Empowering Local Governments Through eProcurement

Overview

November 27

Limited budgets and staff resources make the cumbersome process of purchasing even more challenging for local government entities. While access to statewide contracts often helps local governments take advantage of the state’s buying power for goods and services and eliminates the need to conduct a full procurement, the process still can be complicated – especially when local governments don’t have access to modern eProcurement tools that provide a streamlined experience. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts experienced this issue firsthand and came up with an innovative solution. Leaders from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Periscope Holdings join Government Technology for an informative webcast on how Massachusetts empowered local governments by expanding access to its eProcurement solution. Join us to also learn:
• The advantages of a modern eProcurement solution, including online catalog shopping and ordering, customized workflows to control and approve spending, and detailed reporting
• The steps to implementing and expanding access to eProcurement throughout a state
• The successful strategies utilized by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to increase the use of statewide contracts