However, in Digital Technologies and Public Procurement: Gatekeeping and Experimentation in Digital Public Governance, Albert Sanchez-Graells argues that procurement cannot perform this gatekeeping role effectively. It seeks to ensure through its contracts that public sector digitalisation is trustworthy, ethical, responsible, transparent, fair, and (cyber) safe. The regulatory gap underpinning public sector digitalisation is growing.Īs it controls the acquisition of digital technologies, public procurement has emerged as a 'regulatory fix' to govern public sector digitalisation. Several jurisdictions are attempting to regulate digital technologies, especially artificial intelligence, however regulatory effort primarily concentrates on technology use by companies, not by governments. However, there are significant concerns about the risks and harms to individual and collective rights under new modes of digital public governance. States are experimenting with technology, seeking more streamlined and efficient digital government and public services.
The digital transformation of the public sector has accelerated. Here is the book description, in case of interest: My forthcoming monograph Digital Technologies and Public Procurement: Gatekeeping and Experimentation in Digital Public Governance is now advertised and ready for pre-order from OUP’s website.
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