Working to improve government procurement across the region, GPEG has:

• Completed member economies' reporting against the NBPs;
• Identified elements of the NBPs that addresses APEC's work on anti-corruption;
• Finalized the review and repackaging of the NBPs with the aim of making them easier to understand and more business-friendly;
• Complemented the Transparency Standards on Government Procurement;
• Completed the Model Measures for Government Procurement,
• Conducted several capacity building activities such as seminars and symposiums on government procurement. The most recent was the APEC Seminar on Transparency in Procurement and E-procurement held in September 2006 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam.

Currently, GPEG focuses its work on:

• Continuing to develop GPEG capacity-building projects, including progressing SME initiatives in consultation with the SME Working Group.
• Sharing information on the Transparency Standards in Government Encouraging member economies to share information on their procurement frameworks, including e-procurement initiatives.
• Information sharing on multilateral and bilateral trade arrangements negotiated by member economies.
• Updating the GPEG website to enhance the transparency of members' government procurement policy, procedures and procurement opportunities.
• Organizing a workshop on Government Procurement in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in 2007. The workshop is aimed at improving members' understanding on the GPA and government procurement issues in RTAs/FTAs to possibly assist members to consolidate their positions on government procurement.

Capacity Building Projects

China will host an APEC Workshop on Government Procurement in WTO and FTA which is scheduled to be held in Beijing on 18-19 October 2007. The purpose of the workshop is to improve the APEC members' understanding on the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and government procurement issues in RTAs/FTAs and to help members consolidate their positions on government procurement.

A Brainstorming session on future activities was held in Cairns, Australia on 21-22 June 2007

• To support the implementation of the Workshop of Government Procurement in WTO and FTA, which will improve APEC member understands and comprehension on GPA and government procurement issues in FTAs/RTAs.

• Members agreed to set-up a GPEG Government Procurement Resource Centre as a central location for information on Procurement Policies; E-Procurement systems and experiences; Approaches to the Market/Calls for Tenders; and Contracts Awarded.

• Members agreed to formulate e-Government Procurement Guidelines based on the best practices or experiences of each member economies.