12th Procurement, Integrity, Management and Openness (PRIMO) Forum

The Forum provides an opportunity for public procurement agencies of participating countries to learn and share their experiences and practices in public procurement reforms, with a special focus on “Professionalization of Procurement Function”.

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Well-functioning public procurement systems are essential for effective project implementation, good governance and efficient service delivery to the citizens. The initiation of the Procurement, Integrity, Management and Openness (PRIMO) Forum (previously called Public Procurement Knowledge Exchange Forum) by the World Bank in 2005 was an important innovative milestone towards sharing knowledge and experience in public procurement reform. It also provided peer to peer capacity building to participating countries.

More than a decade since the representatives from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan first met to develop a common platform to learn from one another, this initiative has grown into an annual Platform and has spurred the creation of an influential community of practice spanning more than 24 countries throughout Europe and Central Asia region (ECA) and beyond.

Objectives and Theme of 2016 PRIMO Forum

The 2016 marks the 12^th year for this Forum. The event provides an opportunity for public procurement agencies and other agencies mandated for procurement professionalization of participating countries to learn and share their experiences and practices in public procurement reforms, with a special focus on “Professionalization of Procurement Function”.

The main objectives of the Forum are to:

Provide an opportunity to public procurement institutions and other stakeholders who have the mandate for procurement professionalization from participating countries to share their experiences and practices in public procurement reforms, with a special focus on professionalization of procurement function;
Promote and foster regional and cross regional cooperation in public procurement, and good governance. Give the participants the opportunity to explore and strengthen networking in the area and to seek active involvement and support of international and bilateral donors to further improve service delivery to the citizen through efficient procurement implementation.

Expected Results

At the end of the Forum, each country will present procurement related actions that are to be monitored throughout the year. This is considered to be the main output of the Forum. Learning from their peers, each team formulates an action plan, upload it on the shared website and monitored by Governments, IFI’s and other procurement experts.

MAY 17, TUESDAY (DAY 1)

8:30 - 9:00 am 9:00 - 10:30 am	REGISTRATION Session 1: Opening Session and Host Presentation - Mrs. Hiba Tahboub, Governance Manager, 木瓜影院
	Welcoming Remarks · Mr. Bakytzhan Sagintaev, First Vice Prime Minister, Republic of Kazakhstan · Mr. Bakhyt Sultanov, Minister of Finance, Republic of Kazakhstan · Mr. Christopher Mark Browne, Chief Procurement Officer, the World Bank · Mr. Ignatius Santoso, Sr. Director, Asian Development Bank · Mr. Issa Ide, Lead Procurement specialist, Project Procurement Division, · Operation Policy and Services Department, Islamic Development Bank · Video clip: Mr. Cyril E Muller, ECA RVP and Mrs. Deborah L. Wetzel (Senior Director-Governance) - 木瓜影院
	Strengthening of Procurement Professionalization Function in Kazakhstan · Mr. Ruslan Beketaev, Vice-Minister of Finance · Mr. Sabit Akhmetov, Head of Public Procurement Department - Ministry of Finance, Republic of Kazakhstan
10:30 - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 am	Session 2: Panel discussion: Professionalization of the Procurement Function. Co-sponsors perspectives Procurement Professionalization in the World Bank New Procurement Framework Mr. Christopher Mark Browne, Chief Procurement Officer, 木瓜影院 Features of a Procurement Professionalization System Ms. Hiba Tahboub, Governance Manager, Public Integrity and Openness, Governance Global Practice, World Bank ADB's Initiatives in Capacity Building for efficient Project Implementation Mr. Ignatius Santoso, Sr. Director, Asian Development Bank Education and Capacity Building of Procurement Officers Mr. Issa Ide, Lead Procurement specialist, Project Procurement Division, Operation Policy and Services Department, Islamic Development Bank
12:30 – 1:30 pm	Lunch Break
1:30 am – 3:30 pm	Session 3: Presentations: Professionalization of Public Procurement – the American and Canadian experiences The $400 billion Question: Building a Common Foundation to Optimize Federal Procurement Dr. Andrei Chursov, Sr. Advisor to the Administrator at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), USA Professionalization of Public Procurement, A Canadian Perspective Mr. Francois Emond, Executive Director, Canadian Public Procurement Council, Canada
3:30 – 4:00 pm	Coffee Break
4:00-5:00 pm	Session 4: Country Presentation and Discussion
5:00 pm	End of Day -- Closing Remarks

As improving the capacity for public procurement is fundamental to the development of any country, the PRIMO Forum has transformed into a leading event for procurement specialists around. This community has grown in number and geographic reach, its breadth and scope has also expanded significantly.

Past forums have focused on state of the art developments in public procurement reforms such as , , , and measuring procurement performance..etc.

From the certification of more than 1,000 public procurement officers in Serbia to the introduction of electronic government procurement in Georgia, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Kosovo and Armenia the results of the past decade of cooperation among public procurement specialists through this annual Forum are palpable. As the scope of this Forum continues to grow and the benefits continue to build on previous successes, all the participants in this community of practice - past and future, can expect even more tangible benefits. The PRIMO forum moves into its second decade of transformational change in public procurement through further strengthening regional cooperation and greater support from international organizations.

Learn more: A Decade of Learning: Building a Public Procurement Community of Practice

Past Events

June 9-12, 2015	11th Public Procurement Knowledge Exchange Forum	Batumi, Georgia
May 27-30, 2014	10th Public Procurement Knowledge Exchange Platform	Istanbul, Turkey
May 28-31, 2013	9th Public Procurement Knowledge Exchange Platform	Skopje, FYR Macedonia
May 22-25, 2012		Tirana, Albania
May 16-19, 2011		Tbilisi, Georgia
April 26-29, 2010		Istanbul, Turkey
April 21-24, 2009	5th Regional Public Procurement Forum	Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Rep.
April 28-30, 2008	4th Central Asia Regional Public Procurement Forum	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
May 22-24, 2007	3rd Central Asia Regional Public Procurement Forum	Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Rep.
April 11-14, 2006	2nd Central Asia Regional Public Procurement Forum	Almaty, Kazakhstan
April 25-28, 2005	Regional Public Procurement Forum	Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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The 12^th PRIMO forum will be hosted this year by the Public Procurement Department of Kazakhstan upon their request. The Forum will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan during the period of May 17-19, 2016. It will be co-sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and the World Bank and in cooperation with European Investment Bank (EIB), SIGMA, OECD, and UNICTRAL.