APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA WITH REGARD TO THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING / PRIMJENA SISTEMA JAVNIH NABAVKI U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI S OSVRTOM NA UNAPREĐENJE I RAZVOJ OBRAZOVANJA I USAVRŠAVANJA

Abstract

The public procurement system isnowadays a special discipline, and this paper explores the possibility of researching it. The main reason for researching the mentioned system is the need to apply the public procurement system by the public and private sectors. The public procurement system integrates economic and financial disciplines defined in microeconomic, macroeconomic and managerial skills and disciplines. It is very important to gain knowledge about the public procurement system for the purpose of efficient management of public finances, as well as for the sustainability and development of corporations, and for the country to attract foreign investments. Public procurement in the European Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighbouring countries represents a significant market. Surely, it can be ascertained that studying public procurement will contribute to the development of legal, economic, institutional and operational foundation for the purpose of more efficient functioning of the public procurement system in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in line with the EU standards. A segment of the overall research refers to the education and training, which will ensure a sustainable programme of training of personnel working in the public procurement system, in line with the new legislative framework. Thereby, they will, indirectly, contribute to the strengthening of the public procurement system for the purpose of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s approximation to European integration and integration into global economy.