The European Procurement Dilemma—First Steps to Introduce Data-Driven Policy-Making in Public Procurement

Halsbenning, Sebastian; Niemann, Marco

Abstract

Amounting to 15% of European GDP, public procurement is a substantial policy field in the EU. In view of this economic weight, empirical analyses are necessary as a basis for political decisions that affect the legal regime of procurement. Despite this importance, currently, the EU cannot evaluate policy impacts based on a valid data basis reasoned in the lack of proper information management. Viewing the case of European public procurement, this paper illustrates the relevance and impact of IT-management for economic decision-making. Thereby, the aim of the research is not to analyze and evaluate procurement performance and policies in the EU but showing the importance of a proper and streamlined application of ICT for reasonable decision-making.

Keywords
e-procurement, data quality, information management, data-driven decision-making, public procurement