Table 4.15: Respondents view
on effectiveness of e-procurement
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Statements
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Strongly Disagree
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Disagree
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Neutral
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Agree
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Strongly Agree
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Total
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E-procurement allows for more rapid and efficient information
transmission which leads to high level of competition.
|
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2
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3
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2
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17
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N=24
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8.3
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12.5
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8.3
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70.8
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100%
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E-procurement provides a higher level of data security,
transparency and improved skills user.
|
|
1
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2
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5
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16
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N=24
|
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4.2
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8.3
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20.8
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66.7
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100%
|
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E-procurement helps to respect procurement law and ministerial
order governing public procurement.
|
|
|
2
|
6
|
16
|
N=24
|
|
|
8.3
|
25.0
|
66.7
|
100%
|
|
The use of e-procurement allows organizations to save money and
time in purchase process.
|
|
|
3
|
3
|
18
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N=24
|
|
|
12.5
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12.5
|
75.0
|
100%
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Source: Survey, August 2021
The table 4.15 above shows that the 70.8% position is strongly
agree and the 8.3% position is agree while the remaining 12.5% were neutral and
8.3% disagree on that E-procurement allows for more rapid and efficient
information transmission which leads to high level of competition. The findings
show that 66.7% of total respondents strongly agree, 20.8% of respondents
agree, 8.3% were neutral while 4.2% disagree that E-procurement provides a
higher level of data security, transparency and improved skills user. The
findings show that 66.7% of total respondents strongly agree, 25.0% of
respondents agree and 8.3% were neutral that E-procurement helps to respect
procurement law and ministerial order governing public procurement. The
findings show that 75.0% of total respondents strongly agree, 12.5% of
respondents agree and 12.5% were neutral that the use of e-procurement allows
organizations to save money and time in purchase process.
One of interviewee said «E-Procurement (Umucyo) via
the internet can save a lot of time and money compared with situation before
its implementation. In addition to facilitating and simplifying the procuring
process through the use of technology, transaction speed is increased, all
while adhering to the procurement law and ministerial order that govern public
procurement».
World Bank Global (2017) reported that electronic procurement
(e-procurement) systems have helped governments across the world to reduce
costs and increase transparency in the procurement process. From the beginning
of 2014, the Rwanda government started the process of becoming the first
country in Africa to realize those benefits, by partnering with a South Korean
firm to develop its own e-procurement system.
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