And how is Public Procurement in Portugal?
On June 6, 2023, the Congress took place at the Assembly of the Republic - 15 years of the Public Contracts Code and the Smart Future of Public Procurement, where the past, present and future of the
Public Procurement in Portugal, from this Congress we highlight the following passages!
The State of the Nation in terms of Public Procurement
The opinion on Public Procurement by relevant figures in Portuguese society on this matter
"... the general rule of equality for all in accessing the opportunities that the state opens must be respected."
Augusto Santos Silva, President of the Assembly of the Republic
"...the lack of effective efficiency that results from the lack of professional qualifications in Public Procurement."
Mário Aroso de Almeida, Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Portugal
"...corruption phenomena may be associated with a lack of training for contracting authority staff."
Olivio Mota Amador, Vice President of MENAC
"...high levels of waste caused by the lack of training of contracting entities and their staff involved in this activity."
Antonio Pires de Andrade, CIMEC
"... we have a poorly structured, poorly institutionalized approach and there is little knowledge in institutions about how to solve problems through procedural documents."
Miguel Assis Raimundo, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon
"...there is no intelligent and sustainable growth if there is no associated innovation."
Fernando Batista, President of IMPIC
These excerpts, taken from the different speeches, as well as the entire content of the Congress, can be seen here, by clicking on the following button.