The Directorate of Information and Communication Technology Services, the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR), and the Directorate of Procurement, have held a training for a cross section of staff of the University of Cape Coast to equip them in the use of the Electronic Procurement (e-procurement) Management System.

The training targeted improving procurement activities in the University and help eradicate all forms of inefficiencies and malpractices associated with the manual system of public procurement.

The stakeholders included Directors, Deans, Heads of Departments and some selected administrative staff of the University.

A Lead Programmer, Mr. Richmond Nketiah, said the e-procurement was a game-changer that would enhance transparency and help bring total transformation in the University.

Lead Programmer, Richmond Nketiah, taking participants through the Electronic Procurement Management System

He, therefore, called for collaboration amongst stakeholders in the University for effective implementation of the system. This would enable the University to reap all the benefits associated with the new management system. He added that all procurement plans were going to be prepared online to ensure value for money.

For his part, the Director of Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR)-UCC, Prof Denis Aheto, said the e-procurement system would reduce the human element in the entire process of procurement. He also urged stakeholders to take advantage of the system to enhance their operations.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC