scholarly journals Digital Technologies of Public Participation in Urban Governance Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
V.V. Aksenova ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Urban Management ◽  
Public Control ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Coronavirus Infection

the relevance of the topic is determined by the need to create a comfortable urban environment that meets modern requirements. Involving the public in urban governance practices is one of the state’s priorities. The development of digital technologies creates new opportunities for taking into account the opinions of residents, including the population in solving issues of improving the urban environment, and the practice of public control. The article examines the positive and negative aspects of the implementation of public control using digital technologies. The issue of the security of personal data of all portal users is also important. The pandemic of the coronavirus infection COVID-19 has updated the study of the use of digital technologies in the practice of urban management.

The Interrelation between Public Participation and Access to Justice in the eia Context in the Face of the Increasing Use of Digital Technologies: Comment on the cjeu Judgment in the A.Flausch et al Case (C-280/18)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 39-55
Author(s):  
Vasiliki (Vicky) Karageorgou
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Specific Aspect ◽  
Time Limit ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Face ◽  
Procedural Autonomy

Abstract The article analyzes the cjeu Judgment in the A. Flausch et al case, which concerns the compatibility of the Greek procedural rules relating to specific aspects of the public participation in the eia context and to a specific aspect of access to justice (time limit) with the respective EU Law provisions in the face of the increasing use of digital technologies in the public participation procedures. This ruling is important, because it sets limits to the procedural autonomy of ms when it comes to the rules that are applied to the eia-related disputes and those that concern the public participation arrangements. It demonstrates, though, the lack of a steady line in the Court’s jurisprudence concerning the standards for assessing the national procedural rules and the role of Article 47 cfr. Moreover, the Court did not lay the ground for an interpretation of the ΕU public participation provisions in a way that an obligation for taking measures could be established, with the aim to ensure equal participation opportunities.

scholarly journals The use of digital technology in the public administration

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-428
Author(s):  
Sergey E. Channov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Russian Federation

Introduction. The article is devoted to the use of digital technologies in the field of public administration using the example of state and municipal information systems. Currently, two types of such systems can be distinguished in the Russian Federation: 1) allowing direct enforcement activities; 2) used to capture certain information. Theoretical analysis. Information systems of the first type acquire the properties of an object of complex legal relations, in which suppliers and consumers of information, government bodies, as well as other persons become participants. This entails the fact that in the implementation of public administration, the source of regulation of public relations to a certain extent becomes the program code of these information systems. Accordingly, any failures and errors in the public information system become facts of legal importance. Empirical analysis. The main risks of using information systems of the second type in public administration relate to the illegal access (or use) of information stored in their databases. The consolidation of databases containing different types of information is a serious threat. In this regard, the creation of the Unified Federal Information Register containing information about the population of the Russian Federation, provided for by the Federal Law No. 168-FZ of 08.06.2020, may lead to a large number of socially negative consequences and comes into obvious conflict with the legislation on personal data. Results. State and municipal information systems themselves can improve public administration, including reducing corruption in the country. At the same time, their reduced discretion in management decisions is not always appropriate. Accordingly, their implementation should be preceded by the analysis of the characteristics of a specific area of management, as well as the proposed use of digital technologies.

scholarly journals Public participation and ‘good’ urban governance

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Yuanhui
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Maximum Range ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Service Object ◽  
Important Position ◽  
High Level ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The City

In the 21st century, with the development of globalization and urbanization in the whole world, and the economic and social advancement, the managing structure and methods of the urban governance are changing rapidly. This situation shows that the good urban governance is facing a wide variety of challenges and issues to serve the contemporary cities.   Among those numerous challenges and issues, public participation is a key factor that should be well considered if the urban governance wants to be a good one in the future. The reason for this statement is that almost all of the decisions, policies and regulations made by the urban governance are relevant to the daily life of people living in the city. On the other side, good urban governance should connect well with all the relevant people, organizations, government sections, and consider all advices and needs of them to make sure that the policies could serve public in the maximum range. That means the residents in the city are the majority service object of the urban governance, and providing the needs of the public can help the urban governance turn to a positive image to the residents. Under that situation, public participation offers the chance for urban governance to make correct and satisfied decisions for the residents, and it is being accepted that public participation takes a vitally important position in a good urban governance in the contemporary ages. In this essay, the importance of public participation in urban governance will be exhibited in detail firstly, and then discuss the problems of public participation and increase engagement of public participation in urban governance. To compare with the bad governance, the redevelopment process of Liede village could be used as an example to discuss the benefits of the good urban governance with high-level public participation in China. Finally, the conclusion would be given out at the end of the essay

scholarly journals Smart Governance: An Investigation into Participatory Budgeting Models

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Sandra Treija ◽  
Uģis Bratuškins ◽  
Alisa Koroļova ◽  
Arnis Lektauers
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Participatory Budgeting ◽  
Organizational Process ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Smart Governance ◽  
The Way

Promoting public participation in urban processes has long been a key issue in discussions about urban governance. However, despite the advantages of more progressive and inclusive city governance, participatory budgeting (PB) often faces challenges to ensure collaboration between different city departments and involved residents. In some cases, residents are unsure about PB models’ transparency, other examples show the way NGOs use the model as a counterforce to central governance and thus local actors lack political and financial support. Moreover, uncertainty and restrictions imposed by the global pandemic in some way also impacted the realization of PB. This research aims to identify stakeholders in the participatory budgeting approach, describing opportunities and challenges of the organizational process and digital technologies as a means of enabling communication and collaboration between actors.

scholarly journals PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF A MODERN CITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-130
Author(s):  
Rakhmon B. MUTALIPOV
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
City Government ◽  
Urban Management ◽  
Modern City ◽  
The Public ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
Goals And Objectives

Public administration of a modern city is the main point in determining the formation vector of the national country and law. The implementation of state and urban governance has common patterns based on the history of the formation and development of state and legal institutions. This, in turn, allows for a fresh look at the understanding of the concept of regional policy and public administration. The public administration issues of a modern city are controversial in the legal literature. In this article, the author examines the public administration of a modern city, analyzes its legal nature and place in the system of state and municipal government, and offers the author’s vision of understanding the public administration of a modern city. In the pre­sent research, the author examines public administration using the example of Russian cities and also studies features of a city as a concept itself, these features are not exclusive for the Russian legal system. Analyzing regulatory documents, as well as domestic literature, we can conclude that public administration is considered in two aspects, as an activity and as a legal relationship. According to the author, the public administration of a modern city should be considered as a set of actions by state and local authorities, self-government bodies and their officials to ensure the life of the city’s residents with the aim of its sustainable development. Legal regulation of public urban management in Russian legislation occurs indirectly through the regulation of implementation of local self-government. It is concluded that the definition of specific goals and objectives of Russian cities public administration affects their socio-economic development, however, at present, the Russian legislator has not defined the goals and objectives of urban management, and insufficient attention is paid to the strategic development of modern cities in Russia. The research methodology is based on the dialectical method, which made it possible to determine the public administration features of a modern city and its place in the system of state and municipal administration. The use of the comparative (comparative legal) method helped to identify the distinctive features that characterize the public administration of a modern city. With the help of historical and prognostic methods, the generality of the implementation laws of state and city government was substantiated and proved. The use of the formal legal method made it possible to study public urban governance separately from other legal activities.

Towards the autonomy of urban management: simple system as a solution for complex urban environment

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Barelkowski ◽  
K. Barelkowska ◽  
L. Chlasta ◽  
J. Janusz ◽  
L. Wardeski
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Simple System ◽  
Urban Management

IMPROVING MECHANISMS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE STATE BORDER SERVICE OF UKRAINE, PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS AND POPULATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
Iakiv Serhiiovych Halaniuk
Keyword(s):  
Political Stability ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
The State ◽  
Military Force ◽  
Border Area ◽  
Public Control ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mechanism Model ◽  
Public Organisations ◽  
The Military

The article highlights the author’s approach to improving coopera- tion mechanisms of the State Border Service of Ukraine with public organiza- tions and population. There has been analyzed public control as a means their cooperation and priorities of improving the cooperation, particularly, forms and methods of organizing citizens’ feedback, introduction of the assessment pro- cedure of the efficiency of the SBSU and population and public organization. There have been stated conceptual pillars of the public control development in the SBSU, developed by the author, including public control forms and resource provision. There has been considered a mechanism algorithm of the public par- ticipation in the development of the border administration through submitting petitions or proposals concerning a legally enforceable enactment draft (or the legally enforceable enactment currently in force). There has been represented a mechanism model of discussing legally enforceable enactments and public peti- tions, developed by the author. It is noted that one of the mechanisms of interac- tion of the SBSU with the public is effective public control, which becomes an in- tegral part of ensuring national security and political stability. The conditions of permanence of Ukraine's threats in the border area, and in certain areas and their exacerbation, along with further reforms of the institutes of Ukrainian statehood, cause the problem of establishing and implementing public control in the border area as an important and urgent one.It is proved that public control is intended to determine the correctness of the military-force policy in the border area, the validity of the scale and optimality of the forms of activity of the border guards. In accordance with all this, in the subject area of public control should be: political decisions on issues of border security, including international agreements; the expediency and validity of government programs for the provision and reform of the border authorities of Ukraine, assess- ment of the effectiveness of these programs and the procedure for making changes to them.

Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Proses Kebijakan Daerah

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-177
Author(s):  
Abdullah Manshur
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Problem Situation ◽  
Policy Cycle ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Making Process

Public policy is a decision to deal with a particular problem situation, that identifies the objectives, principles, ways, and means to achieve them. The ability and understanding of policy makers in the policy-making process is very important for the realization of public policy of rapid, accurate and adequate. The product to suit the needs of the public policy, public participation in the policy process is needed in the policy cycle, from policy formulation to policy evaluation. This paper attempts to review the importance of community participation and other forms of public participation in the policy process, in particular, policy areas.

scholarly journals Application of the watershed sustainability index in the Piranhas-Açu watershed

Water Policy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 622-640
Author(s):  
D. D. Costa e Silva ◽  
H. M. L. Chaves ◽  
W. F. Curi ◽  
J. G. V. Baracuhy ◽  
T. P. S. Cunha
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Brazilian Northeast

Abstract The current worldwide water resources issue is one of the crucial matters to overcome obstacles to sustainable development. This problem, formerly tackled in a sectored manner, is now pointing towards an analysis directed to treating the watershed as a management unit, with regards to all dimensions of knowledge and, especially, to the public participation in the decision-making processes. As an alternative to measure its performance, it has been sought out to develop indexes aimed to measure its sustainability, but there is still a lack of the use of composed efficient methodologies that also enable public participation in decision-making. This research presents a methodology comprising 15 indexes for the calculation of the Watershed Sustainability Index (WSI), followed by the application of the PROMETHEE multi-criteria analysis method and the COPELAND multi-decision-maker method. The methodology was applied to evaluate the performance of subwatersheds of the Piranhas-Açu watershed, located in the Brazilian northeast semi-arid region. The performance ordering, obtained through the application of the methods, emphasizes that subwatersheds' performances are uneven. It can be noticed that the subwatersheds' performances are still far from ideal in relation to water resources management, even in the ones that displayed satisfactory index levels.

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