The GePNIC system developed by NIC was presented at the 4th Conference of Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network (APPeN) held at Washington DC, from 18th to 20th September, 2018. During the conference, key players from around the world shared best practices, enabling the participants to learn latest trends on how technology is helping leverage public procurement as a development tool in various regions.
Smt. Padmavathi Viswanathan, DDG(NIC) and Shri Srinivasa Raghavan K, DDG & SIO, NIC(Tamil Nadu) were deputed to participate in the conference. A presentation on “The business model for implementing GePNIC System of India” was made by Smt. Padmavathi, with a focus to market the GePNIC software. A technical presentation on GePNIC was given by Shri Srinivasa Raghavan.
Representatives from over 80 countries participated in the 3-day long conference and shared details of implementation in the procurement front that are taking place across the globe.