3rd International Public eProcurement Seminar

OBJECTIVESIn April 2004, as part of the legislative package of procurement Directives, the European Commission adopted a coherent framework to conduct procurement electronically in an open, transparent and non-discriminatory way, to establish rules for tendering electronically and to fix the conditions for modern purchasing techniques based on electronic means of communication. This package entered into force in 2006. Now, two years later, procurement entities in Europe should be ready to perform procurement procedures electronically.
E-procurement will help enterprises to identify contract opportunities and to supply their goods and services across Europe's internal market, contributing to Europe's competitiveness and economic growth. But computerising public procurement practices influences the way in which national public purchasing practices are organised. Successful implementation of e-procurement requires changing administrative practices, not only those directly linked to the procurement process, but also those that are indirectly linked. A transition to public sector procurement online requires legal, institutional and organisational changes at many levels.
In this context, the Commission adopted the first IDABC work programme for the period 2005 to 2009 on 8 November 2005. This was the green light for work to start on the different programme actions. The successful completion of this work programme will represent one more step towards the delivery of European e-government services for administrations, businesses and citizens. Furthermore, on 30th January this year, the Commission launched the e-practice forum, which will be presented during the second day of the Seminar. This seminar is included as an e-Procurement dissemination activity being promoted by the e-practice forum.
This two-day course will bring together various experts who play a key role in the e-procurement processes within their countries, covering the most relevant practical aspects in order to provide examples of good practice for other government bodies undertaking this experimentation process. The course will discuss projects, difficulties encountered in computerising supplier offers, experiences in the adoption of measures to promote the use of e-procurement by suppliers, use of shared e-procurement platforms by different government bodies, and related legal provisions.
The seminar is aimed at procurement experts, solicitors, public and private firms, as well as individuals from the technical and academic communities interested in the innovations taking place worldwide in the field of electronic procurement.
PROGRAMEWednesday 23 April 200809.00 Registration of participants09.15 Opening of the seminarIdoia Zenarrutzabeitia Beldarrain, Vicelehendakari and Counsellor of Property and Public Administration, Basque GovernmentI - ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT IN EUROPE: DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES FROM THE MEMBER STATES09.30 Public procurement in Europe: general frameworkGracia Vara Arribas, Project Leader and Senior Lecturer, European Institute of Public Administration - European Centre for the Regions (EIPA-ECR), Barcelona10.15 The Belgian caseRoel Arys, Federal Service of e-Procurement11.15 Coffee break11.45 The Finnish caseMikko Saavalainen MSc. Eng, IT development manager, Hansel Ltd. Finances Ministry, Government of Finland12.45 The Portuguese projectFrancisco Vélez Roxo, President, National e-Procurement Agency (to be confirmed)13.45 Lunch15.45 The French caseLouis François Fléri, Head of the project e-Bourgogne, Regional Council of Bourgogne16.45 Round TableWith participation of the speakers of the day17.30 End of the first day
Thursday 24 April 200809.00 The German caseManfred Schömann, Project leader, Procurement Department, Federal Home Ministry10.00 Experience from the Spanish State Administration: general legal frameworkAlfonso Ruiz de Castañeda de la Llave, Expert on Public Procurement; Member of the Advisory Committee for Public Procurement of the European Union11.00 Coffee break11.30 The Basque model on Electronic ProcurementJaime Dominguez-Macaya Laurnaga, Director of Heritage and Procurement, Basque Government12.30 Round TableWith participation of the speakers of the morning13.00 LunchII - E-PRACTICE AN EXPERIENCE FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION15.30 Presentation of E-PRACTICEEmilio Castrillejo Hernantes, Programme manager in charge of eProcurement activities, IDABC Programme, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, European Commission16.00 Bid e-bons in electronic procurement.(to be determined)16.45 Electronic invoices(to be determined)17.30 Closing conference: Electronic tools for public procurement José María Gimeno Feliu, Dean and Professor of the Law Faculty, University of Zaragoza18.00 Closing of the Seminar
General information
Donostia-San Sebastian (ES), 23-24 April 2008Seminar and venue:Kursaal Convention CentreConference Room 2Avenida de Zurriola, 120002 Donostia-San SebastiánTel.: +34 943 00 30 00Fax: +34 943 00 30 01www.kursaal.org
Working languages:The working languages will be English and Spanish. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided throughout the seminar.
Registration Fee:The participation fee is € 350 and includes documentation, coffee breaks, two lunches and a certificate of attendance.Accommodation and travel costs are at the expenses of the participants or their administration.
Deadline for registration: 14 April 2008
Payment before the deadline is a condition for participation. For cancellations received after the deadline we will have to charge an administration fee of € 150 unless an alternative participant is nominated.
Information and Registration:Natalia Doménech García, Programme OrganiserEuropean Institute of Public Administration – European Centre for the Regions (EIPA-ECR)C/ Girona, 20 - 08010 BarcelonaTel.: + 34/ 93 567 23 89; Fax.: +34/ 93 567 23 56;e-mail: n.domenech@eipa-ecr.comYou can also submit the online registration form which can be found on EIPA’s web site: http://www.eipa.euYour name and address will be part of EIPA's database for our mailing purpose only. If you do not want to be included in our mailing database, please tick the box in the registration form.
Hotel accommodation:If you need accommodation in Donostia-San Sebastian, you can contact directly those hotels which are quite near to the venue of the Seminar:Hotel Costa Vasca****: Avda. Pio Baroja, 15 (tel: +34 94 331 79 50) – www.aranzazu-hoteles.comHotel San Sebastián****: Avda. Zumalakarregi, 20 (tel: +34 943 316 660) – www.aranzazu-hoteles.comHotel de Londres y de Inglaterra****: C/Zubieta, 2 (tel.: +34 943 44 07 70) – www.hlondres.comHotel Europa***: C/San Martín, 52 (Tel.: +34 943 47 08 80) – www.hotel-europa.comHotel Niza***: C/Zubieta, 56 – www.hotelniza.comHotel Colina**: Avda. Zumalakarregi, 21 (tel.: +34 943 21 22 00)Confirmation:Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants by e-mail on receipt of the completed registration form.
SURNAME:FIRST NAME(S):POSITION HELD:DEPARTMENT:ORGANISATION:ADDRESS:COUNTRY - POSTCODE AND TOWN:OFFICE TEL.: FAX:*E-MAIL:(it is requested)INVOICE’S DATA:Name of the Institution or Organisation:Fiscal number:Department:Address:Postal code, city: CountryREGISTRATION FEE€ 350: Includes participation in the Seminar, a documentation folder, coffee breaks, two lunches and a certificate of attendance.*For cancellations received after the deadline, we will have to charge an administration fee of € 150 unless an alternative participant is nominated.Bank transferIt is necessary to state the name of the participant and the reference “0861801”ECR´s account nº IBAN: ES27-0182-6035-43-0018000225,BIC: BBVAESMM at the BBVA, Plaça Catalunya 5, 08002 Barcelona (ES)Credit cardMasterCard Nº Expiry date: CVCVisa Card Nº Expiry date: CVCPlace and date:Please return the completed registration form by fax or e-mail before 14 April 2008 to: (your participation will be confirmed by e-mail)Natalia Doménech García,Programme OrganiserEuropean Institute of Public Administration – European Centre for the Regions (EIPA-ECR)C/ Girona, 20 - 08010 BarcelonaTel.: + 34/ 93 567 23 89; Fax.: +34/ 93 567 23 56;e-mail: n.domenech@eipa-ecr.comYour name and address will be part of EIPA’s database for our mailing purpose only.Please tick if you do not want to be included in our mailing database

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