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Electronic Government Procurement: Concepts and Country Experiences

Overview The adoption of electronic government procurement (EGP) appears as an inevitable worldwide trend following the explosive growth of electronic commerce (EC) predicted to reach over US $1 trillion by 2004 in developed countries. Considering the inefficiencies of the present systems and the large purchasing power of governments, digital networking technology applied to public procurement presents opportunities for welfare gains that neither the private nor the public sector can afford to ignore.

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Publisher	World Bank Group	File Format	PDF
Date Published	September 2001
Format	White Papers
Topics	Procurement and Sourcing

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