Using information and distributed ledger technologies to combat public procurement corruption : a South African perspective

• Autorzy: Prins Johny , Belle Jean-Paul Van , Turpin Marita

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DOI

10.15439/2022F41

• Konferencja: 17th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Corruption has had a detrimental impact on the South African economy. The use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in combatting corruption is undervalued in e-government contexts, while insufficient empirical data exists to gauge the effectiveness of distributed digital technology in combatting malfeasance. This study explores perceptions on the use of ICT in the procurement corruption investigation sector. Legal and factual perspectives of ICTs, and specifically on Digital Ledger Technology (DLT)'s usefulness in combatting public sector procurement corruption in South Africa was found to be limited. This empirical study found that most respondents in the corruption investigation field had encounters with it in the Public Procurement field of the Supply Chain Management (SCM) function. Human interference in the ICT system appears to be the main contributing factor in corrupting the system. Monitoring of user activity logs is recommended as well as strict regulations to prevent ghost users from corrupting ICT systems.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

corruption fighting; e-government; distributed ledger technology; blockchain in government

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Informatyczne
• Czasopismo: Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 32
• Strony: 223--230
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Prins Johny

• University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa

autor

Belle Jean-Paul Van

• University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa

autor

Turpin Marita

• Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).