Oxford POGO Club June 2022 session: Training and capacity development to do what?

At the Oxford POGO Club we care about social outcomes. We talk about ways to achieve better outcome in contracts public services and/or by including wider economic, social, or environmental goals in public contracts more broadly. What does this mean for the people involved in procurement and contract management? Some of us argue that the procurement professional's role should be more strategic than administrative and/or more about finding solutions through engagement with public and private stakeholders -- long before and long after contract award. This session was an opportunity to dig into these issues and learn more about different perspectives on the role of procurement teams and their professionalisation around the world.

Chaired by Oxford Professor Anne Davies, this online session considered the training and capacity development needs of public procurement professionals.

Find out more about the Government Outcomes Lab Oxford POGO club here: https://golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/community/peer-learning-groups/pogo/