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Entrepreneurs Network says public procurement processes are often difficult, slow, bureaucratic and unsuited to startups.
Government’s ambition of simplifying and reducing bureaucracy is welcome – but more needs to be done.
Public procurement can, and should, emulate the way entrepreneurs see risk, they say. Forgoing innovation inevitably means forgoing efficiency savings and opportunities to improve public services, they argue. They recommend a range of reforms that would eliminate bureaucracy, simplify processes and accelerate the adoption of innovative solutions in the public sector.
