Formerly the NAPM, ISM is a
progressive association with a mission to provide national
and international leadership in purchasing and materials management,
particularly in the areas of education, research and standards of
excellence.
The National Institute of
Governmental Purchasing provides its members with education, research,
technical assistance, networking opportunities in public purchasing;
while promoting excellence, enhancing effectiveness and increasing
public trust.
VendorNet provides easy access
to a wide variety of information of interest to vendors who wish
to provide goods and services to the state as well as state agencies
and municipalities.
The Wisconsin Association of
Public Purchasers is a non-profit educational and technical
organization of governmental buying individuals and agencies in the
State of Wisconsin.
EBEP
Program The City of Milwaukee's Emerging Business Enterprise Program (EBEP) is a multi-faceted direct service provider. The staff has a communication network with each of the city's contracting departments to ensure that the opportunities in commodity procurement, construction, service orders and professional services are available to small and emerging businesses.
The Commission on State-Local Partnerships for the 21st Century strives to model itself as a modern-day constitutional convention that reports to the governor on how Wisconsin government should be structured. The above link will take users to the Library area of the website, where the 2003 Sheehy Task Force Report on encouraging regional service efficiency and regional economic growth is located.
The site is
sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor and hosted by the La Follette
Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.