EU Public Sector e-Procurement Initiative Delivers First Phase of Standard e-Procurement Platform
New infrastructure aimed at enhancing competitiveness and increasing efficiency of public sector procurement processes
in European Union.
A common standard for public sector e-procurement has come a step closer this month, enabling the pan-European exchange of electronic invoices and other business documents between the public and private sector.
PEPPOL has been in development since May 2008 and is driven by the European Commission and a consortium of 19 representatives from 13 countries. This EU-wide initiative aims to increase transparency and efficiency of public sector procurement, ultimately enabling any company, including small and midsize enterprises (SMEs), to respond to published public-tender notices electronically, send other electronic documents to public institutions and to govern the entire procurement process from their own national infrastructure to other national infrastructures.
The project is closely linked to the realization of the EU service directive and to improving inner-market efficiency within the union. The total budget for the project is 30.8 million euros and is due to be completed at the end of 2010.
The new procurement infrastructure is expected to be in operation by the end of 2010. Based on open standards, the infrastructure will be independent of operators, which will help ensure open price competition. In addition to Finland, the consortium supporting the project includes Norway, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, France, Hungary, Italy.
Economie Numérique is in charge of WP2 (VCD) et WP3 (e-Catalogues) for french sub-consortium driven by ADETEF.
Source : peppol.eu
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