Inter-American Network on Government Procurement Annual Meeting

The Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (RICG) will hold its 20th Annual Conference bringing together public procurement authorities and specialists from the region and globally. The event is co-organized by the RICG, through its Technical Secretariat, which is managed by the Organization of American States (OAS), in coordination with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the government of the State of Nuevo León.

This year’s conference will develop a strategic reflection on the role of public procurement in addressing the region’s main challenges. Under the theme “Public Procurement as an Engine for State Coordination and Interconnection,” the event will explore how procurement systems can contribute to strengthening institutional coordination, connecting levels of government, mobilizing market capacity, and generating greater public value.

Open Contracting Partnership’s Director for Latin America Oscar Hernández will be delivering a key note on the issue of: “Digital transformation as a tool for better collaboration with the private sector”.

Side events

• This year’s Annual Meeting introduces EXPO RICG 2026 to provide a space for collaboration between the public and private sectors in the areas of public procurement, innovation, and sustainability.

• High-level dialogue on synergies to transform public procurement: the Nuevo Leon case study
  11 August, within the framework of PROVEE NL 2026, Mexico’s most important public procurement event
  
  This panel will present how Nuevo Leon developed a shared vision to modernize public administration. In recent years, Nuevo León has undertaken a comprehensive transformation of its public procurement system, a process that would not have been possible without the alliances, collaboration, and trust among various institutions. This model of technical cooperation and knowledge sharing is positioning the state as a benchmark for other subnational governments.
  Participants: Oscar Hernández, Open Contracting Partnership, Carlos Ortiz Niño, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Enrique Díaz, Red Iberoamericana de Contratación Pública (REDICOP), Nayeli Roldán, GIZ. Moderador: Jacobo García, Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos