The challenges of e-government procurement in Thailand | |
| Author | Prariyawan Ratanakrong |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.IM-12-11 |
| Subject(s) | Internet in public administration Electronic government information |
| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Information Management, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. IM-12-11 |
| Abstract | Public procurement takes a large amount of government annual expenses. The Thai government launched e-GP in 2010 and expected several key benefits from it. Realizing the advantages of e-GP can extend benefits to the country as a whole by improving public spending which is the money of taxpayers. This research looks at the implementation of public e-Procurement or e-GP in Thailand. It aims to identify challenges and problems towards e-GP implementation in government agencies and to recommend how to overcome those problems and challenges related to e-GP, as well as to recommend how e-GP implementation can improve Thai’s public procurement transparency. The methodology of this research is to follow the three concurrent flows of activities suggested by Miles and Huberman (1994). It includes categorizing data, coding data and analyzing results. The qualitative research process is done by conducting 17semi-structure interviews with 14 government officers from various ministries whose work is related to e-GP.This study yields some interesting findings from both e-GP providers and users. On e-GP providers’ behalf, developing e-GP required great efforts.However, there are still many problems and challenges for them to overcome. On the other hand, users view e-GP as a technological clog that causes public procurement to become more complex. The main conclusions drawn from this study are that although several studies showed that e-Procurement could increase performance and quality of public procurement as well as reduce corruption and fraud, this research shows that key benefits have not yet been delivered to stakeholders in Thailand. This is one of the most important issues that the Thai government must rectify to ensure the highest benefits to the country. |
| Year | 2012 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. IM-12-11 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Information Management (IM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Vatcharaporn Esichaikul; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Donyaprueth Krairit;Dailey, Matthew; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2012 |