The Businesses in developing countries adopting Procurement & e-Procurement Systems: A case study of Bangladesh Forest Department, Bangladesh.

Abstract

The Internship report is prepared as a requirement of MSCM program of Sonargaon University. This report is on “The businesses in developing countries adopting Procurement & e-Procurement systems” This report is ina tended to assist the reader in detailed understanding the financial performance of a Forest Department in the Bangladesh. The purpose of this report is to have an idea abohe “Procurement Performance of Forest Department in the Bangladesh. Procurement means the purchasing or hiring of Goods, or acquisition of Goods through purchasing and hiring, and the execution of Works and performance of Services by any contractual means Public Procurement is the acquisition by “Public Authorities/Entities” of goods, works and services using “public money” The Public Procurement System is a function of government that involves using government resources (public funds) to obtain goods, works and services to meet the needs of the government as it carries out its responsibilities to the citizens Role of Public Procurement 10-20 % of GDP, 45% government spending (World Forest, OECD) Projects of various sizes and in different sectors PP is one of the major economic activities of the public sector. % of Bangladesh’s government spending? Relevance to Good Governance Costs of poor performance:  Systemic corruption = 20 30% of procurement wasted (World Forest)  80% of waste is inefficiency, not corruption (CONSIP study)  Sustainable development (financing for development, green procurement, SMEs, innovation)  Regional integration  International trade 6