South Africa will play host to the 10th Annual Conference and Workshop on "Government Tendering 2002" [September 10-13] that will focus on how to win tenders by forming partnerships with SMMEs, how to win lucrative government contracts and how to improve business planning through e-procurement. The benefits of the conference include: 

• Learn how to structure tenders correctly and effectively
• Improve business and strategic planning by understanding the future of tendering 
• Reduce risk by structuring secure service level agreements 
• Discover anti-corruption strategies to improve chances of winning tenders 
• Compete with global players by being compliant with latest e-government technology 
• Gain practical strategies in public-private partnerships