e-government procurement implementation in India

Abstract

The turn of century saw ICT technologies making inroads into our lives. The governments world over are trying to use this medium for reaching out to their citizenry. This migration has been partly driven by transparency, efficiency and wider-access related benefits accrued by automation of government functions. E-Government Procurement (E-GP) is one such area which has drawn attention of politicians and researchers equally. However, studies bring out that E-GP project like any other e-Governance project has 70% chances of failure. Studies also underline that success of any E-GP system among other things, is affected by national culture, project environment (E-Readiness, IT literacy level and technological evolution) and regulatory framework which govern public procurement in a country. Indian government having realized the transparency and efficiency related benefits of E-GP system initiated an aggressive campaign to ensure its speedier implementation through National E-Governance Programme (NeGP) which was launched in 2006. However, recent review by Government of India (GoI) brought out that E-GP usage in the country has been less than satisfactory. In above perspective, this paper aims to undertake Template Analysis of stage-wise importance of 11 Critical Success Factors (CSF) (reported in literature) in E-GP project outcome in Indian context. For covering large landscape of E-GP implementation in India, two representative systems i.e. those implemented by Government of Andhra Pradesh and National Informatics Corporation were selected. The study concludes that out of 11 CSFs, five CSFs are not important at stage 2 of E-GP project evolution, while all 11 CSFs contribute to E-GP project success at Stage 3 and 4.

Transparency level of the electronic procurement system in Malaysia

“…Several studies have been undertaken on transparency in public procurement (Panda et al , 2010; Siahaan and Trimurni, 2014). According to the World Trade Organization, transparency involves three main requirements: to make information on relevant laws, regulations and other policies publicly available; to notify interested parties of relevant laws and regulations and changes to them; and to ensure that the laws and regulations are administered in a uniform, impartial and reasonable manner (Bellver and Kaufmann, 2005).…”

Transparency and Monitoring of Public Procurement Contract Performance

“…Furthermore, from an e-procurement perspective, Panda et al (2010) point out that responsibilities such as technical evaluations, inspections, quality control, and contract performance monitoring typically fall within the domain of the user department. The coordination of tendering, procurement, and payment activities involves collaboration among different departments, highlighting the importance of internal cooperation rather than external monitoring.…”