The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment ( Difi ) discusses its work in transforming the public procurement sector in Norway
Digitisation is transforming the way in which businesses operate . From personalising services for its customers through enhanced data analytics to automating the supply chain , the procurement sector has become a significant area of focus for businesses and governments worldwide . Creeping financial pressures amidst an ever-changing customer demand has led both the public and private sector to look at ways to unlock further savings to deliver value for money , whilst collaborating with suppliers in order to transform traditional procurement processes .
Back in 2008 , the Norwegian government saw the need to transform its long-established business models and further support the procurement industry through its digital transformation . The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment ( Difi ) has since been behind the Norwegian government ’ s ambitions to establish not only the capacity to unlock value within procurement , but to adopt and implement e-procurement at both a central and local level . “ Dag Strømsnes became the Director of the Department and I was in charge of the taskforce surrounding e-procurement ,” explains André Hoddevik , Head of the e-Procurement unit at Difi . “ I have been responsible for Norwegian government e-procurement efforts since 1999 , also before Difi was established in 2008 .”
Following on from the establishment of the Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line ( PEPPOL ) four-year , large-scale
56 December 2017