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Vulnerabilities of ICT Procurement to Fraud and Corruption

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dc.contributor.authorLa Cascia, Hunt
dc.contributor.authorKramer, Michael
dc.contributor.authorLa Cascia, Joseph Huntington
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-28T18:14:54Z
dc.date.available2023-08-28T18:14:54Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-28
dc.description.abstractInformation communication technology (ICT) contracts are prone to fraud, corruption, bid rigging and collusion. The OECD foreign bribery report which shows that in 2014, 10 percent of the foreign bribery cases occurred in ICT sector. Integrated financial management systems (IFMIS) and other ICT systems play important roles in improving transparency and accountability and reducing the opportunities for fraud and corruption in developing countries. The procurement and implementation of such systems, however, present significant opportunities for abuse. The main reasons include: (a) the systemic corruption in many parts of the developing world where many such systems are procured, ironically in an attempt to reduce the impact of corruption and improve governance; (b) the large scale and complexity of such systems, which provide many opportunities to improperly rig contract specifications, manipulate implementation and inflate prices, and which make it difficult to detect such abuses; (c) the expense and potentially large profit margins of such systems, which provide ample margins to offer and pay substantial bribes to corrupt officials; (d) the relatively low risk of vendors or officials being caught and sanctioned, which is virtually nonexistent in many developing countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099082423220534472/P1724170bef32b06e0bd970d3d025ccacd0
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40274
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40274
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGovernance and the Digital Economy in Africa Technical Background Paper Series
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN PROCUREMENT
dc.subjectICT SECTOR BRIBERY
dc.subjectORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION REPORTING PROJECT (OCCRP)
dc.subjectFOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (FCPA)
dc.subjectANTI CORRUPTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IFMIS)
dc.titleVulnerabilities of ICT Procurement to Fraud and Corruptionen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40271 Reaching the Potential for the Digital Economy in Africa: Digital Tools for Better Governance
okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40270 Adoption of eGP in Africa
okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40277 ICT Procurement in Africa
okr.crossref.titleVulnerabilities of ICT Procurement to Fraud and Corruption
okr.date.disclosure2023-08-25
okr.date.lastmodified2023-08-25T00:00:00Zen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099082423220534472/P1724170bef32b06e0bd970d3d025ccacd0
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okr.identifier.docmidP172417-bef32b8a-b4db-406e-bd97-d3d025ccacd0
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40274
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.sectorICT Services,Public Administration - Information and Communications Technologies,Central Government (Central Agencies)
okr.themeFinancial Sector Integrity,Job Creation,Investment and Business Climate,Data Development and Capacity Building,Financial Stability,ICT,State-owned Enterprise Reform and Privatization,ICT Solutions,Finance,Private Sector Development,Regulation and Competition Policy,Public Sector Management,E-Government, incl. e-services,Jobs,Business Enabling Environment,Data production, accessibility and use,Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance,Public Administration
okr.topicLaw and Development::Corruption & Anticorruption Law
okr.topicGovernance::E-Government
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Government Procurement
okr.unitEFI-AFR2-GOV-FM & PS-2 (EAWG2)
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