How to properly inform and communicate the complexities of public procurement

Schedule

• 17h / 17.15h  Presentation of the objectives of the day.

• 5pm / 6.15pm  Researching public procurement : sources of information, key concepts, regulatory considerations, main barriers and practical examples -from  public works contracts  to the  acquisition of vaccines -. By  Eva Belmonte , laboratory coordinator and project manager at  Civio .

• 6.15pm / 6.30pm  Break

• 18: 30h / 19.30h Presentation  of cases:

• • This is how we analyze public contracts in the  immigration control industry . By  Virginia Rodríguez , research and project coordinator at the  PorCausa Foundation  .

• • Progress and challenges to analyze thousands of Madrid Public Health contracts. By the  Health Audit Working Group .

• • Investigating who is distributed the  contracts of sanitary material . By  Laura Aragó , journalist for  La Vanguardia .

• 7.30pm / 8.30pm  Questions and group work. We will also discuss an issue that has arisen in previous sessions: how should the guide be that, at different levels (for experts, public employees, journalists, civil society or non-specialized citizens) explains how public procurement works.