Drafts by Joseph S Dwumoh
The primary goal of this study was to assess the technological competence of Ghana’s road sector ... more The primary goal of this study was to assess the technological competence of Ghana’s road sector procurement personnel as a proxy of manpower readiness for e-procurement implementation in the country’s public sector. The focus was on technological competence operationalised as computer and internet use experience; information and computer security perceptions and competences; and, attitudes toward cybersecurity. The work was in response to the acknowledgement in recent literature that research tended to focus more on technological infrastructure and almost never on manpower competence in terms of security. The study was a cross-sectional, quantitative, online survey with a questionnaire based on works from the field of computer and information security. The study drew 83 procurement personnel from the Ghana Highway Authority, the Department of Urban Roads, and the Department of Feeder Roads. Most procurement personnel were found to have computer and internet experience spanning, at least, a decade. Yet, online security practice and behaviour was generally poor; self-efficacy in executing protective behaviour was generally poor; but procurement personnel displayed healthy perceptions of threat vulnerability and severity. Participants also generally demonstrated positive attitudes toward information and computer security knowledge and competence. The procurement personnel are not technological ready for the safe online transaction that is required for successful e-procurement adoption and implementation. Nonetheless, procurement personnel are ready and willing to acquire the requisite competence to make them ready to address online security threats to e-procurement transactions.
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Drafts by Joseph S Dwumoh