Procurement Governance Framework: Success to E- Government Procurement (e-gp) System Implementation

The purpose of the procurement governance framework is to drive behavior towards achieving the procurement objectives of the government. The Procurement Governance Framework defines and allocates accountabilities, communications, standards and major practices, and institutional responsibilities for public procurement. e-GP system designed and implemented in line with the framework complements attaining the expected outcomes. This paper intends to study and outline the components of Procurement Governance Framework, and discuss the design and implementation aspects of e-GP Systems for its success through seamless integration with the Procurement Governance Framework. * Rajesh Kumar Shakya is the Ph.D. Candidate of the School of Public Service Leadership, Capella University, USA, and holds the Master’s degree in Computer Engineering. Mr. Shakya’s research interests are in the domains of policy and technology design, adoption, implementation, and performance measurement of e-Government, e-Government Procurement (e-GP), results-based public procurement, and ICT interventions for the public service reforms. Mr. Shakya has been working as the specialist in different e-government, e-Procurement, ICT, MIS, business process reengineering, public procurement and the Development Program Evaluations under the projects funded by the World Bank, ADB, OECS, the Commonwealth, other development agencies and governments in Asia, Central Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Eastern Europe. PROCUREMENT GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK