A Framework for the Adoption of Blockchain-Based e-Procurement Systems in the Public Sector [chapter]

Temofe Isaac Akaba, Alex Norta, Chibuzor Udokwu, Dirk Draheim
2020 Lecture Notes in Computer Science  
Public procurement constitutes a core government function for providing goods and services to citizens. The overall success of a digitized public-procurement function yields progress and economic growth for the nation. In this research, we analyze the potential of blockchainbased systems to enhance effectiveness, ease, and transparency in public procurement in the case of Nigeria and identify the current challenges facing public procurement, i.e., lack of trust and transparency among critical
more » ... akeholders in the procurement process, systems that only weakly support transaction recording and documentation, complex process structures, corruption in institutions involved in the procurement process. To address these issues, a blockchain-based framework is developed to enable interoperability of information-systems involved in the procurement process, increase citizen participation in eliciting project requirements and to enable a more transparent project monitoring and auditing. We apply the framework to a case study with respect to identifying onchain activities that enable system interoperability, e-participation and project auditability.
doi:10.1007/978-3-030-44999-5_1 fatcat:keq7ralaabhcnntdyahxhfufzi