The Malaysian government is increasing efforts to bring all government procurement processes online under the e-perolehan program, the national news agency Berita Nasional Malaysia (Bernama) said Tuesday. E-perolehan is Malaysia's electronic procurement system for government-to-business (G-to-B) exchanges on which suppliers maintain product and pricing information for access by government buyers.
Around 100 government procurement centers near the capital Kuala Lumpur are e-perolehan enabled with a further 400 to follow by the end of the year, Bernama said.
Suppliers who register with e-perolehan can access the system using a smart card and smart card reader costing M$300 (US$79) and then gain access to a variety of applications including:
- placing product catalogs online in a form which can be viewed from any desktop with a Web browser.
- allowing suppliers to process purchase orders and receive payment from government agencies via the Internet
- submitting quotations, obtaining tender document and submitting tender bids
- registering or renewing registrations with the Ministry of Finance through the Internet and paying registration fees.
Apart from Malaysia, Singapore is the only other Southeast Asian country to have introduced government e-procurement on a large scale, with its GeBIZ portal covering 147 ministries and agencies.
Quelle: IDG
