Issa Khoury announces start of receiving bids for Industry Ministry's automation
NNA - Minister of Industry Joe Issa Khoury announced on Saturday the start of receiving tenders for the automation of the Ministry of Industry, with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
He emphasized that this is the first step towards eliminating corruption, facilitating industrial sector transactions, improving administrative productivity, and digitizing files.
Below is the link for submitting applications: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=33021
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