Chapter 2 - Specialized procurement authorities' role in defining procurement policies and overseeing implementation

Over the past decade, many countries in Asia-Pacific have significantly modernized their regulatory frameworks. They now employ sophisticated frameworks that prescribe complex procedures involving several actors. Procurement reforms have most often decentralized public procurement to local levels. Implementation of the intricate regulations by procuring entities raises significant challenges. Procurement personnel therefore require training, guidance and oversight to carry out their tasks and to resist temptations to accept or solicit bribes.