COMPETENCIES OF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS THAT AFFECT THE EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT (E-GP) OF THE SCHOOLS UNDER THE OFFICES OF LAMPANG PROVINCIAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA

Abstract

This research aims to 1) study the problems of material management in educational institutions in Lampang Province, 2) study the competencies of material officers that affect the efficiency of e-government procurement in educational institutions in Lampang Province. This research is a quantitative study using a questionnaire as a tool with a sample group of material officers of educational institutions under the Office of the Provincial Education Service Area, Lampang Province, totaling 169 people. The statistics used are frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis.

The research findings are as follows: 1) The overall problems of material management of educational institutions under the Office of the Basic Education Commission, Lampang Province, were at a low level, ranked as follows: material sales, maintenance, inspection, and storage, recording, and disbursement, respectively. 2) The overall competence of material officers of educational institutions under the Office of the Basic Education Commission, Lampang Province, was at a high level, ranked as follows: personality, motivation, and attitude. 3) The overall efficiency of e-government procurement was at the highest level, ranked as follows: transparency, auditability, efficiency and effectiveness, and value for money. 4) The results of the hypothesis testing found that the competence of material officers in terms of skills, personality, and Work motivation significantly affected the efficiency of e-government procurement at the statistical significance level of .05. These factors could explain 61.80% of work efficiency.