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Title
Determining the Readiness of Public Procurement Entities for the Implementation Of E-Procurement in Ghana. A Case Study of the Department Of Feeder Roads.
Creator
Victus Kwashie
Description
Evidence indicates that E-procurement implementation has led to transparency, efficiency, and cost reduction. However, in Ghan a, its implementation has been slow and this raises concern linked to determinants and challenges of e-procurement implementation. Consequently the purpose of the study was to determine the readiness of public procurement entities in the road sector for a successful implementation of e-procurement.
Specifically, the study sought to identify the likely determinants and their effects on the execution of E-procurement in public procurement entities in the road sector, determine the
likely benefits and challenges connected with the execution of e-procurement. The staffs at the department of feeder roads including engineers, quantity surveyors, and procurement
experts were the target population of the study. The study found dependent variables on implementation of e-procurement positively and significantly correlated with effective and
efficient implementation of e- procurement. Regression analysis further revealed that ICT infrastructure, level of employee competence in Information Technology, governance,
management commitment and procurement regulations on implementation of e-procurement were significant determinants of successful implementation of e-procurement. The study also
revealed some key benefits and challenges of the implementation process which might need attention. The study therefore recommended that procuring entities i n G h a n a need to create e- procurement platforms by investing in ICT infrastructure both in hardware and software linking all procurement stakeholders. Moreover, the employees have to be
motivated to learn, and train in e- procurement regulations and ICT skills for successful implementation of e-procurement. Therefore bodies like Public Procurement Authority(PPA)
which is mandated with the responsibility of ensuring that procurement procedures established under the Act are complied with, need to, provide advice and assistance to procuring entities and employees. Finally managers should be able to adopt change management strategies towards making the transformation process from manual to eprocurement
a success. Keywords: E-procurement, E-Government, Benefits, Challenges, Ghana, Public Procurement Authority, Electronic procurement, ICT Infrastructure, Procuring entities, Procurement
regulation, Employee level of ICT competence, Governance, implementation of electronic procurement
Specifically, the study sought to identify the likely determinants and their effects on the execution of E-procurement in public procurement entities in the road sector, determine the
likely benefits and challenges connected with the execution of e-procurement. The staffs at the department of feeder roads including engineers, quantity surveyors, and procurement
experts were the target population of the study. The study found dependent variables on implementation of e-procurement positively and significantly correlated with effective and
efficient implementation of e- procurement. Regression analysis further revealed that ICT infrastructure, level of employee competence in Information Technology, governance,
management commitment and procurement regulations on implementation of e-procurement were significant determinants of successful implementation of e-procurement. The study also
revealed some key benefits and challenges of the implementation process which might need attention. The study therefore recommended that procuring entities i n G h a n a need to create e- procurement platforms by investing in ICT infrastructure both in hardware and software linking all procurement stakeholders. Moreover, the employees have to be
motivated to learn, and train in e- procurement regulations and ICT skills for successful implementation of e-procurement. Therefore bodies like Public Procurement Authority(PPA)
which is mandated with the responsibility of ensuring that procurement procedures established under the Act are complied with, need to, provide advice and assistance to procuring entities and employees. Finally managers should be able to adopt change management strategies towards making the transformation process from manual to eprocurement
a success. Keywords: E-procurement, E-Government, Benefits, Challenges, Ghana, Public Procurement Authority, Electronic procurement, ICT Infrastructure, Procuring entities, Procurement
regulation, Employee level of ICT competence, Governance, implementation of electronic procurement
Subject
MSc. Engineering Project Management
Publisher
Ghana Technology University College
Date
January, 2017
Contributor
Mr Ernest Ofori-Nyarko