Prof. Khaw Lake Tee Presentation At Adb

EU Inter University Network for Teaching and Research in Public Procurement Regulation Asia Link Project

Presentation by KHAW Lake Tee University of Malaya 24-25 August 2009

Background Project – EU Asia Inter-University Network for Teaching and Research in Public Procurement Regulation [EUA-TRIPPR]  Grant of about €500, 000  A consortium of 5 universities 

◦ 2 from Europe – Nottingham University and Copenhagen Business School ◦ 3 from Asia – Central University of Finance and Economics (Beijing), Xinjiang University and University of Malaya. ◦ Project leader is Prof Sue Arrowsmith of Nottingham University 

Duration of Project – 7 January 2008 – 7 January 2011

Objectives of Project To facilitate Asian developing countries in formulating coherent and effective domestic frameworks for regulating public procurement and ensuring effective implementation  Facilitating effective partnerships by Asian developing countries in international trade agreements on procurement  Facilitate EU Asian trade with respect to public procurement 

To establish an EU-Asia inter-university network for teaching and research in public procurement

Three Main Activities 

Curriculum development ◦ Developing innovative curricula – postgraduate –taught courses and PhD research ◦ Producing supporting texts and translations

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Human resource development ◦ Workshops and training courses – delivery of courses, research and establishment of procurement centres ◦ Academic exchanges – Europe - Asia

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Institutional and systems development ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦

Training, workshops Establishing a permanent academic network Databases/bibliography on public procurement law; Chinese dictionary 3 international conferences in three different regions Policy papers

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Public Procurement Academic Network (PLAN) : see http://www.publicprocurement.org; Launched in January 2009 A permanent global network of academics (professors, researchers etc) interested in issues relating to procurement law and regulatory policy. Facilitates contacts among academics in public procurement Publicising research and publications, seminars, conferences in public procurement Events, news, research projects

Membership 

Two categories of membership ◦ Academic members  Full or part time  Law  Other disciplines such as economics, business management, public policy and political science, with interest in the regulatory policy in public procurement

◦ Associate members – non-academics but who have engagement or interest in academic work relating to public procurement (government, industry, international organizations, students of taught courses in universities

Updates 

Academic membership (June 2009) ◦ 200: 141 from Europe, 32 from Asia, 12 from Africa, 13 from North America, 2 from the Caribbean and 1 from Australasia

211 members (18 Aug 2009)  Associate membership 

◦ 228 (18 Aug 2009) 

14 institutional members