DIGITALIZATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT TODAY
In modern conditions the role of public procurement of goods, works and services for state and municipal needs is of high importance. In connection with the Covid-19 pandemic, the system of public procurement provides considerable assistance to the affected sectors of the economy, such as small businesses, as state and municipal institutions are solvent customers at the expense of budget allocations. This article reviews the history of the public procurement system and the role of digitalization in it.