Jordan partakes in int'l government financial management conference

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Jordan partakes in int'l government financial management conference
Amman - Jordan took part in a conference organized by the International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management in Washington that brought together more than 100 experts from 30 nations.اضافة اعلان

Director General of the Government Tenders Department (GTD) Mahmoud Khliefat, a keynote speaker, gave a presentation on Jordan's milestone government achievements and financial reforms in modernizing the government procurement system in recent years.

He pointed to key projects, initiatives and sectoral plans that are integrated with all tracks of the economic modernization vision in line with the eight main goals of growth drivers, global procurement competitiveness indicators and the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan in the Arab region, according to a GTD statement.

Khliefat also outlined via video conference key government achievements within the legislative framework, mainly the introduction of a unified government procurement system, replacing 54 previous systems, and issuing standard procurement documents for works and supplies, and the institutional framework, digital transformation and capacity-building in government procurement.

He pointed to development policies adopted by the Jordanian government in this domain, including supporting micro, small and medium enterprises and enhancing their participation in government procurement, sustainable procurement policies, green procurement policies, and empowering women, youth and people with disabilities in government procurement.

Khliefat touched on key guides that were adopted, including the evaluation of performance of contractors and technical service providers, and detailed digital transformation and automation of purchasing procedures, including JONEPS (Jordan ONline E-Procurement System), automation of classification procedures and the Price Index and Coding projects.

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