Public procurement

Anti-Corruption in Public Procurement: Digital Solutions

This course will guide you through the EU anti-corruption policies in public procurement and provides you with the skills to identify and prevent corruption in procurement procedures. Topics include the Anti-Corruption Regulatory Framework, risk indicators, the role of digitalisation, corruption as an exclusion criterion, and the professionalisation of public procurement officials.

About this course

This course will help you gain knowledge of the EU anti-corruption policies in public procurement and skills in identifying and preventing corruption in procurement procedures.

Our course will be focused on:

  • The Anti-Corruption Regulatory Framework
  • The risk indicators in Public Procurement
  • The digitalisation of Public Procurement as a response to corruption-related phenomena
  • The corruption as an exclusion criterion in Public Procurement procedures
  • The professionalisation of public administrators in dealing with corruption-related issues in public procurement

This is a unique opportunity if you want to equip yourself with the tools and capacity needed to be abreast of the latest developments in the field.

Methodology

The course will be delivered online, involving a series of lectures, case studies and examples, with enough time to allow participants to ask questions in an interactive way. Interactive learning activities will be employed throughout all sessions, using Mural and Slido.

This course will guide you through the EU anti-corruption policies in public procurement and will equip you with the skills in identifying and preventing corruption in procurement procedures. This is a unique opportunity to acquire the tools and capacity needed to be abreast of the latest developments in the field.

At the end of the course you will receive a certificate of attendance. You will also gain access to our online learning platform, where you will have all the presentations used during the course and additional reading materials.

The course is intended for those who deal with public procurement (lawyers, judges, auditors, managing authorities,  etc.), officials from national, sub-national authorities and other public bodies in EU Member States and candidate countries, as well as from the European institutions, agencies and bodies.

Project number: 2530810

Online Course
For this online course we make use of Zoom

Project Management Officer
Ms Belinda Vetter
Tel: +31 43 3296382
b.vetter@eipa.eu

Discounts
EIPA member fee
EIPA offers a discount to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s supporting countries, and civil servants working for an EU institution, body or agency

Who are the supporting countries?
Civil servants coming from the following EIPA supporting countries are entitled to get the reduced fee: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden.

For all other participants, the regular fee applies

Early bird discount
The early bird discount is not cumulative with other discounts or promo codes, except for the EIPA member fee.

Loyalty coupon
As a token of appreciation we offer all our participants a loyalty coupon for one of our future courses. The offer can be shared with colleagues and relevant networks. The coupon will expire one year after its release. This discount is not cumulative with other discounts, except for the EIPA member fee.

Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed online registration form.

Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation.

Cancellation policy
For administrative reasons you will be charged € 50 for cancellations received within 7 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.

EIPA reserves the right to cancel the activity up to 1 week before the starting date. In that case, registration fees received will be fully reimbursed.

A few days before the start of the course you will receive the log-in details for accessing the course materials. You can log in here.

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Our experts

Gracia Vara Arribas
Project leader

Gracia Vara Arribas

EU Law and Public Procurement, EU Governance, Head of the European CAF Resource Centre

Programme


Prevention of Corruption in EU Public Procurement (1)
09.15Welcome; objectives of the course
Gracia Vara Arribas, Head of Public Procurement Sector, EIPA
09.30Corruption in EU Public Procurement: Introduction to the problem
Warm-up activities through Mural/Slido
Dr Roberto Kukutschka, BridgeGap and Transparency International
10.00Anti-Corruption Regulatory Framework
Dr Roberto Kukutschka
10.45Q&A Session with Dr Roberto Kukutschka
11.00Short break
11.15‘Red Flags’: Risk indicators in Public Procurement
Interactive quiz using Mural/Slido
Vitaliy Trenkenshu, Founder and CEO of redflags.ai
12.15Digital transformation of public procurement as a means of combatting corruption
Interactive quiz using Mural/Slido – short discussion in plenary
Karolis Granickas, Head of Europe at Open Contracting Partnership
13.15Q&A session with the speakers of the day 
13.30End of the day
Prevention of Corruption in EU Public Procurement (2)
09.15Corruption as a ground for exclusion from public procurement procedures
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10.00Professionalisation in preventing Corruption in public procurement
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10.45Q&A Session
11.00Short break
11.15Why AI Procurement is Different: Key Challenges and Insights of Practitioners across Jurisdictions
Merve Hickok, President & Policy Director, Center for AI & Digital Policy, Founder of AIethicist.org and Author of “From Trustworthy AI Principles to Public Procurement Practices”
11.50Q&A Session with Merve Hickock
12.00AI in Auditing & Auditing AI: A Double-Edged Tool in the Fight Against Corruption
Dr Dirk Brand, Legal Consultant
12.50Q&A Session with Dirk Brand
13.00Conclusion and evaluation of the course
Key takeaways and lessons learned
Emma O’Connell, Research Officer, Public Procurement Sector, EIPA
13.15End of the online course

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Anti-Corruption in Public Procurement: Digital Solutions

2 Apr 2025 - 3 Apr 2025
Online
Register before: 26 Mar 2025

Simultaneous interpretation can be offered. Contact the programme organizer for more information and conditions.

 580 per attendee
 500 for EIPA members
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Discount policy

EIPA offers a discount to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s supporting countries, and civil servants working for an EU institution, body or agency.

Who are the supporting countries?

Civil servants coming from the following EIPA supporting countries are entitled to get the reduced fee: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden.

For all other participants, the regular fee applies.

Early bird discount

For a limited number of training courses, EIPA offers an early bird discount.

For more information please contact us.

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