The National Treasury is now focusing e-procurement training on youth, women and persons with disabilities. The is expected to help them take advantage of regulations that require all government agencies to set aside 30% of all contracts for businesses owned and run by this special group.
The National Treasury yesterday trained people with hearing impairment on tendering processes using the IFMIS e-procurement platform. The training initiative is expected to enable entrepreneurs in the special group tap into the vast opportunities availed by the preferential treatment rule on public tenders.
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Mr Jerome Ochieng, the Director IFMIS, said: “The IFMIS system is designed to enable the government increase and monitor government procurement opportunities to the minority, including women, youth and persons with disability. This is an affirmative action aimed at empowering enterprises owned by youth, women and persons with disability by giving them more opportunities to do business with government.”
The IFMIS department has developed a custom communication mailer that will enable the special group to interact with IFMIS officials as well as request for support in using the system.
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