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Local Government E-Procurement Practices in Indonesia: Accountability, Efficiency, and Barriers

Hidayat, Rachmat (2015). Local Government E-Procurement Practices in Indonesia: Accountability, Efficiency, and Barriers. Journal of US-China Public Administration,12(2):105-114.

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IRMA ID 84550754xPUB86
Title Local Government E-Procurement Practices in Indonesia: Accountability, Efficiency, and Barriers
Author Hidayat, Rachmat
Journal Name Journal of US-China Public Administration
Publication Date 2015
Volume Number 12
Issue Number 2
ISSN 1548-6591   (check CDU catalogue open catalogue search in new window)
Start Page 105
End Page 114
Total Pages 10
Place of Publication United States
Publisher David Publishing Co., Inc.
HERDC Category C1 - Journal Article (DIISR)
Abstract E-procurement (electronic auctions) aims to cut the chain of bureaucracy and make public sector spending more effective and efficient. This paper discusses the implementation process of e-procurement in four regencies in East Java: Sampang, Kediri, Surabaya, and Jember with emphasis on the accountability and efficiency issues. There are two main aspects to the process of implementing e-procurement that hampered e-procurement acceleration and raised the potential for corruption in the process of implementing e-procurement: the user (end user of e-procurement) and the mediator [Procurement Services Unit—Unit Layanan Pengadaan (ULP) of each government institution]. These two elements play a crucial part in the process of e-procurement that is accountable, efficient, transparent, and fair. This paper suggests three points for improving the current practice of e-procurement in Indonesia: first, creating indicators/criteria of transparency and accountability in the internal e-procurement implementator; second, injecting the value and the importance of leadership and personal integrity; third, it needs to reformulate a new system of e-government that compatible or supporting e-procurement; fourth, increasing the role of the government monitoring unit.
Keywords e-procurement
East Java
accountability
local government
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17265/1548-6591/2015.02.003   (check subscription with CDU E-Gateway service for CDU Staff and Students  check subscription with CDU E-Gateway in new window)
 
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