scholarly journals Once-Only Principle Good Practices in Europe

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-82
Author(s):  
Maria A. Wimmer
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Service Provisioning ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Administrative Burden ◽  
Reducing Costs

AbstractDigital transformation has become a recent keyword in the evolution of public sector modernization through the once-only principle (OOP). The once-only principle is among the seven driving principles in the eGovernment Action Plan 2016–2020 of the European Commission (EC). It requires that citizens and businesses need not to provide the same data to governments if that data is already in their hands. The ultimate goal of the principle is to reduce administrative burden and to simplify public service provisioning therewith also reducing costs and improving public service. To boost developments towards administrative burden reduction and simplification in public service provisioning, the SCOOP4C project has investigated good practice solutions across Europe. In this contribution, we provide an overview of good practice OOP cases and OOP enablers studied in the project, followed by a synthesis of the benefits and key enablers to boost the OOP implementation across Europe.

scholarly journals Smart city initiatives in the context of digital transformation

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Tomičić Pupek ◽  
Igor Pihir ◽  
Martina Tomičić Furjan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Private And Public

Digital transformation is an emerging trend in developing the way how the work is being done, and it is present in the private and public sector, in all industries and fields of work. Smart cities, as one of the concepts related to digital transformation, is usually seen as a matter of local governments, as it is their responsibility to ensure a better quality of life for the citizens. Some cities have already taken advantages of possibilities offered by the concept of smart cities, creating new values to all stakeholders interacting in the living city ecosystems, thus serving as examples of good practice, while others are still developing and growing on their intentions to become smart. This paper provides a structured literature analysis and investigates key scope, services and technologies related to smart cities and digital transformation as concepts of empowering social and collaboration interactions, in order to identify leading factors in most smart city initiatives.

scholarly journals Co-Production of Digital Public Services in Austrian Public Administrations

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Noella Edelmann ◽  
Ines Mergel
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
The Public ◽  
Digital Service

In the digital transformation of public administrations, objectives are no longer simply the implementation of new technology, but the involvement of all stakeholders into the process of digitalization. The Digital Roadmap of the Austrian government emphasizes the need of co-production of public services as a key element to public service delivery and, subsequently, innovation of the public sector. To understand how co-production in digital service delivery is implemented in Austria, we conducted interviews with 41 experts from public administrations in order to understand who is involved in such processes, how they are involved, and what outcomes are to be achieved.

Representations of New Public Management in Australian Public Service gender equality policies

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Williamson ◽  
Lisa Carson ◽  
Meraiah Foley
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Public ◽  
Reducing Costs

Purpose Governments have demonstrated a renewed interest in progressing gender equality for their workforces, including in Australia. This refocusing has resulted in a tranche of new gender equality policies being introduced into the Australian Public Service (APS). The purpose of this paper is to examine how New Public Management (NPM) is reflected in these gender equality policies and consider whether NPM may assist or hinder gender being “undone” or “redone” in APS organisations. Design/methodology/approach A content analysis was conducted to assess the strategies contained within the gender equality policies of all 18 Australian government departments. Findings The content analysis reveals that the policies strongly reflect an NPM framing, except in one important area – that of monitoring and evaluation. The lack of attention to this crucial element of NPM may hinder effective implementation of many of the policies. The authors also conclude that while good intent is evident in the policies, they may “redo” rather than “undo” gender in organisations. Practical implications The paper will assist organisations which are developing and implementing gender equality policies. Even though NPM is specific to the public sector, the research highlights the potential and pitfalls when developing such policies in an environment focused on increasing efficiencies and reducing costs. Originality/value While gender equality and public sector reforms occurred simultaneously in Australia, few researchers have examined the interactions between the two.

scholarly journals DEEMED DISMISSALS AND SUSPENSIONS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR Grootboom v National Prosecuting Authority (2014) ILJ 121 (CC)

Obiter ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Kgomotso Mathiba
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Procedural Fairness ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Labour Practice ◽  
The Right

Two forms of suspension are known in South African law, namely, punitive and precautionary suspensions. Punitive suspensions are given as a form of a disciplinary sanction, while precautionary suspensions are effected pending an investigation. In the latter case, the suspension allows the employer time and space to conduct an investigation and to prevent the employee from tampering with the enquiry. Whether the suspension culminates in the employee’s dismissal or reinstatement, the LRA demands that the employee be treated fairly as an unfair suspension may constitute an unfair labour practice in terms of section 186(2)(b) of the Labour Relations Act (the LRA).In case of a dismissal the LRA requires that a dismissal must be both substantively and procedurally fair. With regard to the procedural fairness requirement, the Code of Good Practice (Chapter 8 of the LRA) suggests that the employer hold an enquiry to determine whether there is a ground or grounds for dismissal. The enquiry does not have to be formal but the employer must inform the employee about the allegations and give such employee an opportunity to state a case in response. However, the Code mentions that in exceptional circumstances the employer can dispense with pre-dismissal procedures, if that employer is reasonably unable to follow these guidelines. The Public Service Act 103 of 1994 (PSA) is an example of legislation that allows employers to dispense with the procedural guidelines of the Code, citing the employee’s unauthorized absence as an exceptional circumstance. Section 17(3)(a)(i) of the PSA states that a public-service employee who absents himself or herself from official duties without permission from of his or her head of department shall be deemed to have been discharged from the public service on account of misconduct. Section 17(3)(b) affords an opportunity to employees so discharged to make representations to their employers, showing good cause why they should be reinstated. Section 14(1)(a) of the Employment of Educators Act 76 of 1998 (EEA) contains provisions similar to those of section17(3) of the PSA, however, these apply only to educators.One can probably take the right to make representations mentioned above as an equivalent of the right to procedural fairness in the LRA, and also as a measure of complying with the guidelines stipulated in the Code. However, the right to make representations is distinct from the procedure under the LRA because it does not take effect unless invoked by the employee. Since the enactment of the PSA and the EEA, the position of suspended employees has been uncertain. The Constitutional Court in Grootboom v National Prosecuting Authority ((2014) ILJ 121 (CC)) dealt with deemed dismissals in the PSA and the EEA and the extent to which the provisions of these Acts can apply to suspended employees in the public sector. These issues are explored in this case note.

scholarly journals Path to digital transformation: start of the EU's "Digital Decade"

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
Natalia Kondratieva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
The State ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
State Of The Union ◽  
Economic Union

On September 15, 2021, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the start of "ten-year" digital transformation of economic and social spheres. The action plan was presented in the "State of the Union" address. This development was preceded by the official announcement on March 9 of the "European Digital Compass". These strategic documents deepen the understanding of parameters of long-term digital transformation and new governance structures, and reveal the persistence of EU officials’ high hopes for digitalization. Authorized agencies in Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union should use this development for evaluation and comparison of their target settings for adjusting the course of their own progress.

Comparison of the perception of overt and covert options in IPSAS financial statements by intergovernmental organizations

Tékhne ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-39
Author(s):  
Berit Adam
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Intergovernmental Organizations ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Accrual Accounting ◽  
Public Sector Accounting ◽  
Primary Reference

AbstractSince 2012, the European Commission has embarked on the ambitious project to harmonize public sector accounting rules on all levels of government within Europe, mainly to improve the quality as well as the comparability of financial data. Although International Public Sector Accounting Standards were deemed not to be suitable for a simple take-over because of various reasons, they nevertheless shall function as a primary reference point for developing European Public Sector Accounting Standards. A total of 21 out of 28 central governments have already reformed their accounting standards to accrual accounting, and some of them have also relied on IPSAS in this exercise. Apart from governments, various international and supranational governmental organizations have also since the end of the 2000’s been reforming their accounting system to accrual accounting, and have in the same way relied on existing IPSAS. This paper explores accounting practices found in ten intergovernmental organizations (Commonwealth Secretariat, Council of Europe, European Commission, IAEA, INTERPOL, ITER, NAPMA, OECD, International Criminal Court, WFP) whose statements are prepared in compliance with IPSAS. It analyzes how overt and covert options contained in IPSAS with relevance to the activities of intergovernmental organizations are exercised and evaluates in which areas of accounting material differences in accounting practices can be found, which may hinder the comparability of financial statements prepared on the basis of IPSAS.

scholarly journals Social Media in Communicating about Social and Environmental Issues—Non-Financial Reports in Poland

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 220
Author(s):  
Ewa Stawicka ◽  
Joanna Paliszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Good Practice ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

The main purpose of this article is to analyze the dissemination of social reports among entrepreneurs in order to determine the number of reporting organizations and examples in which Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) areas enterprises report. We analyze the dissemination of social reports among entrepreneurs in Poland and determine the number of reporting organizations and examples in which CSR companies report. This work is a guide for entrepreneurs in Poland to build strategies and activities for transparency and communicating good practice. One of the research goals was to identify and evaluate communication activities with stakeholders in terms of responsible activities, social and environmental. The data analysis comes from a detailed literature review and the Responsible Business Forum (FOB) Reports database for 2008–2019 in Poland. The results of the survey show that many entrepreneurs in Poland, representing small, medium-sized (SME), and even large enterprises underestimate the importance of socially responsible activities. Entrepreneurs communicate with stakeholders to a limited extent and are not informed about good practices. The vast majority of the surveyed enterprises, especially large ones, prepare social reports, which result from obligation: requirements of Directive 2014/95/EU. The SME sector shows a lack of knowledge and uses individual marketing communication tools to a limited extent, limiting itself to advertising activities (very few companies prepare social reports). The article is a practical tip for enterprises showing the impact of business on changes towards sustainable development. Originality/value lies in the fact that the article presents selected research results on various aspects related to social reporting and communicating social and environmental activities to stakeholders.

The dimensional linkage between public service motivation and innovative behavior in public sector institutions; the mediating role of psychological empowerment

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asim Rafique ◽  
Yumei Hou ◽  
Muhammad Adnan Zahid Chudhery ◽  
Nida Gull ◽  
Syed Jameel Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeInnovations are imperative for organizational growth and sustainability. This study focuses on the employees' innovative behavior, a source of organizational innovations, which has received substantial attention from the researchers. Based on the psychological empowerment theory, the study exposes the effect of the various dimensions of public service motivation (PSM) on employees' innovative behavior (IB) in public sector institutions especially in the context of developing countries such as Pakistan. Moreover, the study also investigates the mediating role of psychological empowerment (PSE) between the dimensions of PSM and IB.Design/methodology/approachThis study used the cross-sectional research design. By using random sampling, the adapted survey questionnaires were used to collect data from 346 faculty members of public sector universities located in provincial capitals of Pakistan. A partial least square–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) tool was used to assess the proposed hypotheses through SMART-PLS software.FindingsResults revealed that attraction to policymaking (APM), compassion (COM), self-sacrifice (SS) have a significant impact on employees' PSE and their innovative behavior, while the relationship of commitment to the public interest (CPI) with PSE and IB was found insignificant. Moreover, PSE partially mediated the relationship between PSM dimensions and employees' IB.Originality/valueThere was a scarcity of research on IB especially in public sector institutions such as academia. This study theoretically contributed to the literature by providing a refined picture in assessing the proposed relationship of the constructs. This is also one of the original studies that examine the relationship between the dimensions of PSM and IB.

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