{"id":1122,"date":"2019-05-01T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=1122"},"modified":"2019-05-03T09:41:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T08:41:22","slug":"how-can-we-make-our-published-procurement-information-more-useful-and-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2019\/05\/01\/how-can-we-make-our-published-procurement-information-more-useful-and-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we make our published procurement information more useful and accessible?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can we publish our current and future procurement related information to make it useful and accessible to a wide range of society? The Scottish Government and Open Government Network are inviting you to join us on Friday 21 May 2019 for an informal discussion.<\/p>\n

We want to hear your suggestions on what is needed for society to understand procurement\u2019s current and future open data. How might this data look moving forward? Your ideas could help shape publications.<\/p>\n

Who is it for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This event is open to everyone.<\/p>\n

Are you a procurement data expert? Are you the exact opposite? We want to hear from all areas of society to help us develop the transparency of our data so get involved. It will be a relaxed and informal discussion where all suggestions and ideas are welcome.<\/p>\n

Where and when?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: Tuesday 21 May 2019
\nTime: 9:30 am to 12:50 pm
\nVenue:\u00a0 Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ
\nRefreshments will be available.<\/p>\n

Places are limited so please book early<\/a>, and cancel your ticket if you can no longer attend so we can give your space to someone else.<\/p>\n

Accessibility<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please contact opencontracting@gov.scot<\/a> if there’s anything that would make it easier for you to attend the event. We’ll be happy to speak about what we can do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get involved with our public consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":450,"featured_media":1136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,46,10,55,93],"tags":[48,47,338,6,97,336,337],"class_list":["post-1122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-open-contracting","category-open-data","category-procurement-news","category-scottish-procurement","category-stakeholder-events","tag-open-contracting","tag-open-data","tag-open-government","tag-scottish-procurement","tag-scottish-public-sector","tag-transparency","tag-transparency-data"],"yoast_head":"\nHow can we make our published procurement information more useful and accessible? - Public Procurement and Property<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2019\/05\/01\/how-can-we-make-our-published-procurement-information-more-useful-and-accessible\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How can we make our published procurement information more useful and accessible? 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