
AI for Public-Sector Procurement
September 28
October 5 and 19, 3 sessions, every Monday
About the Series
This three-session workshop series co-hosted by Partners for Public Good and the National Association of Procurement Officers (NASPO), will equip procurement and other public sector professionals with the practical skills to leverage Generative AI to improve competitiveness, effectiveness, and efficiency in procurement. Designed for hands-on learning, each session builds on the last to give participants actionable tools they can apply immediately to serve the public better.
These workshops are a live complement to our at-your-own pace course AI for Public Sector Procurement. Bring your questions and meet other public professionals facing similar challenges and opportunities.
- Apply AI to common procurement tasks such as automated document review, market research, and spend analysis.
- Navigate the risks and regulatory landscape around AI in government, including ethics, privacy, and transparency considerations.
- Collaborate effectively across teams — legal, IT, and finance — when integrating AI into procurement workflows.
- Evaluate your organization's readiness to adopt AI and develop a roadmap for next steps.
Getting Started Without Getting Overwhelmed - How procurement teams are taking their first AI steps
Learn how procurement teams are taking their first steps with AI without a big budget or a dedicated tech team. Two practitioner stories show how a "start small" approach can turn a routine, time-consuming task into a quick, reliable one, and how a small, reso…
AI Across the Procurement Lifecycle — Where Does It Actually Fit?
Explore where AI tools fit across the procurement lifecycle, whether planning, solicitation, evaluation, and contract management. See a large-state perspective on integrating AI into a high-volume procurement operation, including where it adds the most value a…
AI Tools Showcase — What's Out There and How to Evaluate It
See how public procurement teams are evaluating AI tools, including contract analytics, RFP drafting assistants, and AI-enabled ERP features, from people who've actually used them. Hear how municipalities have selected and scoped a tool for its own procu…