Local economy in danger
13 September 2012
The public and private sectors could seriously damage local communities in their drive to trade electronically with suppliers, warns Peter Duschinsky
I have been identifying and publishing best practice in e-procurement since 2000, including leading the supplier adoption strand of the Local e-Government National e-Procurement Project. I have become concerned that the way major companies and public-sector organisations are implementing e-procurement is having a significant economic impact on local business...