Government Opportunities Magazine To Sponsor Scottish Executive Conference.

Government Opportunities magazine has been announced as the official media sponsor of next year's Scottish Executive Conference. Appearing will be Andy Kerr MSP, Minister for Finance and Public Services.

Government Opportunities magazine, the award-winning flagship colour publication from Business Information Publications Ltd (BiP), is pleased to be the official media sponsor of next years highly prestigious Scottish Executive Conference. This event, entitled Transforming Scotland II -- from Theory to Practice, is to be held on 3 February 2003 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow.

The conference will include a keynote address by Andy Kerr MSP, Minister for Finance and Public Services, who has also written a corresponding article for Januarys Government Opportunities magazine about 21st Century Government. There will also be a series of short interactive workshops at the conference covering areas of interest such as Call Centres, Interactive Digital Television, Business Process Re-engineering and Measuring Successful Delivery. Further details of the event are available at www.bipcontracts.com in the Events Diary section. Registration forms are also available on the website.

Government Opportunities is an award-winning public procurement publication which encompasses articles by, and interviews with, senior practitioners, captains of industry and leading political figures, and which also contains industry news and reports. The magazine has a readership of approximately 24,000, and its mission is to facilitate business between the public and private sectors.

Government Opportunities February issue will contain a special feature providing an overview of the Transforming Scotland initiative and a look into future developments.

At the event, the publishers of Government Opportunities, BiP, will be demonstrating many of their public sector-focused services, which are designed to facilitate business with government, such as electronic contract notification services.

Government Opportunities will be reporting from the event, and the magazine will be distributed free of charge, so get your copy there! For further information on Government Opportunities, please contact media@bipcontracts.com.

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About BiP

Business Information Publications Ltd (BiP) was established in 1984 to facilitate business between the public and private sectors. What began with the publishing of public sector contract information has since developed into the provision of a comprehensive total procurement solution.

BiP is today Europe's leading provider of public sector contract information, offering suppliers and buyers access to what is probably the world's largest database of current open contract opportunities, which includes the OJEC/TED. Over 300 UK government organisations use BiPs internet solutions to create and manage their contract information. BiP is a member of the EU's taskforce for standardising the way in which tender information is created, submitted and disseminated.

BiP is also the only official UK publisher of MoD contract information and recognised within government as an expert on issues relating to European public procurement processes and applications.

BiPs service development is solely client-driven. In addition to providing our growing client base with more open contract notices and awards, faster than any other service provider, we also provide internet services and web management as a GTC* approved supplier, with technical and contract procedural support. We are also a leading provider of e-tendering procurement systems.

BiP also provides a total event management service and hosts events ranging from small seminars to large conferences and exhibitions for a wide range of government organisations.