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Government Procurement Resources - Overview

  

Here you will find general information about efforts to liberalise government procurement by APEC's 21 Member Economies, as well as specific information about the current government procurement policies, procedures, trade opportunities, and key people to contact in each of those economies. Hyperlinks to related websites, including those listing specific procurement opportunities offered by individual APEC members, are provided throughout.

For general information about collective APEC activities in the area of government procurement, continue reading on this page.

For specific information about government procurement by individual APEC member economies, click on the drop down menu below.

 

Government Procurement in APEC
In 1994 APEC Economic Leaders meeting in Bogor, Indonesia, agreed to achieve free trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region by 2010 for developed member economies and 2020 for developing members. One year later, in the Osaka Action Agenda (OAA), the Leaders listed government procurement as one of several areas where they committed their economies to take various steps to help achieve the goals of the Bogor Declaration.

Specifically, the OAA commits APEC members to
"(a) develop a common understanding on government procurement policies and systems, as well as on each APEC economy's government procurement practices; and
(b)achieve liberalization of government procurement markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region in accordance with the principles and objectives of the Bogor Declaration, contributing in the process to the evolution of work on government procurement in other multilateral fora."

APEC members are now working individually and collectively (through the Government Procurement Experts Group, established in 1995 to manage APEC's work in this area) to fulfill these and other commitments articulated in the OAA. Indeed, this Home Page, which aims to enhance the transparency of members' existing government procurement systems, is one of the agreed collective actions included in the OAA meant to serve the above objectives.

Another is the development, completed in 1999, of a set of non-binding principles (NBPs) on government procurement (comprising transparency; value for money, open and effective competition; fair dealing; accountability and due process; and non-discrimination). The full text of the NBPs, with illustrative practices lists, is avaliable under Downloads on this page.

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APEC Survey of Government Procurement Systems
Despite important differences, APEC members' existing government procurement systems also work on a number of similar principles and have many similar features. This was one of the findings of a questionnaire survey of members' existing systems conducted from October 1995 to May 1996, and updated in May 1997. The survey was conducted to improve members' understanding of each other's systems and enhance public transparency.

To view a summary of each member's survey results, click on the drop down menu above. Via this route you can also download the full survey return completed by most economies.

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