Governments are large buyers
Transport agencies, hospitals, schools and utilities purchase equipment and services at scale. Contract rules can influence how suppliers invest.
Trade-offs need to be explicit
Local sourcing goals can improve resilience or skills, but they can also raise costs. Transparent evaluation criteria make those choices easier to assess.
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