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In this paper we present the current state-of-the-art situation of research in public administration procurement of functions and services related to information systems and information technologies. From this review, we propose a list of open research issues according to our beliefs and practical experience. Finally we introduce a real case that we are starting to address, in which we want to consider both prior results as well as research issues. We believe that the topic of IS/IT procurement in public administration is an open area that has not received enough attention from the research community, according to the great amount of public money that is being invested.
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Marco-Simó, J.M., Pastor, J.A., Macau, R. (2008). Public Procurement of IS/IT Services: Past Research and Future Challenges. In: León, G., Bernardos, A.M., Casar, J.R., Kautz, K., De Gross, J.I. (eds) Open IT-Based Innovation: Moving Towards Cooperative IT Transfer and Knowledge Diffusion. TDIT 2008. IFIP – The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 287. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-87503-3_25
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