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A tenderpreneur is a South African term for a person in government who abuses their political power and influence to secure government tenders and contracts. The word ''tenderpreneur'' is a portmanteau of "tendering" and "entrepreneur". Some commentators believe that this practice might give rise to a kleptocracy as a deviant mutation of a democracy if left unchecked. In this regard a cleptocracy is defined at the condition arising when a political elite manipulate the three arms of government (legislature, executive and judiciary) with the intention of capturing resources that will enrich that elite,〔Turton, A.R (Hands with Billy ) Durban: Just Done Publications. 2010.〕 a general phenomenon known as elite capture. ''The Star'', a South African newspaper describes a tenderpreneur as "someone politically well-connected who has got rich through the government tendering system". In January 2010, South African Communist Party leader Blade Nzimande called for transparency in the awarding of tenders, saying "let's be bold, let's go and promote small entrepreneurs and defeat tenderpreneurs, those who steal."〔Mahlangu, Dominic. (Blade: Make all tenders public. ) ''Times LIVE.'' 6 January 2010.〕 (Mesozi Systems Limited ), a Kenyan internet company, decided to reclaim the term and name their cloud based application which automates the tendering and supplier discovery process, (Tenderpreneur.net ). In an article on their (blog ), they define ''tenderpreneur'' as anyone who represents their deserving business in trying to access business opportunities by expressing interest whenever there is an invitation to tender. They choose to promote a process where the most deserving businesses and entrepreneurs gain access to business opportunities through an accountable and transparent tendering process. 〔(Redefining the tenderpreneur ) 22 January 2015.〕 ==See also== *Corruption in South Africa 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「tenderpreneur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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