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PERSPECTIVES FROM THE OECD
ROLF ALTERDIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC GOVERNANCE AND TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENTOECD
Key Challenges in Public Procurement
3rd Annual Conference on Public Procurement
Athens, June 20, 2014
The context: trust in government is low and has been decreasing
Source: Gallup World Poll
Public Procurement is an important economic activity
% %
Denmark
AustraliaAustriaBelgiumCanada
Czech Republic
Korea
EstoniaFinlandFrance
GermanyGreeceHungary
United States
PolandPortugal
Slovak RepublicSlovenia
SpainSweden
General government procurement as share of GDP (2011) General government procurement as share of total general government expenditures (2011)
SwitzerlandTurkey
United Kingdom
LuxembourgMexico
NetherlandsNew Zealand
NorwayOECD
IcelandIrelandIsraelItaly
Japan
18.9%
0 10 20 30 40 50
9.8%
0510152025
Source: OECD Government at a Glance 2013
Public Procurement is an important economic activity
55%
24%
45%
76%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Sub-central government Central government
Source: OECD Government at a Glance 2013
Procurement is the government’s activity with the highest perceived corruption risk
Challenges to ensure that public procurement promotes value for money with integrity:
1. Promoting transparency, integrity and value for money throughout the whole procurement cycle
2. Professionalising procurement
3. Introducing systematic performance monitoring of public procurement systems
• Providing international instruments, standards
• Undertaking hands-on peer reviews to assess procurement systems, either national or sectorial, and tailored proposals to address implementation gaps in specific context
• Bringing together a community of practice on procurement to shape directions for future reforms
• Policy dialogue with government & private sector, for example in the framework of the G20
• Building evidence on the performance of procurement operations & their impact
OECD promotes strategic approach to Public Procurement
• Greece has undertaken a dynamic public procurement reform.
• The EU is helping Greece in implementing reforms through, in particular, Task Force Greece.
• The OECD provides technical assistance to Greece through hands-on workshops and guidance on international best practices.
Example of Greece: OECD supports implementation of public procurement reform
• Public procurement is a key component of the strategic state
• Procurement systems must focus firmly on evidence and performance
• Careful balancing of public procurement priorities is required
Addressing Public Procurement Challenges
• Updating the 2008 OECD Recommendation on Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement
• Lessons from new EU Directives on Public Procurement
• Consulting with stakeholders to ensure that the revised OECD Recommendation is relevant and inclusive
Next Steps
For more information on OECD work on public integrity
www.oecd.org/gov/ethics
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