Slovakia.Digital will evaluate purchases of state-of-the-art computer systems with new criteria

BRATISLAVA. DIGITAL released new criteria Thursday in its Red Flags methodology to assess the state's IT supply

Their open competition, increased competition and better business conditions for the state

] Cartel suspicions

"Ministries prepare purchases of new IT projects from Eurofunds and have approved more than 10 projects funded by the euro with a total value of more than 200 million euros. euros, which are currently preparing for competitions.In the past, IT purchases were linked to unfair actions, cartels and inflated prices.Hundreds of millions of euros between computer companies where cartels were suspected in the past, "said Ján Hargaš, of the Slovak Association. Digital said Thursday

that actual competition was to begin and calls for tenders opened up to broad competition. Eurofunds will distort the IT market for another 15-20 years

New Criteria

The Red Flags methodology was introduced by the association in the fall of 2017. In the first version, they are are focused on the evaluation of the preparatory phase of projects. The already approved projects will be covered in the coming months, so the experts have expanded their methodology by 13 new criteria

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to assess whether or not preparatory consultations in the market. In this form, the state will receive feedback from the computer market and will be able to set up a contest to participate in as many companies as possible.

The criteria also focus on the distribution of computer orders to smaller pieces.

"We should be inspired abroad and TI's tenders open up to small suppliers who do not have the chance to get big business today. And we believe that this will also lead to cost savings, "concludes Hargas.