Main Objectives |
The prospect of full economical and political integration of Western Balkan countries into the EU's structures has increased the need to strengthening a single European Market. The one major challenge common to all countries of the region remains the building of strong, fully functioning states capable of delivering on the needs of their citizens, of ensuring effective regional co-operation and of more advanced relations with the Union. In this context, Western Balkans should give high priority to the implementation of e-Government. As electronic public procurement is one of the main contributors to e-Government, ELLECTRA-WeB has put the focus on it.
The capital investment of implementation has been identified as one of the main barriers for the deployment of electronic Public Procurement, ePP, solutions in the EU. This issue is more compelling for areas under accession to the EU, such as the Western Balkan Region. The cost of implementing electronic public procurement solutions may even prove prohibiting for Western Balkan Public Organisations with less available budget for internal development, such as local authorities, hospitals, education establishments, public museums, public agents in tourism or commerce, NGOs and other civic society associations, unless means for reducing it are found. |