From Roadmap to Effective Implementation: E-Government Procurement in Action | Newsletter 008

The member countries of the African Public Procurement Network (APPN) are actively engaged in the process of e-Government procurement. It is now inconceivable to consider the future of public procurement without integrating e-Government. The reasons for this shift are numerous, and for some countries, such as Senegal, it represents a crucial pillar in accelerating the transition of the country’s economy toward an information society.

This transition requires the commitment of all stakeholders : the highest state authorities, financial partners, contracting authorities, public and private economic actors, as well as civil society. All are called upon to contribute to the success of this decisive transition, which heralds improved governance of public procurement.

In Togo, the certificate of payment for regulatory fees is now fully digitalized. Previously, this certificate was issued physically and took an average of 72 hours to process. The ARCOP has implemented significant measures to modernize this process. Now, requests are processed automatically online, allowing certificates to be generated in PDF format within a maximum of one day.

For its part, the African Public Procurement Network (APPN), through its dynamic secretariat, remains firmly committed to implementing its experience and knowledge-sharing program for 2024. The sessions and webinars among member countries address various current topics.

In conclusion, e-Government procurement is no longer a theory but a reality. The integration of innovation and technology for a radical transformation of the public procurement process is now underway.

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