By C-DEP Team
The Centre for Digital Economy Policy Research (C-DEP), in partnership with IIT Delhi, conceptualized and created a national level platform for Best Practices in Public Procurement held on 17th July 2013 at IIT Delhi.
The key issues which impact the digital economy that were discussed were:
- Implementation of the ERV Clause in DGS&D RCs
- Continuation of Centralized payment structure through CCA
- Recognizing Existing IPR in Government Procurement Contracts.
- Strengthening Quality Control through DGS&D Green Channel.
- Standards Aware Procurement
- Setting mechanisms for procuring the New Way of IT – Cloud, managed services etc
- Creating a mechanism to support innovation procurement by the government