Gov't holds 1st online public tender for state-run project

Gov't holds 1st online public tender for state-run project

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi operates a personal computer during the first government-sponsored online public tender for a public works project. The ministry plans to hold about 100 such online tenders in the current fiscal year and some 2,000 in fiscal 2002 to stem bid-rigging and cut construction costs.

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