A Study on the Use of Blockchain Technology to Prevent and Detect Corruption in Thailand's Government Procurement Process

Abstract

This study aims to propose several recommendations for adopting blockchain to government procurement and for solving corruption. The results of the study can be summarized as: readiness of blockchain technology can prevent corruption and the level of readiness of blockchain adoption for government procurement and for solving corruption is low. The study proposes developing a blockchain system and a smart contract system in the selection of committees to enhance transparency via online grading both in the selection procedure and procurement projects, to undergo online e-government procurement training, and to develop an online grading system for the committees.