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      <description>Following a very successful attendance at the NAEP national conference in Memphis, the video recording of Jonathan White presenting "An Introduction to Spend Analysis and Spend Management" is now available on NAEP’s website and can be viewed here.</description>
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      <description>"Transparency" in procurement means much more than just spend transparency, but it is certainly a timely topic to be addressing ...</description>
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      <description>'Transforming school procurement through better spend visibility, cooperation and measurement,' together at the ASBO International Annual Meeting, in Seattle Sept 9-16</description>
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      <description>The 'spotlightonspend' service help agencies quickly and cost effectively publish their own expenditure information online and in a standardized format that is easy to understand for all citizens.</description>
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