Tanzania team in city to learn about e-GP system

To learn about the successful implementation of the electronic government procurement (e-GP) system in Bangladesh, a 12-member delegation from the Republic of Tanzania is now in Dhaka and visited the office of Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) on Monday.

During their four-day stay in Dhaka, the Tanzanian team will exchange insights into how e-GP implementation has been successful in Bangladesh and how it has tackled various challenges through firsthand experience, comprehension, and mutual, exchange, in order to strengthen e-GP implementation in their country.

The delegation is led by the Director-General of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) of Tanzania, Eliakim C. Maswi, says a press release.

At a meeting at the conference room of BPPA, Chief Executive Officer of BPPA Mohammed Shoheler Rahman Chowdhury presented an overview of the institutional and legal framework, and digitisation of the procurement process in Bangladesh.

Tanzanian PPRA Director-General Mr Maswi discussed the digitisation of public procurement in their country and their expectations from BPPA.

In 2022, he said, they decided to modernise and strengthen the e-GP system. As part of this initiative, Tanzania has decided to closely observe the successful implementation of e-GP in Bangladesh.

BPPA's Chief Executive Officer assured them of all forms of cooperation in this regard.

Md Mosharraf Hussain, Senior System Analyst of BPPA, presented a comprehensive overview of the e-GP system.

Today, a demonstration of the e-GP system will be conducted by Dohatec New Media e-GP team leader Nazmul Islam Bhuiyan.

BPPA's Director Md. Aknur Rahman, and Senior Security Assurance Consultant Mohammed Moinul Hossain will present on e-GP security.

On the third and fourth days, Dohatec New Media team will provide practical insights into e-GP to the Tanzanian delegation.

The delegation from Tanzania includes officials from the Ministry of Finance, PPRA, Medical Stores Depot, ICT and Statistics, and government procurement policy. Their visit will conclude on March 21.

Bangladesh introduced e-GP system in 2011. On September 18 in 2023, the government transformed the former Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) into BPPA.