The Impact of E-Procurement on Public Procurement Processes and Transparency in Tanzania

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the Impact of e-Procurement on Public Procurement Processes and Transparency in Tanzania: A Case of Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) Simiyu Region This study was in quantitative and qualitative nature. This study adopted case study design to assess the impact of electronic procurement in reducing corruption practices. Questionnaires and interviews were used for data collection. Simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents from the entire population. A sample size of 79 of employees was drawn from the study population. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data collected from the respondents. Empirical evidence from the study revealed that e-Procurement has contributed to the achievement of a wide range on Public Procurement Processes and Transparency. In this study substantial portion believes that transparency has improved to some extent, there are also concerns raised by those who think it hasn't improved significantly or has even decreased. The findings of the study shows that the majority of respondents believe that the introduction of e-procurement has helped in reducing corruption in public procurement processes. It found that, a significant portion of respondents believes that e-procurement has enhanced accountability in public procurement at TANROADS Simiyu Region. This indicates a generally positive view on accountability. Generally according to study e-Procurements have improved fairness, transparency and accountability in government which leads to achieve value for money, efficiency, economy and effectiveness on procured Government Projects