Case study of ICT/informatics application in city operations, specifically procurement; focus on BCN|Open Challenge

2. TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT
New York City procurement totaled $16.5+ billion dollars in fiscal year 2013.
Worldwide cities spend $4.5 trillion dollars on annual procurement.
To serve the public and accomplish the goals of government.
The procurement process is in place for a number of reasons:
• provide transparency
• protect public moneys
• instill fairness in the selection process
http://www.nyc.gov/html/mocs/html/procurement/procurement.shtml
http://bcnopenchallenge.org/a-model-partnership-new-version/

3. GLOBAL PROCUREMENT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rnfEwPGZ9Q#t=219

4. PROCUREMENT OBSTRUCTION:
COMPETITION
http://smartprocure.us/blog/nyc-comptroller-announces-big-data-partnership-to-reduce-nycs-purchasing-
costs/

5. PROCUREMENT OBSTRUCTION:
SOLUTIONS
gov.uk http://youtu.be/OBl5rRV8OfU

6. PROCUREMENT OBSTRUCTION:
INNOVATION
http://vimeo.com/87473967 (e-Adept System)
Stockholm v. Minneapolis

7. PROCUREMENT OBSTRUCTION:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Cities take a long time to move through the process
 Many companies, especially small
ones, cannot afford the time required
 Winners often end up being large,
incumbent vendors/partners
http://www.nyc.gov/html/mocs/html/procurement/procurement.shtml

8. OPPORTUNITY
http://bcnopenchallenge.org/the-challenges-2/
BCN|Open Challenge

9. OPEN PROCUREMENT BENEFITS
 Expanding Transparency
 Gain Market Intelligence
 Better Solutions
 Reward Innovation & Competitiveness
 Nurture High-Quality Talent
 Attract Investment
http://bcnopenchallenge.org/the-impact-2/

10. CITIES & AGENCIES
 Challenge.gov
 Portland, OR
 Kansas City
 Philadelphia /
FastFWD
 Moscow
COMPANIES
SmartProcure
 CityMart
 GOVonomy
 BIDSYNC
 RFP EZ
WHO’S DOING IT RIGHT

11. APPLIED
 City Record
Online
 Retain Anonymity
 Create Pilot
Cases
 Award Visas
IMPROVED
 Graphic
Visualization of
Real-time Progress
Require Local
Hiring
 Leverage 311
NEW YORK & THE WORLD

12. Questions?