Practical studies in e-governance: An empirical exploration of enterprise resource planning

Public e-procurement has enabled innovation in government and transformed technological platforms and the way governments procure goods and services and engage with suppliers (Hardy and Williams, 2007; Lee, Tan and Trimi, 2005; Moe, 2004). Leveraging information technology to achieve better information, value for money, efficiencies, and maximize procurement effectiveness is now widely used in both the public and private sectors (Hardy and Williams, 2007; Moe, 2004; Carayannis and Popescu, 2005; and Puschmann and Alt, 2005). While public e-procurement has similarities with the private sector in terms of its focus on value for money and competitiveness, it differs amongst other things because of the need for transparency and accountability in the spending of public moneys (HAR 07). This is particularly so with respect to aid or development funds provided by various organizations such as the UN, World Bank, Asian Development Bank or the International Monetary Fund, to ensure fund transparency and that funds provided are not spent corruptly. Also, e-governments can influence the uptake of e-procurement transactions with business which achieve flow through effects to influence the environment in which government to business transactions take place (PAN 04).