremantle at a cost of £748/10/0. The chimes were described as "Cambridge chimes", similar to those in a Liverpool clock-tower.
In 1897 E. J. Clark designed and supervised alterations to the auditorium and added a balcony to the building, however the balcony was removed in 1927. In 1909 the main hall was leased to West's Pictures to show the latest innovation: moving pictures.
In the early 1960's the expanding needs and responsibilities of Fremantle Council placed pressure on existing accommodation. As a result a new administration building was commissioned, and built in 1963, to house some of the activities then in the Town Hall. The vacated rooms provided space for the State Electricity Commission in two rooms on the ground floor level, a cloak room and canteen. Two offices on William Street were converted to public lavatories and doorways cut to permit public access. An exhibition hall was
constructed to abut the building at the right of way. The new building diminished the importance of the old Town Hall entrance. On the first floor, former Council offices became committee rooms and the Council Chamber was refurbished. The building was also painted several times over the years, with the original finishes covered under the layers of paint.
This work has now been restored in keeping with the Conservation Plan produced by Considine and Griffiths, in 1985.
Source: Source: Government of Western Australia Heritage Council.
IAEA Staff at the Office of Procurement Services under the Department of Management. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 30 March 2023.
Daniela Leinen, Director (MTPS)
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Front row (L-R) Stephanie Lim, Diane Leung, DGS Acting Director Esteban Almanza, Susan Chan, Erlinda Ibarbia (Caltrans), Yvetee Casey. (OSI)
Back row (L-R) Jose Zavala (OSI), Eric Mandell, Steve Kobayashi, Marisa Truax
Not pictured Janna Welk, Kristine Van Keuren
5 October 2016- Opening Forum on Procurement for Innovation at OECD.
OECD, Paris, France
Photo: OECD/Michael Dean
Procurement Conference - Federal. State. Local. Business on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the Universities of Shady Grove. Alan P. Santos photography
Lt. Governor Anthony Brown brings remarks to participants of MBE Procurement and Business conference. by Brian K. Slack at Largo
Lt. Governor Anthony Brown brings remarks to participants of MBE Procurement and Business conference. by Brian K. Slack at Largo
General Phillips cited Betsy Ross and the Wright Brothers as some of the first military contractors. See more in the blog entry about his talk at the 2010 NDIA Small Business Conference.
The lead authors of a recent United Nations Environment Programme study of the Global State of Sustainable Public Procurement presented snapshot of the inter…
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The ODOT Procurement Office acquires all of the goods, services and outsourced work that our agency needs.
5 October 2016- Opening Forum on Procurement for Innovation at OECD.
OECD, Paris, France
Photo: OECD/Michael Dean
Josie Osborne, Minister of Municipal Affairs, announces that small businesses and local workers throughout British Columbia will benefit as local government purchasing dollars are invested back into communities through expansion of the British Columbia Social Procurement Initiative.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021MUNI0034-001167
In Uzbekistan, UNOPS partnered with KOICA to deliver life-saving medical equipment and supplies to support the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of the project, the Tashkent Research Institute of Virology received equipment to improve testing capacity.
© UNOPS/Sharakhmedov Khamdam
3 May 2019. ADB officials present to business communities an overview of the bank’s new procurement framework and its implementation status.
Opportunities in the Pacific were highlighted, as procurement in the region struggles to attract bidders, particularly new entrants.
Visit the event page for more information on this event and the list of speakers.
The ODOT Procurement Office acquires all of the goods, services and outsourced work that our agency needs.
In coordination with Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with $5.6 million in funding from the government of Japan, UNOPS is supporting Mexico’s COVID-19 response and helping to improve the provision of health services through the delivery of specialized equipment.
In the town of Tlalixtac in Oaxaca, 14 ambulances were handed over in January 2022 and were distributed to remote areas throughout the state.
© UNOPS/BDM Estudio
Lt. Governor Anthony Brown brings remarks to participants of MBE Procurement and Business conference. by Brian K. Slack at Largo
The ODOT Procurement Office acquires all of the goods, services and outsourced work that our agency needs.
5 October 2016- Opening Forum on Procurement for Innovation at OECD.
OECD, Paris, France
Photo: OECD/Michael Dean
A procurement management software is a computer program to automate the sale and purchase process in an organization. To know more view this infographics.
Source: magic.piktochart.com/output/22189114-points-to-consider-w...
This is Figure 3 from Saarinen and Vesalainen (1994). I'll be using it in presentations and blog posts to argue that the Learning Management System (LMS) approach to e-learning is wrong.
In summary, an LMS is a package acquisition. However, I argue that e-learning within universities is not routine. It is and is likely to continue for quite some time, to be speculative.
The diagram suggests that using an LMS to solve a speculative requirement is a high risk strategy.
Timo Saarinen, Ari Vepsalainen (1994) Procurement Strategies for Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, 11(2) 187-208
Lt. Governor Anthony Brown brings remarks to participants of MBE Procurement and Business conference. by Brian K. Slack at Largo
ODI Connect member networking event took place in the Cabinet Office in London, on March 26th, 2014.
The event featured a keynote from Gavin Starks (ODI CEO) and Liam Maxwell (UK GOV COO).
A panel on the role of open data on the future of procurement was chaired by Kathryn Corrick (ODI). The panel featured, Josh Russell (GDS), Bill Roberts (Swirll), Ian Makgill (Spend Network) and Al Collier (Norfolk County Council).
ODI members were then invited to network and connect with others with the ODI open data community. There was also a Demo Cafe, showcasing open data business ventures.