A purchase in government
28 August 2012
Acceptance of e-procurement has been hindered by the dotcom boom and bust. But the public sector is demonstrating how to make it work, argues Gordon Parker
There is still a lot of confusion about e-procurement. Perhaps this is why progress over the past few years has been slow. Given the contrast between hype and shortage of genuine savings, this is unsurprising.
Since 2000, progress in transactional-based e-procurement has been virtually non-existent, not least because the dotcom boom and bust continues to make...