The S. Korean Public Procurement Service has been working to share its benefits with foreign governments and now has been adapted in the first two countries - Costa Rica and Vietnam. Vietnam: A pilot e-procurement system for the government of Vietnam has been built on the basis of the integrated Korea Online E-procurement System (KONEPS). The pilot system, which was designed to fit Vietnam’s conditions, cost nearly $3.4 million, of which $3 million was granted by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). E-Bidding has been implemented on a basis at the Hanoi City People’s Committee, the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group, and the Electricity of Vietnam via the portal More details are. The was . The e-procurement system of Costa Rica is based on the and has been developed for Costa Rica: bidding, contracts, orders and payment functions reflecting Costa Rica's actions and deals. The cost of system is estimated at US$ 16.0 million. More details are Meanwhile, South Korea is also working with other governments and providing funding for initial feasibility studies, capacity building and piloting of the systems. Several lessons emerged from the by the MDB in 2007. From the foregoing analysis undertaken by MDB’s working several lessons emerged that could be useful to the countries yet to develop and implement e-Procurement systems. The key lessons learnt by most countries can be summarized as follows: Effective government leadership and management of the implementation plan; Comprehensive user buyer and manager awareness and training so they are confident to use the systems and their initial concerns have been addressed; Supplier awareness and training must be addressed; The potential e-Procurement environment is assessed and the information used in developing the implementation plan; The transition from paper to electronic based processes is planned and supports the need to change the process; Legislative support especially identified by South American countries. – Below are more lessons pronounced by the respondent from 14 sample countries subdivided into 12 major areas and include direct quotes of the surveyed: 1. Provide effective supplier awareness and training Suppliers initially have little confidence in the systems. Suppliers do not realize the potential of the system to streamline the process, provide better access to opportunities and marketing information. Suppliers of losing contracts because the bidding process is now more transparent. and more competitive ‘fear resulting in less projects being available. Suppliers are not computer literate. Create a sustainable training program for users.
The S. Korean Public Procurement Service has been working to share its benefits with foreign governments and now has been adapted in the first two countries - Costa Rica and Vietnam. Vietnam: A pilot e-procurement system for the government of Vietnam has been built on the basis of the integrated Korea Online E-procurement System (KONEPS). The pilot system, which was designed to fit Vietnam’s conditions, cost nearly $3.4 million, of which $3 million was granted by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). E-Bidding has been implemented on a basis at the Hanoi City People’s Committee, the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group, and the Electricity of Vietnam via the portal More details are. Costa Rica: The was . The e-procurement system of Costa Rica is based on the and has been developed for bidding, contracts, orders and payment functions reflecting Costa Rica's actions and deals. The cost of system is estimated at US$ 16.0 million. More details are Meanwhile, South Korea is also working with other governments and providing funding for initial feasibility studies, capacity building and piloting of the systems. Several lessons emerged from the by the MDB in 2007. From the foregoing analysis undertaken by MDB’s working several lessons emerged that could be useful to the countries yet to develop and implement e-Procurement systems. The key lessons learnt by most countries can be summarized as follows: Effective government leadership and management of the implementation plan; Comprehensive user buyer and manager awareness and training so they are confident to use the systems and their initial concerns have been addressed; Supplier awareness and training must be addressed; The potential e-Procurement environment is assessed and the information used in developing the implementation plan; The transition from paper to electronic based processes is planned and supports the need to change the process; Legislative support – especially identified by South American countries. Below are more lessons pronounced by the respondent from 14 sample countries subdivided into 12 major areas and include direct quotes of the surveyed: 1. Provide effective supplier awareness and training Suppliers initially have little confidence in the systems. Suppliers do not realize the potential of the system to streamline the process, provide better access to opportunities and marketing information. Suppliers ‘fear of losing contracts because the bidding process is now more transparent. and more competitive resulting in less projects being available. Suppliers are not computer literate. Create a sustainable training program for users.