{"id":340248,"date":"2017-01-24T14:59:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T14:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/01\/24\/gips-advocateslocal-procurement-strategy-business-news-2017-01-24\/"},"modified":"2017-01-24T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T14:59:45","slug":"gips-advocateslocal-procurement-strategy-business-news-2017-01-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/01\/24\/gips-advocateslocal-procurement-strategy-business-news-2017-01-24\/","title":{"rendered":"GIPS advocates\u2018local\u2019 procurement strategy | Business News 2017-01-24"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Tuesday, 24 January 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>B&amp;FT <\/p>\n<p>2017-01-24<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/62253814.295.jpg\" alt=\"Collins Agyemang GIPS\" title=\"Collins Agyemang GIPS\" width=\"295\" height=\"174\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President of the Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply, Collins Agyemang<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=146252114537294\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=146252114537294\"><br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1485270521_38_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply (GIPS) wants a National Procurement Strategy (NPS) that will localise procurement at both the national and district levels, totrigger the revival of ailing industries.<\/p>\n<p>President of the institute, Collins Agyemang, told the B&amp;FT that: \u201cIf we really want to industrialise and develop to give people the kind of support or the socio-economic growth that they need, we cannot do that without effective procurement processes, with specific regards to buying local.<\/p>\n<p>But getting people to buy locally is about the mindset and changing that mindset should be backed by policies and strategies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GIPS boss argued thatthe success of the Akufo-Addo-led government\u2019s \u201cOne district, one factory\u201d initiative, for instance, hinges largely on such an intervention, given that Ghanaians have developed a high taste for foreign goods.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, without such a binding policy, the factories will be working alright but the end produce from such factories will not be patronised.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe one district, one factory initiative is laudable; and in such a situation a national procurement strategy will enjoin the public, especially the MMDAs, to consciously absorb the produce from the factories.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming there is a tomato processing factory in Berekum, and there is a policy that says products coming from the factory should be consumed by the community; then we will be getting somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appearing before the Vetting Committee of parliament yesterday, Trade and Industry Minister-designate, Alan Kyeremanten, assured that government will use public procurement as a vehicle to drive its industrialisation agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment will deepen its various interventions that will promote the consumption of locally-made goods and services in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Leveraging the local content regulations, we will ensure that as long as tax payers\u2019 funds are used for the sourcing goods and services, preference will be given to locally-made goods, subject to specifications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the minister-designate, though it would be difficult to \u201cforce\u201d people to buy local, government will show leadership with a cocktail of activities that will give exposure to locally-made products, citing the introduction of the \u2018Friday Wear\u2019 as an example.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 3 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Tuesday, 24 January 2017 Source: B&amp;FT 2017-01-24 President of the Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply, Collins Agyemang The Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply (GIPS) wants a National Procurement Strategy (NPS) that will localise procurement at both the national and district levels, totrigger the revival of ailing industries. 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