On Tuesday, November 18, the Satu Mare County Intercommunity Development Association organized within the GenProcure project a workshop for dissemination of project results and promotion of public procurement opportunities among the business community. The event included presentations and debates on the following topics: the importance of public procurement, the results of the GenProcure project, the local action plan on including social, environmental and gender considerations in public procurement, opportunities and challenges in the field of public procurement. At the end of the event, a debate took place on public procurement opportunities in order to strengthen cooperation between the business community and local authorities in public procurement. In this regard, a questionnaire was also launched to explore the challenges in the field of public procurement from the business community’s point of view. The event was moderated by Mr. Matthew Baqueriza Jackson, expert from the GenProcure network with extensive experience in the field of public procurement.
The main objective of the GenProcure project is to explore the ways in which public procurement can contribute to reducing gender inequalities. The project has an implementation duration of 30 months and will be completed by drawing up a Local Action Plan in the field of public procurement. The Satu Mare County Intercommunity Development Association is one of the 9 partners of the project, along with the following public authorities: Vila Nova de Famalicao – Portugal as a leading partner with a coordinating role, Zagreb – Croatia, Koszalin – Poland, Messina – Italy, Újfehértó – Hungary, Alcoy – Spain, Umea – Sweden, Department for Development and International Projects of the Canton of Zenica-Doboj – Bosnia and Herzegovina. The project is financed by the URBACT IV Program and has a total value of 847,160 Euros, of which 599,611.75 Euros is co-financing by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund.
