Area of Action I
Germany and the World – Public Procurement: Between Geopolitics, Security Interests and Sovereignty
- Geopolitical tensions and public procurement – What do supply chain risks, security interests and strategic dependencies mean for procurement practice?
- Public procurement as an instrument of national and European sovereignty – How does it contribute to resilience, security of supply and strategic capacity to act?
- Security, defence and critical infrastructure – What requirements arise for contract award and procurement in particularly sensitive areas?
- The state’s capacity to act within a federal system – Where do the key areas for reform lie to ensure an effective public procurement system?
- Modernisation agenda for public procurement – What priorities are set by policymakers, the civil service and procurement organisations?
- Start-ups, new suppliers and strategic procurement – How do innovation and market liberalisation contribute to strengthening the state’s capacity to act?
- Procurement Value Framework – How will the added value of public procurement be measured in future?
Area of Action II
Reducing bureaucracy and improving administrative efficiency in the context of public procurement law and public procurement
- New initiatives in public procurement law – What changes will contracting authorities face in law and practice?
- The Federal Act on Compliance with Collective Agreements in practice – What new requirements will arise for contracting authorities, tenderers and review procedures?
- Public procurement: balancing legal certainty and speed of implementation – How can this tension be productively resolved?
- Reducing bureaucracy in public procurement – What are the most effective levers for speeding up procedures and making a tangible contribution to reducing bureaucracy in Germany?
- Procedural simplification and standardisation – Which approaches actually promise to reduce the administrative burden in procurement practice?
- Management, control and impact – How can good procurement practice be measured beyond mere procedural certainty?
- Public procurement as part of a more efficient administration – How can legislation, organisation and procedures be better aligned?
Area of Action III
Digital Procurement and AI – Future Technologies and Their Implications for Processes, the Market and Organisations
- An overview of digital procurement – How are AI, platforms and new providers changing the public procurement market?
- AI in contracting authorities and legal advice – What new roles, tasks and responsibilities are emerging?
- IT integration and system landscapes – What is key to ensuring that new solutions fit into existing administrative and procurement structures?
- Platforms and new providers – What opportunities, risks and market shifts are emerging?
- Digitalisation as a lever for streamlining procedures – Where are speed, standardisation and transparency actually being achieved?
- Data, systems and automation – What do digital tools already offer today in terms of management and practical application?
- Technological development with practical benefits – Which solutions deliver genuine added value beyond the technological discourse?
Area of Action IV
Innovation and Professionalisation – New demands on staff, organisation and procurement structures
- Strengthening start-ups – What is needed for public procurement to specifically promote innovation and efficiency?
- Venture clienting in the public sector – Under what conditions do public contracting authorities become drivers of innovation?
- Public procurement organisations in transition – What structures are needed, ranging from a procurement limited company to the marketplace of the future?
- Attracting and retaining talent – How can the public sector be made a more attractive working environment in procurement and contracting?
- Building an effective organisation and workforce – What skills and structures does a modern procurement organisation need?
- Professionalising procurement – What organisational and personnel requirements strengthen quality, manageability and the ability to deliver?
- An innovation-friendly procurement culture – What facilitates access for new suppliers, new solutions and new forms of cooperation?