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practice CZ: Investing in eProcurement and Digital Library projects
CZ: Investing in eProcurement and Digital Library projects
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5 July 2010
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5 July 2010
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The Czech Ministry of Interior announced on 25 May 2010 that it invested over CZK 3 billion (approx. €118 million) from the European Union's Structural Funds, namely the Integrated Operational Programme, in the computerisation of public procurement and in the creation of digital national libraries.
The national eProcurement infrastructure will be established over the next three years. It is expected that the integrated system will not only allow purchasers and vendors to save money, it will also increase the transparency of the procurement process, in particular the evaluation phase.
The authority which is responsible for the eProcurement project is the Ministry of Regional Development. Martin Plachý, first Deputy Minister for Regional Development explained that the aim is to save public funds and ensure greater control over the procurement process.
In addition, almost CZK 255 million from the Integrated Operational Programme will be mobilised for the set up of digital libraries. Ultimately, it will be possible to access the collections of the National Library and the Moravian Library via web applications.
Monographs, periodicals and other documents published in the Czech Republic, as well as foreign publications related to the country will be digitised gradually and connected to the Public Administration Portal (Portal.gov.cz), which will improve and simplify contacts with the public authorities.
"In May [2010] in the frame of the Integrated Operational Programme we managed to approve projects worth more than CZK €3 million and we crossed the magic threshold of a CZK 10 billion [approx. €395 million] volume of approved projects. Thanks to these resources, the Czech public administration will be more efficient." said Jan Havránek, head of the Structural Funds Department, Ministry of the Interior. Â
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