Obrisani Korisnik — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:46:51 GMT

Petra Ferk: “Digital Transformation of EU

Public Procurement: Current Legislative

Framework, State of Implementation and

Future Directions”

Digital Transformation of EU Public Procurement: Current Legislative Framework, State of Implementation and Future Directions

Petra Ferk, Ph. D., Associate Professor, Institute for Public Private Partnership, Ukmarjeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; New University, Mestni trg 23, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; petra.ferk@pppforum.si; ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-8682-008X

Summary
This paper examines the paradox of digitalisation in EU public procurement: although extensive electronic infrastructure has been introduced since 2014, genuine transformation remains limited due to fragmented implementation across Member States. Near-term developments are likely to prioritise data analytics, interoperability, and oversight mechanisms rather than a mandatory true digital-by-default, end-to-end systems with integrated artificial intelligence. However, should this not be accomplished, contracting authorities will increasingly rely on external solutions, reinforcing the fragmentation EU policy sought to eliminate. Meaningful progress will require coordinated legislative, technological, organisational, and human action.

Key words: EU public procurement; digital transformation; interoperability; artificial intelligence (AI); data analytics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3935/zpfz.76.5.3

Hrčak ID: 351904

URI: https://hrcak.srce.hr/351904

Pages: 787-829

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Digitalna transformacija javne nabave u Europskoj uniji: Važeći zakonodavni okvir, stanje provedbe i budući smjerovi

Dr. sc. Petra Ferk, izvanredna profesorica, Institut za javno-privatno partnerstvo, Ukmarjeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija; Nova univerza, Mestni trg 23, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija; petra.ferk@pppforum.si; ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-8682-008X

Sažetak
U radu se analizira paradoks digitalizacije javne nabave u Europskoj uniji: iako je od 2014. uspostavljena opsežna elektronička infrastruktura, stvarna transformacija ostaje ograničena zbog neujednačene provedbe u državama članicama. U bližoj budućnosti razvoj će vjerojatno biti usmjeren na analitiku podataka, interoperabilnost i mehanizme nadzora, a ne na obvezne, uistinu digitalne i cjelovite sustave s integriranom umjetnom inteligencijom. Ne ostvari li se to, javni naručitelji će se sve više oslanjati na vanjska rješenja, čime će se pojačati upravo ona rascjepkanost koju je politika EU-a nastojala ukloniti. Za smislen napredak bit će potrebno usklađeno zakonodavno, tehnološko, organizacijsko i kadrovsko djelovanje.

Ključne riječi: javna nabava u EU-u; digitalna transformacija; interoperabilnost; umjetna inteligencija (UI); analitika podataka

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3935/zpfz.76.5.3

Hrčak ID: 351904

URI: https://hrcak.srce.hr/351904

Stranice: 787-829

- Petra Ferk