This Electronic Government Procurement(e-GP) Readiness Assessment (Assessment) is intended toassist a jurisdiction to conduct a high level review of itsprocurement environment to determine its level of readinessto make a transition to e-GP in a sustainable manner. Itwill assist a jurisdiction to determine the degree to whichthe components and their subcomponents, which underlay e-GP,are in place. Conducting a current assessment is usually oneof the key initial steps for developing an implementationplan for e-GP. The assessment addresses the strategicfoundations of e-GP by examining the components that are thebasis for planning the transition to e-GP. The componentsunderlying e-GP are those issues which, when addressed andintegrated, provide a jurisdiction with a framework for aneffective, efficient and sustainable approach to e-GP. Theyhave been developed both from research of and experiencewith a range of existing procurement environments indifferent countries. Additionally, the assessment invitescomment from respondents on other factors seen asinfluencing readiness, and on the critical changes requiredto implement e-GP. These comments are grouped under theheading respondent views.