Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT), the industry body representing IT manufacturers, has conducted a sensitisation workshop on 'Good Procurement Practices for Information Technology' in association with the Centre for E-governance, Government of Karnataka.
The workshop laid emphasis on the need for adoption of best practices for IT procurement by the government and semi-government organisations.
The speakers discussed some of the existing challenges in executing e-governance projects and stressed on the significance of standardisation of procedures in procurement of IT goods and services for government and semi-government organisations.
The event was organised by MAIT and BSA with Accenture as knowledge partners.
Anwar Shirpurwala, Executive Director, MAIT, said: "As an industry body, we want to bring forth some of the key concerns and challenges faced by IT companies and want to encourage better collaboration between the industry and government."
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