The objective of the Task Temathic groups (TTGs) is to identify good practices at regional as well as the obstacles to their implementation in different countries, and disseminate results among members of INGP. It seeks to generate exchange and learning between advanced countries and less developed countries in the various fields involved in the TTGs.

The first document TTG was made based on the results of the survey conducted in early 2009 to the members of the RICG on priority areas of government procurement systems where it was decided that the first TTGs that would be content on the topics associated with SMMEs’ access to government procurement.

The TTG 1 is comprised of the following countries: Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.