Korea has been sharing its examples and experiences of running and managing a public procurement system with ten governments from Africa and the Middle East.

On May 26, the Public Procurement Training Institute in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province), welcomed a group of 22 public servants from ten governments in Africa and the Middle East, including Algeria, Egypt and Iraq. The participants explored major procurement techniques, practiced making multiple award schedule (MAS) contracts and looked at how to manage procurement quality during their time here. The program continues until June 5.

In 2011, Tunisia adopted the Public Procurement Service’s online e-procurement system, "Narajangteo." Cameroon followed suit in 2014 and, most recently, Jordan and Rwanda started using the program this year, evidence that interest in Korea’s e-procurement systems has gradually grown across Africa and the Middle East.

“Inviting public officials serves as a good chance to spread our e-procurement system and, also, to increase human-to-human interchanges in the field. We plan that the system will reach more and more people in their countries,” said an official from the Public Procurement Service.

By Sohn JiAe
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: the Public Procurement Service
jiae5853@korea.kr