Our work in the Asia/Pacific Region

A number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region are rapidly improving their public procurement performance.

Barbara Morton has been asked to deliver training and/or consultancy advice in India, Indonesia and China to help develop sustainable public procurement practices.

India

SPP_in_India The Indian Government has asked Sustainable Procurement Ltd to provide consultancy advice on sustainable public procurement. It is expected that this will be delivered before the end of 2010. The issues to be covered are likely to include:
  • The integration of labour conditions and particularly child labour and equality for women into procurement decision making.
  • Energy Efficiency and public procurement
  • Transparency and anti-corruption issues

Indonesia

SPP_in_Indonesia Sustainable Procurement Limited has been asked to provide further assistance and advice to the Indonesian government on public procurement. Barbara will travel to Indonesia towards the end of 2010 to provide her expertise on to the Indonesian government.

China

SPP_China Sustainable Procurement Limited has provided training and advice to the Chinese government and hopes to participate in further work on progressing the development of sustainable public procurement in China in the future.

  • Find out more from the Tianjin website.
  • News

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