Sub Themes
- Public administration and public services management
- Public procurement paradigm shift
- Adaptive regulation & legal frameworks
- Rule of law, governance & oversight
- Transparency, accountability, anti-corruption
- Complaint review, remedies, ADR
- Regulatory issues in public contract management
- Government contracting: public services, infrastructure, innovation
- Global vs. national perspectives; AfCFTA/ EAC/ WTO GPA
- Procurement professionalization & emerging bodies
- Economics of public procurement
- Performance/outcome-based procurement; PPPs
- Open contracting and partnerships
- Public procurement and supply chain management nexus
- Stakeholder management in procurement & supply chain
- Partnering with the supply market for value creation
- Customer-centric supply chains (public service outcomes)
- Best practices for procuring complex projects
- Category management and spend analysis
- Disposal of assets
- Procuring in conflict zones; NGO & private-sector interfaces
- Performance-based procurement for innovation & PPPs
- Local content, MSME inclusion, social value procurement
- Supply Chain Management
- Responsible Leadership in Supply Chain and Operations
- CSR in Supply Chain and Operations
- Inclusive and ethical business in supply chain and operations
- Green/ sustainable SC & resilience
- Sustainable Food Systems and Supply
- Circular economy & Green Growth
- Urban transportation and regional connectivity
- Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing
- Service Operations
- Environmentally sustainable consumerism
- The blue economy and maritime logistics
- Port development, operations, and management
- Digitalisation of Supply Chains & Procurement
- Behavioural Operations and/or Procurement
- Global supply chain and international trade
- Technological disruption (IoT, AI, blockchain, digital twins etc)
- Big data/mega data analytics; decision support;
- e-Procurement (e-GP) modernization