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Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service

Buying digitally, with social purpose

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The Government Digital Service worked with organisations across government, alongside multilaterals, to create the Digital Buying Guide. It helps civil servants in governments across the world improve their procurement processes. Read to find out how and why it was created.

Engaging UK suppliers in the Global Digital Marketplace Programme alpha phase

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...research, service design and agile working skills and experience. We’ll also look to bring a user-centred approach to procurement practice by working with users to design new routes to market...

Digital Marketplace turns 4: what we've achieved

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...we might apply the lessons learned from designing, delivering and continuously improving the Digital Marketplace to support a broader range of: users (buyers, suppliers, and procurement and commercial practitioners) commercial...

Help the Digital Marketplace go global

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...to support Smart City initiatives around the world can work with government organisations and suppliers to support international governments to deliver transformation We also want you to help us refine...

Improving and opening up procurement and contract data

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...sector procurement and contracting is important because it: builds civil society’s trust in government reduces corruption and fraud, and helps detect collusive arrangements promotes an open and competitive market for...

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