Pakistan Pakistan Public Procurement (PPR), in cooperation with the World Bank, launched an in -depth consultation on capacity building for public purchasing practices that aim to develop a framework for efficiency and approved training units.
As part of this effort, George Gadon, World Bank Adviser George Gadwoun, conducted extensive discussions with the administrative director of PPRA, Hasnat Ahmed Qureshi, and his team, with a focus on reviewing the current training programs, identifying gaps in capabilities, exploring the development of a national efficiency framework, uniform training units for purchases, a credit system, and a credit system on Friday.
In the pursuit of long -term reform, the World Bank Adviser also participated with the main stakeholders, including the Department of Institutions and the Civil Services Academy to address institutional barriers that hinder the official recognition of public purchases as a professional specialization in the civil services structure.
Discussions were also held with officials from the main federal ministries and the purchase of agencies to understand the needs and challenges of the main public buyers.
Consulting the team with the regulatory authorities of regional purchases to assess the needs of the capabilities and expertise necessary to implement purchasing reforms effectively. Moreover, meetings with representatives of the leading academic institutions – including Lahore University for Administrative Sciences (LUMS), the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Caracchi, the University of Komets Islamabad, the University of National Science and Technology (NST), and Islamabad – were held to explore current training opportunities and evaluate current curricula and materials.
Speaking on this occasion, Hasnat Ahmed Quraishi stated that the World Bank directs us through the professional implantation process and that this consulting will provide a clear road map through a well -specific framework. With the highlight of the reform agenda wider to the government, Quraishi informed that this initiative is in line with the Prime Minister’s vision to create custom purchase cells in all federal ministries to enhance transparency and international best practices.
These cells are now dealing with purchasing portfolios of one million dollars and billions of rupees, and similar steps are taken at the boycott level. He added that this shift has created a decisive request for the training experts who trained professional training in these units.
MD PPRA emphasized that the development of an organizer certificate system and the integration of purchasing education in university curricula will guarantee a sustainable, engineering and transparent system.
This participation is part of a broader set of reforms supported by the World Bank to enhance the ability and performance of public procurement institutions throughout the country.
