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Korea and Austria Expand Global Procurement Partnership Strengthen cooperation in Innovation, Sustainability, and E-Procurement

PPS and Austria’s Federal Procurement Agency (BBG) sign First-Ever MOU to Enhance Public Procurement Cooperation

The Public Procurement Service of Korea (Vice Administrator Baek Seung-bo) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Austrian federal procurement agency (Bundesbeschaffung GmbH, BBG) on July 1, 2025, at the Seoul Regional Public Procurement Service building, to strengthen cooperation in public procurement.

This MOU is a follow-up to the first official meeting between the heads of both agencies, which took place in Vienna, Austria, on April 8. Martin S. Ledolter, Managing Director and CEO of BBG, traveled to Korea to attend the signing ceremony in person. This marks the first time that PPS and BBG have signed an agreement. During their first official meeting in Austria, the two sides engaged in in-depth discussions on strategic cooperation in public procurement, including innovative and sustainable procurement, as well as sharing experience in developing the Next-Generation KONEPS.

Through this MOU, both sides agreed to pursue practical cooperation in a range of areas, including : ▲ sharing experience in advancing e-procurement system ▲ public procurement of innovative products and cooperation on their overseas demonstration projects ▲ exchange of sustainable and green procurement policies ▲ mutual education and dissemination of best practices in procurement administration.

Meanwhile, PPS proposed Austria’s participation in the Multilateral Meeting on Government Procurement (MMGP), a cooperative forum in the field of public procurement led by PPS and joined by six countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, and Chile. This marks a meaningful step toward expanding this collaborative framework among leading nations in public procurement.

Vice Administrator of PPS stated, “This bilateral cooperation will serve as a valuable opportunity to advance innovation and the strategic use of public procurement to the next step.” He added, “I hope Korea and Austria will build a leading partnership in global public procurement sector, and this partnership will expand to include private-sector exchanges between companies from both countries.”

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