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Roadmap

The sections below describe the development roadmap for the POB open-source project.
Last Updated: 26 May 2022 • Page Author: Jillur Quddus

Version 4.x

Summary

Development of natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning algorithms capable of automatically augmenting global public sector procurement opportunities with additional actionable insights including topic modelling, skills demand and analysis, automatic intelligent response generation (given historic responses to procurement opportunities), and buyer organisation metadata (including automatic attachment of relevant documents such as published strategy documents, historic opportunities and links to relevant LinkedIn profiles).

High Level Features

  • Automated topic modelling
  • Automated skills demand and analysis
  • Automated response generation
  • Automated scraping of buyer organisation metadata

Release Details

  • Expected Release Date: June 2023

Version 3.x

Summary

Development of an open web-based platform powered by the POB project enabling users to search, analyse and configure real-time alerts for global public sector procurement opportunities.

High Level Features

  • Open web-based platform
  • Simple and advanced search
  • Business intelligence and analytics
  • Configurable real-time alerts

Release Details

  • Expected Release Date: January 2023

Version 2.x (current)

Summary

Development of an extensible framework enabling third-party developers to develop custom procurement framework parsers and opportunity publishers.

High Level Features

Release Details

  • Release Date: May 2022

Version 1.x

Summary

Automated scraping of the Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS) framework and subsequent publication of procurement opportunities to a configurable Slack channel.

High Level Features

Release Details

  • Release Date: July 2021