I am attending Global Revolution 24 at the University of Nottingham. This is always an interesting conference and a good platform to catch up with colleagues and friends from all over the world. I spent Day 1 attending the four workshops of the AI and procurement stream that Jessica Tillipman (GW Law) and I co-organised. … Read more
I had the opportunity to participate in the Inaugural AI Commercial Lifecycle and Procurement Summit 2024 hosted by Curshaw. This was a very interesting ‘unconference’ where participants offered to lead sessions on topics they wanted to talk about. I led a session on ‘Creating friction in AI procurement’. This was clearly a counterintuitive way of … Read more
This guest post by Saema Jaffer* explores the policy approaches that can be followed in the UK, and elsewhere, in relation to the use of AI in the writing and evaluation of tender documents. It was submitted to the ‘a book for a blog’ competition and has won Saema a copy that will soon be … Read more
This guest post by Giuseppe Bitti* explores the broad policy approaches that can be followed to slow down AI adoption by the public sector, with a focus on risk mitigation and management. It was submitted to the ‘a book for a blog’ competition and has won Giuseppe a copy that will soon be on the … Read more
The UK has been in an extended technique of procurement regulation reform that was because of kick in on 28 October 2024, following a 6-month ‘go stay’ discover for the Procurement Act 2023. At the moment, a 4-month delay has been introduced and the brand new UK procurement guidelines will solely enter into pressure on … Read more
