{"id":143274,"date":"2022-03-07T11:18:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T11:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=143274"},"modified":"2023-09-28T13:15:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:15:27","slug":"procurement-in-the-digital-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2022\/03\/procurement-in-the-digital-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Procurement in the Digital Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-143275 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2022\/03\/07\/1646325071_66541-SAP-291280-1200x627-1-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2022\/03\/07\/1646325071_66541-SAP-291280-1200x627-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2022\/03\/07\/1646325071_66541-SAP-291280-1200x627-1-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2022\/03\/07\/1646325071_66541-SAP-291280-1200x627-1-360x188.jpg 360w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2022\/03\/07\/1646325071_66541-SAP-291280-1200x627-1-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2022\/03\/07\/1646325071_66541-SAP-291280-1200x627-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Procurement is at the heart of global disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Join the webinar on March 16, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Register now:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/previewevents.dm.ux.sap.com\/ao\/pt-procurement-in-the-digital-era\/pt\/registration.aspx\">https:\/\/previewevents.dm.ux.sap.com\/ao\/pt-procurement-in-the-digital-era\/pt\/registration.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Procurement is at the heart of global disruption. 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