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13/09/2007 15:14
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Procurement professionals should choose to affect policy rather than going out on a limb, it has been suggested at a best practices workshop recently held in Uganda.
During the workshop, an unnamed delegate said that taking on managers on the subject of procurement practices was a risky thing to do as it could affect job security, according to a report by AllAfrica.com.
More challenges to best practices in procurement were noted by Commonwealth Secretariat adviser Kaifala Marah, who said these stretch further than politics.
He urged procurement professionals to attempt to influence processes, adding that they should "have a strong will" to do this, as they need to implement procurement policies.
Mr Marah said public financial management was vital for development because a lot of money passed through public procurement.
He added that other challenges to procurement include a dearth of committed leaders, policies that were not properly implemented, "cultural paralysis and poverty of the mind".
Uganda's Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority was established by the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act of 2003.
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