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An e-government framework for assessing readiness for public sector e-procurement in a lower-middle income country

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  • Peter Adjei-Bamfo
  • Kwame Ameyaw Domfeh
  • Justice Nyigmah Bawole
  • Albert Ahenkan
  • Theophilus Maloreh-Nyamekye
  • Stephanie Adjei-Bamfo
  • Samuel Antwi Darkwah

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Governments globally are leveraging information and communication technology (ICT) growth towards improving the quality of public procurement services for socio-economic development. However, the extent of its application differs across nations. Notwithstanding the extant theoretical and empirical literature on IT for development, knowledge on how to assess readiness for adopting a full e-procurement system in the public sector of lower and lower-middle income countries (LMICs) begs for understanding. With the narrative of Ghana, we address this gap by drawing on the institutional and economic theory and the United Nations E-Government Development Index towards a holistic framework beyond the dyad of linear website functionalities and internet focus of prior e-government adoption models. Elite interviews gathered from multiple cases from Ghana’s public sector reveals the key readiness determinants for a full public sector e-procurement system. This study has significant implications for shaping the process-oriented management of government e-procurement projects towards socio-economic development in LMICs amid their complex institutional and socio-technical environments.

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  • Peter Adjei-Bamfo & Kwame Ameyaw Domfeh & Justice Nyigmah Bawole & Albert Ahenkan & Theophilus Maloreh-Nyamekye & Stephanie Adjei-Bamfo & Samuel Antwi Darkwah, 2020. "An e-government framework for assessing readiness for public sector e-procurement in a lower-middle income country," Information Technology for Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(4), pages 742-761, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:titdxx:v:26:y:2020:i:4:p:742-761
    DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2020.1769542
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    1. John Coffie Azamela & Zhiwei Tang & Owusu Ackah & Swanzy Awozum, 2022. "Assessing the Antecedents of E-Government Adoption: A Case of the Ghanaian Public Sector," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(2), pages 21582440221, May.

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