Review of Public Administration and Management

Abstract

Analysis of the Risk in Information Technology (IT) outsourcing In Public Organisations

Momoh A Attai, Makoji Stephen and Alfa Patrick Innocent

Acquisition of Information Technology infrastructure is critical to the realization of good service delivery in public organizations, yet the ability to muster enough resources to mount viable IT infrastructure is lacking. The next viable option for public organizations is to outsource IT. However, IT outsourcing is not without its risk. The study through extensive literature review assesses the risk associated with IT outsourcing in public organizations. The paper concludes that that if due diligence is demonstrated in the pursuit of IT outsourcing by public organizations, the benefits of IT outsourcing could outweigh the risk involved.