Mr Rovlias introduced eAuction as one of the stages of public procurement via electronic means. According to the presentation, eAuctions only apply when the specifications of bids can be determined by a completely accurate method. eAuctions provide the opportunity for cost improvement, as well as improvement in other aspects of the tenders, but only if these aspects are suitable for automatic evaluation electronically. They must be measurable, so as to be expressed in figures or percentages.
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The Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry for Labour and Social Security and the National Bank of Greece regarding the 1.5 million grant for the implementation of the electronic prescription system was presented during a press conference. The Minister Louka Katseli stated that prescribing medication electronically is a major breakthrough, which will allow the effective monitoring and rationalisation of insurance funds' expenditures and their transparent operation. Mrs. Katseli added that the extension of the system to all social insurance funds, starting 1 May 2011, is expected to yield savings of around €1.4 billion during 2011. She also stated that the operation of the Social Security System so far has been an 'example of mismanagement, lawlessness and diversion'.
Doctors affiliated to the 5th Regional Health Administration of Thessaly - Central Greece (5η Υγειονομική Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, in Greek) will select patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary or cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. These chronic patients will be regularly monitored at home and their treatment assessed on a continuous basis.
The key to the success of the government's efforts was forward-looking planning, coordination of all the individual administrative structures, and implementation of e-governance by specialised staff in Public Administration and Local Government, the minister explained.