Summary of the eprocurement online system with a focus on the need for regulation. Since 2016, the ASEAN-Government Procurement Network (GPN) has partnered with SEAP and CGC to implement an online system for eprocurement. “Most industries in Cambodia spend anywhere from 10-25% of their total budget on procurement and one study found that government entities spend as much as 28%.” (Mini’s website)
The GPN, in partnership with these three organizations, developed the eprocurement system which was launched in Cambodia’s National Policy Review Year of 2016. Introduction: The GPN has created a new platform called APG (ASEAN Government)
It is a significant development, with implications for how the government will react to other projects in the future. In most nations, offices like ministries of finance and defense allocate goods to government departments on behalf of the state.
This kind of relationship allows public funds to be more efficiently managed and also provides an opportunity for economic growth as funds are solicited outside the organization, says Xin Liu at Beijing’s Tsinghua University. Moreover, insights gained into how various departments work together is valuable and could provide feedback for improving all agencies that participate in such activities.
AI can interact with all these interdependencies and optimize tasks by suggesting which partner the firm should talk to first or limiting the number of steps during data analysis rather than suggest reporting systems. Some tasks include customer service from unknown customer demands.
The Government eProcurement System or GES is an online system that enables governments, public sector institutions, and all other services sectors to procure goods and services efficiently, cheaply, and easily with the participation of market players.
- Government e-procurement system streamlines public administration (via the use of IT)
- Ensures transparency (making contracts, bids transparent with their history)
- Unclogs bureaucratic logjams to reduce time delays segmentation (e.g. separating products on a specific scale according to the quantity required instead of including them in a single contract)
