IPPC6

1. Is Public Procurement an
effective development
policy tool?
David Salazar and María Eugenia Roca
IPPC6 - Dublin - August, 15, 2014

2. Is Public Procurement an effective development policy tool?
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Efficency Transparency Support policies
Public Procurement

3. Is Public Procurement an effective development policy tool?
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B. A. Ishmael. (2012): Government Procurement and Innovation: the creation
of an environment for competitiveness in small developing countries.
International Public Procurement Conference 2012.
Related references
R. E. Lucas. (2008): Ideas and growth. National Bureau of Economic Research,
working paper 14133
M. Q. Dao. (2012): Government expenditure and growth in developing
countries. Progress in Development Studies 2012 12:77.
C. C. de Sousa Junior. (2008): Utilizaçao do poder de compra do estado de
minas gerais como instrumento de desenvolvimento regional e para a
promocao de políticas redistributivas. CEDEPLAR, 2011.
J. W. Choi. (2010): A Study of the role of public procurement: can public
procurement make the society better?. International Public Procurement
Conference 2010

4. Is Public Procurement an effective development policy tool?
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Economic Development
Productivity Technology
Government
Expenditure
Public
Procurement

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Economic Development
Productivity Technology
Government
Expenditure
Public
Procurement
Innovation

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Public procurement
and innovation
i) Specific sector programs (technology
improvement)
ii) Improving efficiency of public sector (technology
improvement)
iii)Pulling innovation

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Public procurement
and innovation
How can public procurement pull innovation in a
developing country?
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Public procurement
and innovation
How can public procurement pull innovation in a
developing country?
• Government strategic position as purchaser
• Volume (including geographical needs)

9. Is Public Procurement an effective development policy tool?
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Public procurement can promote innovation
Innovation will shift technology
Technology will impact on development
Public procurement may bring small changes that
would be replicated (or concatenated) so many
times, so that a relevant improvement is achieved.