INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND INNOVATION IN AFRICA
14 NOVEMBER 2023
(All times indicate in CAT)
8:00 – 8:45
REGISTRATION
| OPENING SESSION | |
| 8:45 | PROF G QUINOT |
| 9:00 | MR BISHEN SINGH |
| 9:10 | PROF M MOSHABELA |
| 9:20 | MESSAGE ON BEHALF OF THE HON DR BLADE NZIMANDE MP, MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE & INNOVATION, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA |
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR: MR S MABECE
| SESSION 1 | ||
| 10:00 | DR G KRUSS DR A KAHN (VIRTUAL) | MAPPING FIRM INNOVATION PATTERNS AND PATHWAYS AS A FOUNDATION FOR DESIGNING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES |
| 10:30 | BREAK | |
| SESSION 2 | ||
| 11:00 | PROF J EDLER (VIRTUAL) | PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND INNOVATION: AN ENORMOUS POTENTIAL THAT MUST NO LONGER GO TO WASTE |
| 11:20 | DISCUSSION | |
| 12:00 | PROF G QUINOT | SHIFTING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT FROM TRANSACTION TO RELATIONSHIP IN PURSUIT OF INNOVATION |
| 12:20 | DR B ALLEN | PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE – POLITICS, INNOVATION & POLICY |
| 12:40 | Discussion | |
| 13:00 | LUNCH | |
| SESSION 3 | ||
| 14:00 | MR A JACQUET MR S HUMAN MR K PILLAY DR A RAMSURAN DR T MOSIEA | PANEL DISCUSSION ON TECHNOLOGY, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND INNOVATION |
| 15:00 | BREAK | |
| SESSION 4 | ||
| 15:30 | PROF J LYNCH | THE CASE FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AS AN INNOVATION POLICY TOOL |
| 15:50 | PROF R HANDFIELD (VIRTUAL) | WHAT IS THE STATE OF CURRENT SUPPLY CHAINS |
| 16:10 | MR P KRAPPIE | BENCHMARKING TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT |
| 16:25 | DISCUSSION | |
| 16:45 | PROF G QUINOT | CLOSING REMARKS |
| 17:00 | CLOSE DAY 1 | |
15 NOVEMBER 2023
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR: MR S MABECE
| SESSION 1 | ||
| 9:00 | MR B SINGH | OPENING REMARKS |
| 9:10 | PROF C EDQUIST | FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT FOR INNOVATION, WELFARE AND SUSTAINABILITY |
| 9:30 | PROF L KNIGHT | NETWORK LEARNING FOR PROCUREMENT OF INNOVATION: A FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE THEORIES OF (SYSTEMIC) CHANGE |
| 9:50 | DISCUSSION | |
| 10:10 | MR I ENGELBRECHT MR J MATARUTSE MR W MORAKA | PANEL DISCUSSION: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND INNOVATION IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTEXT |
| 10:40 | BREAK | |
| SESSION 2 | ||
| 11:10 | PROF CR YUKINS | UNITED STATES’ IMPLEMENTATION OF “INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS” THROUGH THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT |
| 11:30 | PROF S WILLIAMS | EMPOWERING EQUALITY: THE PATH FORWARD WITH GENDER-RESPONSIVE PROCUREMENT IN SA |
| 11:50 | MR I KITOO | PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN KENYA: LOCAL CONTENT, PRESERVATIONS AND RESERVATIONS AS INNOVATION TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT |
| 12:10 | DISCUSSION | |
| 12:30 | DR M KHANYILE MR S NDLOVU R ADM (RTD) R HIGGS MR K THLAKUDI MR S MKWANAZI | PANEL DISCUSSION: INNOVATION IN DEFENCE PROCUREMENT |
| 13:00 | LUNCH | |
| SESSION 3 | ||
| 14:00 | MS E SETAN | NATIONAL TREASURY INITIATIVES ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND INNOVATION |
| 14:15 | MR S SCOTT PROF J LYNCH PROF CR YUKINS DR B ALLEN PROF G QUINOT | PANEL DISCUSSION: TOOLS AND MECHANISMS FOR EMPLOYING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN SUPPORT OF INNOVATION |
| 15:00 | BREAK | |
| SESSION 4 | ||
| 15:30 | PROF A PATRUCCO (VIRTUAL) | PROCURING INNOVATIONS FOR A BETTER SOCIETY: DOES OPEN INNOVATION DELIVER STRATEGIC OUTCOMES IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATION? |
| 15:50 | DR P PLANTINGA | PROCURING INNOVATION: THE RELEVANCE OF PUBLIC OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AND VALUES |
| 16:10 | MR R GRACE | OPPORTUNITIES TO USE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT FOR INNOVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA – THE NRF AS A CASE STUDY |
| 16:30 | DISCUSSION | |
| 16:50 | PROF G QUINOT | CLOSING REMARKS |
| 17:00 | CONFERENCE CLOSE | |