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Indonesia: Govt plans to Implement E-Procurement Nationwide
Publish Date : 20-Nov-2009
The newly established Government Procurement Regulatory Body (LKPP) plans to implement electronic procurement systems in all government institutions as its main target, in a bid to save the state money from inefficiencies.
If all government agencies nationwide could implement similar systems, Roestam went on, the state could save up to Rp 315 trillion, or about 30 percent of the 2010 state budget of Rp 1,047.67 trillion. One of the obstacles in this program is the lack of good internet connection availability in some remote regions and the lack of information technology competencies.
Roestam acknowledged that the system would not be able to fully eradicate misappropriation in the procurement process. But the system will surely make significant efficiencies and reduce the chances for culprits who want to misuse the procurement processes. The system would be based on the internet system and open to the public. LKPP would also launch an online monitoring and evaluation system which would be able to automatically detect any irregularities in procurement processes.
