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  • #35 Resurgence of buy local policies & making public procurement law interesting
    Jul 27 2024
    In this episode, Marta and Willem explore the resurgence and presence of buy local policies in the public procurement context. They discuss it broadly on a global scale, and then zoom in on specific buy local implementation issues when it comes to the procurement of food by public authorities. What to do with criteria and condition related to zero miles, EU geographical indicators, time of delivery or short supply chains? For dessert, they share how they overcome the initial hesitation of professionals and students when it comes to public procurement law as a field of study and expertise. Read more about it in this study: M. Andhov, M. Kania, S. Mikulic 'How to Procure Sustainable Food and Include Farmers in Public Procurement? - Legal Constraints and Opportunities' (via: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4826088) TABLE OF CONTENT 0:00 Entrée2:23 Agenda 6:35 The Main 6:35 Historical context of buying-local policies10:47 Diverse viewpoints on procuring locally across the globe18:17 What about cultural exemptions?28:30 Considering geographical proximity in public procurement34:36 Balancing the competing demands (non-discrimination vs sustainability)47:41 Dessert 47:41 Making public procurement law interesting for students51:13 Outro Your Title Goes Here Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings. Episode Transcript Willem Janssen 00:00 Welcome to Bestek, the public procurement Podcast. Today, Marta and I are talking about resurgence of buying local policies and making public procurement law interesting. Bestek Voice 00:16 Welcome to Bestek, the public procurement podcast. In this podcast, Dr Willem Janssen and Dr Marta Andhov discuss public procurement law issues, their love of food and academic life. In each episode, Willem, Marta and their guests search for answers to intriguing public procurement questions. This is Bestek. Let's dish off public procurement law. Willem Janssen 00:41 Hello. Marta Andhov 00:41 Hello. Willem Janssen 00:42 Sorry. I mean just, I'm very excited to talk to you today again, so maybe I was being too enthusiastic for that. How are you Marta? Marta Andhov 00:50 There is nothing like too enthusiastic. I'm quite good. Thank you. It's, I enjoy that we have a chance right now to come back a bit to our podcasting, we need to say... Willem Janssen 01:02 You're still located in the US? Marta Andhov 01:04 I'm still currently in US, the last three, four days. So that also probably contributed slightly to our delay in publishing some podcasts, recording some podcasts. So apologies to our listeners, we will try to do better, but academic life, I think, took over for both of us in a different way. Willem Janssen 01:28 Academic life, a new baby on my side, this all and massive missed deadlines and stuff, so podcasting got a bit lost. Marta Andhov 01:38 I'm still waiting for chapter for you. On that note, yeah. Willem Janssen 01:41 Did you have to do this publicly? I have been working on the chapter. It's looking really nice, Marta Andhov 01:48 Okay, okay Willem, we're not washing our dirty laundry publicly. I just thought that was my segway. Okay, what we're talking about today, tell us. Willem Janssen 01:56 I can't believe you did this online. Okay, live on air. Anyways, we're here looking forward to, well, we can record a podcast episode about a chapter. You know, that would be really nice. We're not going to talk about the book your editing, but only about the chapter that I wrote, because you publicly shamed me. Marta Andhov 02:15
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  • #34 Visual contracting in public procurement & Best/worst presentations
    46 m
  • #33 Single Bidding in the EU & What Vita would change in public procurement
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  • #32 Sustainable Public Procurement in the US & Publishing in the American Journals
    Jan 16 2024
    In this episode, Marta and Willem delve into the complex and critical world of US public procurement and sustainability with Steven Schooner from George Washington University Law School. They ask intriguing questions such as: What does the landscape of public procurement look like across different development tiers in the US, and how does sustainability fit into this picture? Why are executive orders and market integration pivotal in shaping sustainable procurement practices? How can we effectively operationalize regulations to create a more sustainable and efficient system of government contract law? Finally, for the dessert, they switch gears to compare American and European legal scholarship and publishing cultures.
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  • #31 Development Aid and Procurement & Becoming a Leader
    Dec 7 2023
    In this episode, Annamaria La Chimia (Nottingham University) and Marta discuss the fascinating world of development aid and procurement. What does this world look like? Where do interesting procurement questions pop up? Why should all of us know more about this international side of public procurement? Tune in now to learn more. In the dessert section, they discuss leadership in academia. What does it mean in the context of PPLG and academia more broadly, and how is it relevant to create an even better academic world?
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  • #30 Public Procurement, Climate Change & Expanding Expertise with Knowledge from other Disciplines
    Oct 24 2023
    In this episode, Marta and Willem start by discussing the role of public procurement law in addressing climate change, emphasizing its supportive capacity in mitigation efforts and how it interacts with various legal disciplines, including environmental, competition, and constitutional law. For the main, they dig into the nuances of sustainable procurement, emphasizing the distinction between policy and law, and introduce the concept of "low emission procurement" as a targeted approach to address emissions in public purchasing practices. More precisely, they emphasize the shift from traditional procedural rules to target-oriented approaches and the challenges of implementing and enforcing these targets, highlighting the increasing integration of environmental considerations into procurement law and the need for professionals to be versed in various related legislations (e.g., EU Clean Vehicles Directive, Batteries Regulation, Net-Zero Act, Deforestation Regulation). Finally, for the dessert, they reflect on the challenges of venturing into scientific fields outside their primary expertise, exemplified by their foray into environmental law.
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  • #29 Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law & Academic Summers
    Sep 18 2023
    In this episode, Marta invites Willem to discuss his new book (co-edited with Roberto Caranta) on mandatory sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law. (out in October at Hart) Why is this topic in which the EU seems to move from regulating 'how to buy' towards 'what to buy' in need of discussion? What academic questions are relevant to ask for all those involved in sustainable public procurement? How will this affect procurement practices in the EU and what can be improved in the future? For dessert, they discuss academic summers. How to unwind in light of the need to finish stuff as well?
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  • #28 Free Trade Agreements & Life as an Academic Nomad
    Jul 13 2023
    In this episode, Marta Andhov talks with Dominic Dagbanja - a senior law lecturer and researcher (University of Western Australia) specialising in international investment law and in the consequences of investment and trade treaties for public interest regulation. They start by pointing out to practical relevance of knowing about the intersection of public procurement and free trade agreements. Further, they meticulously discuss the issue of balancing between free trade and sustainability considerations. In addition to this, they also geek out on the topic of never more frequent incorporation of public procurement provisions in free trade agreements. For dessert, they share their experiences of living the lives of academic nomads.
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