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보도시점	배포즉시 (사진 10시이후)	배포	2024. 4. 16. (월)

Resumption of MMGP in Korea in 5 Years

-  Six Countries including the US, Canada and the UK Joining the Event

-  Exploring Strategic Roles as Central Procurement Agencies such as Fostering Innovation Ecosystems, and Enacting Public Procurement Laws

The Public Procurement Service of Korea(PPS) hosted the 9th Multilateral Meeting on Government Procurement (MMGP) on April 16th and 17th at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province.

* The MMGP, involves leading central procurement agencies from Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Chile, and Italy (Procurement G6) representing each continent, for discussing recent issues in public procurement internationally.

** Previous conferences were held in the United States ('09), Italy ('10), Chile ('11), Korea              ('13), Italy ('16), Chile ('17), Canada ('18), and the United States ('19).

After a five-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the meeting resumed in Korea, discussing the direction of public procurement amidst external environmental changes caused by the pandemic and exploring the strategic role of central procurement agencies.

The event was attended by six countries leading central procurement, including Korea, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Chile.

During the meeting, Korea introduced its procurement systems to foster innovative industrial eco systems such programs as ‘Innovative Procurement’ and the government-designated ‘Excellent Government Procurement Product’, and then highlighted outstanding features of the nation’s e-Procurement such as ‘e-Order’ and the system to monitor suppliers’ post-contract qualification.

Furthermore, with the Public Procurement Act to be established in Korea, relevant discussions were made over the reference case of the UK's "Public Procurement Basic Law" to take effect in October this year.

In particular, Korea agreed to strengthen cooperation with Canada by signing an MOU on public procurement, especially in new growth areas and electronic procurement systems.

In addition, PPS　is to run guided tours at the Korea Public Procurement Expo 2024 (April 17-19) for participants, providing an opportunity to directly appreciate quality products of SMEs equipped with competitiveness and technology, thus supporting domestic suppliers' overseas procurement market entry.

PPS　Administrator Lim Ki-keun stated, "Through the 9th MMGP, a consensus was formed among central procurement agencies of each country on the need for transformation to strategic public procurement and enactment of the Public Procurement Act," adding, "Furthermore, through this conference, Korea’s procurement system and technological and competitive capabilities of our innovative companies were appreciated throughout the meeting, which is expected to provide an opportunity for domestic suppliers to grow further in the overseas procurement market."