KABUL: Today, Tuesday, July 16th, 2024, employees of the Electronic Procurement System Development (EPSD) of the National Procurement Directorate (NPD) conducted a meeting with procurement employees from various Procurement Entities (PE) and discussed the implementation of Afghanistan's electronic and open procurement system (AGEOPS) and provided training and awareness about the system at the NPD conference hall. During the program; employees from ministries and entities; including the Ministries of Information & Culture (MoIC), Hajj & Religious Affairs (MoHIA), Economy (MoEC), Labor & Social Affairs (MoLSA) participated and a Comprehensive and detailed information about the system was shared with them during the session. The agenda included providing information to the officials of the procurement entities about the activities of the National Procurement Directorate and various portals of the electronic procurement system. Additionally; the entire procurement process; from initiation to the award of contracts; was explained to the participants in the system. During the event; NPD officials provided practical demonstrations to procurement entity employees; showing them a sample of all stages of a project in the Electronic Tendering System and procurement planning management system and addressing their questions. At the conclusion of the meeting; employees of the procurement entities expressed their appreciation to the NPD and promised to cooperate further in the implementation of the electronic procurement system in their organizations. It is worth noting that AGEOPS was launched on December 13th, 2023, at the Salam Khana Palace of ARG, and a memorandum from the H.E Prime Minister regarding the implementation of the electronic procurement system in the procurement entities was also approved.