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14/02/2008 14:25
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Public sector spending in Scotland on improved methods of eprocurement rose significantly last year, it has been suggested.
According to the Scottish government, five times the amount has been spent during 2007 on improving online ordering services than was spent in 2006 - amounting to around a quarter of all procurement in the public sector.
The Scotsman reports today that the eProcurement Scotland system was responsible for transactions thought to be worth £1.7 billion during the year in comparison to £321 million in 2006.
Commenting on the announcement, Scottish finance secretary John Swinney said that savings were being made as a result of the new processes and that business was becoming easier for those involved in private sector contracting.
"[The system] is one of the most comprehensive and successful e-government initiatives in the world. I want to see more public bodies maximise the benefits of buying goods and services online," he said.
The eProcurement Scotland initiative was established in 2002 and currently links 80 public sector groups with 43,068 products and services providers and will hold its sixth annual conference at the end of March this year.
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