Infosys arm wins deal to digitise Canadian procurement system
Bengaluru, Sep 24 : Software major Infosys arm on Monday said it won a $62-million (Rs 451 crore) deal to digitise Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) for modernising and automating its processes.
"Infosys Public Services (IPS) is working with global professional services firm Ernst & Young and German software major SAP (Canada) to digitise PSPC procurement system by implementing and managing cloud-based electronic procurement solution," said the city-based IT firm in a statement here.
The deal will provide an intuitive, web-based portal to PSPC and its suppliers to access procurement information in English and French.
The digital solution will make it easier for the government and suppliers to interact, transact and better serve Canadians.
"Our digital platform will enable PSPC to purchase goods and services through a single portal, configure specific requirements and access data, reporting and analytics information in real-time to support decision-making," said the statement.
As a digital services and consulting leader, IPS partners with public sector organisations to navigate their digital transformation, helping them renew systems into agile, intelligent platforms, develop new capabilities and deliver better outcomes to all stakeholders at a lower cost.
PSPC plays a key role in the daily operations of the Canadian government as a key provider of services for federal departments and agencies.
"The Canadian government will decide to extend our solution to its other departments and agencies, while provincial and municipal bodies will be given an option to use the platform to streamline the processes to engage with over 183,000 suppliers," the statement noted.
As the prime system integrator, IPS will implement the SAP-based solution and set up a network to provide tier-1, 2 and 3 support services while EY will facilitate the design and deployment of future state processes and enabling technology to support procurement modernization agenda.
"Navigating their (PSPC) programmes and services to a digital future requires organisations to identify the right technologies to implement and enable them quickly and at-scale," said IPS Chief Executive Eric Paternoster.
SAP Canada Managing Director Andy Canham said his company would work with IPS to deliver an intelligent and collaborative platform for federal procurement to set the standard for the public sector across the country.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
