MAIT hosts Workshop on Model RFPs across India

With a view to streamline and standardize government procurement processes and address the challenges faced by the IT industry, Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT), in partnership with the Department of Electronics and Information Technology and Accenture as knowledge partner, has organised a Sensitization Workshop on Model RFPs (Request for Proposal). At the workshop, the industry body shared its experience in e-Governance and raised challenges being faced by industry in executing such projects. IT Secretaries from northern states in India highlighted their experience on e-Governance projects.  

This gathering created an enabling platform for key stakeholders from the government and industry captains from the top IT companies of India to interact on the ways of strengthening IT procurement processes. 

Anwar Shirpurwala, Executive Director, MAIT, said, "We are honoured to offer a platform wherein the industry and government can share their views on Model RFPs. However, a lot more can be achieved and MAIT is committed to work towards ensuring that RFPs focus on – Standardization in procurement, better transparency and participation by all stakeholders in the entire process."

Anwar further said, "Through these workshops, we would like to reach out to all states in the form of their IT secretaries, State e-governance Mission Teams and other government procuring organisations. Such Sensitization Workshops shall be carried out across India. This would facilitate inputs from several state governments as well as the larger industry on how Model RFPs itself can be further strengthened."

This event served as a platform to share and highlight the issues being faced by them in implementing e-Governance projects over the last few years.