scholarly journals Nutrition Accountability through Sub-National Scorecards in Tanzania – Policy Innovations and Field Realities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rishiraj Bhagawati ◽  
Dolf J.H. te Lintelo ◽  
John Msuya ◽  
Tumaini Mikindo
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Government Action ◽  
The Past ◽  
Narrow Framing ◽  
Subnational Government ◽  
Nutrition Policies ◽  
Local Officials ◽  
The Government

Over the past decade, the Government of Tanzania has paid increasing attention to accountability in its nutrition policies. This has coincided with the introduction of truly innovative efforts to advance and monitor government action towards and accountability for nutrition at subnational level. A multisectoral nutrition scorecard (MNS) has been rolled out across all districts in the country, with quarterly updates on district performance. Moreover, a Nutrition Compact instrument was introduced to incentivise senior civil servants within regional and district administrations to advance efforts to promote nutrition. This paper explores how the government has used these initiatives to give accountability a particular form and meaning, pertinent to context. The paper analyses a series of policy documents and complements analysis this with field-based interviews with local officials across five regions. We find that the MNS and Compact are designed predominantly for internal purposes of government. This renders ‘accountability tools’ largely in the service of a centralised state, advancing vertical accountability. Such a narrow framing and design inhibits the potential of these instruments for galvanising social accountability, whereby citizens can hold public service providers and subnational government actors to account directly.

scholarly journals The management strategy for government building disposal process in Jakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 06007
Author(s):  
Mulyadi ◽  
Ayomi Rarasati
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Actual Process ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Government ◽  
Building Demolition ◽  
Management Cycle

The feasibility of government buildings, especially offices and schools as public service and social infrastructures, must be well maintained. When the building needs to be majorly rehabilitated, the government sometimes has to combine building demolition and deconstruction processes. In the government asset management cycle, the process starts with erasing the asset from the accountancy system, by selecting a building demolition contractor, then producing a new asset by selecting another builder contractor. In the past few years, the duration of this actual process acquired longer than the planned time. Therefore, this research aims to develop a management strategy in order to improve the government building disposal process. The process of the research started with obtaining the dominant factors that influence the demolition and deconstruction process, and then it is continued by developing the strategy.

An Exploration of the Conditions Required of Social Organizations to be Contracted by Government as Service Providers: A Study Based on Analysis of Local Government Documents

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-212
Author(s):  
Qiang Yi ◽  
Xiaohong Zhu ◽  
Xianghui Liu
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Government Procurement ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Eligibility Requirements ◽  
The Government

In the Guidelines of the State Council General Office on Government Procurement of Services from the Private and Non-governmental Sectors, “public service provider for the government” is broadly defined; it is stated that npos, businesses, and industry organizations have equal opportunity to be public service providers. A comparison of local eligibility requirements on npos serving as public service providers shows that the eligibility requirements focus on such aspects as service provider qualifications, time of establishment, organizational management, human resources, financial management, professional qualifications, annual inspection, evaluation, and honors. On the whole, the requirements are not demanding; the quality of public services is also secured through institutional design and innovation. The lax eligibility requirements imposed by local governments on npos as public service providers indicate that the social governance system will feature diversity, and reflect the government’s intention to support and develop npos. However, there are also some problems in local policies, such as 1) too much is at the discretion of the government; 2) the eligibility requirements are not good for the development of grassroots organizations; 3) no standards have been defined on eligibility for public service provider; and 4) related laws and regulations lack authority. Therefore, it is necessary to make government procurement of public services law-based and provide continued theoretical and institutional support for the implementation of the most authoritative policy.

Mental health of looked after children

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Richardson ◽  
Paul Lelliott
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Young People ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
The Past ◽  
Looked After Children ◽  
The Government ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Looked after children are disadvantaged with regard to their mental and physical health and education. Research is limited on this population, but dramatic findings prompted the Government to produce a number of guidance and policy documents over the past 5 years. This paper discusses the available research and highlights the problems that looked after children face. The new policy initiatives are listed, along with a number of obstacles to be overcome if the care of these young people is to be improved.

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS E-HEALTH DI RUMAH SAKIT UMUM DAERAH DR. M. SOEWANDHIE SURABAYA

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Avinda Avinda ◽  
Rudy Handoko
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Service Effectiveness ◽  
Health Service Providers ◽  
Effectiveness Measurement ◽  
The Government

E-Health Effectiveness in General Hospital Region Dr. M. Soewandhie Surabaya. Public Service is the main obligation of the government to organize activities in order to meet the needs of the community. City officials do a service innovations as efforts to improve public services in the health sector by applying the principles of e-Government and one of these innovations is a service of E-Health. E-Health is an application that allows people to shorten queues at the clinic or hospital. The purpose of this study to determine the effectiveness of E-Health at the Regional General Hospital Dr. M. Soewandhie Surabaya. The focus of the study was based on Gibson's five effectiveness measurement indicators, namely Production, Efficiency, Satisfaction, Adaptability and Survival. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The results of this study indicate that the service E-Health at the Regional General Hospital Dr. M. Soewandhie Surabaya is quite. It can be seen from Satisfaction Indicator, Adaptability and Survival. In satisfaction indicators, showed as many as 6 out of 10 patients stated that E-Healthservices already meet expectations. In adaptation indicators, show that E-Health services make it easier for the performance of the employees, especially employees of the registration window. On the Survival indicator, it shows that Dr. M. Soewandhie Surabaya as E-Health service providers already have plans to develop e-Health services in order to meet the needs of the community. Keywords: Public Service, Effectiveness, E-Health

scholarly journals Urgency of the Public Services Supervision on the Regional Government Implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-88
Author(s):  
Ida Ayu KETUT KARYANI ◽  
I Wayan PARSA
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Supervision ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
The Government

This study examined the supervision of public services as stipulated in Law 25 of 2009, namely regarding public services and Law 23 of 2014 concerning regional government. Supervision carried out in the law is to give authority to each of the existing institutions or institutions, causing overlapping existing authority. Giving authority to officials will give birth to the rights and obligations to achieve the goals and intentions specified in the legislation. The rise of corruption cases occurs because of the weakness of existing supervision of government administration, especially in public services. In this case corruption will foster public distrust of public services. The form of maladministration carried out by public service providers is always associated with behavior in services performed by public officials and the norms of behavior of officials in public services. In addition, these problems are also caused by the opportunities and authority given to be abused and the low quality of public services in various service sectors. Supervision of public services can provide certainty about the public services provided by the government whether it has been running according to targets and objectives and is a way to find out as early as possible maladministration that might occur so that effective and accountable government can be realized.

scholarly journals Pemenuhan Sarana dan Prasarana bagi Masyarakat Berkebutuhan Khusus untuk Meningkatkan Kualitas Pelayanan Publik di Daerah

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-38
Author(s):  
Ricky Noor Permadi ◽  
Wildan Lutfie Arieyasmieta ◽  
Rustan Amarullah
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Civil Registration ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The Government ◽  
Regional Leaders

This study aims to analyze to what extent the provision of the rights of special needs groups has been implemented and provide recommendations related to the additional infrastructure outside the regulation of the Ministry of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB) Number 17 of 2017. This study is vital since the government institutions still lack attention to fulfilling the rights of persons with disabilities. In accordance with the mandate of Law Number. 25 of 2009 concerning Public Services, public service providers are obliged to provide special facilities and infrastructure for special needs groups without any additional charge. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative by analyzing the existing literature (library research). Then data collection through field observations (observations), interviews, and other library sources. This study tries to look at the completeness of special facilities and infrastructure for people with special needs that are provided by recommending twenty-two standards for infrastructure intended for “people with special needs”. Some public service providers relatively have almost met the standards. However, there are also public service providers which still need to be encouraged to meet these standards. It is necessary to have the political will of regional leaders to prioritize the provision of facilities and infrastructure to support public services for people with special needs. Amid limited regional resources, prioritizing the stages of fulfilment (road map) of these special facilities needs to be prepared, and partnerships also collaborations with other strategic partners can be developed to help meet these special service standards. There are limitations in this research: only three public service providers are the locus of the study, including hospitals, the Department of Population and Civil Registration, and the Department of Investment and the One-Stop Service, so that it does not represent the condition of public services in a city.   Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis sejauh mana pemenuhan hak-hak kelompok berkebutuhan khusus telah diimplementasikan dan memberikan rekomendasi terkait dengan sarana-prasarana tambahan di luar peraturan Kementerian PANRB Nomor 17 Tahun 2017. Penelitian ini penting untuk dilakukan karena masih kurangnya perhatian lembaga pemerintah dalam hal pemenuhan hak-hak penyandang disabilitas. Sesuai pasal 29 UU No. 25 Tahun 2009 bahwa penyelenggara pelayanan publik berkewajiban menyediakan sarana dan prasarana khusus bagi masyarakat berkebutuhan khusus tanpa pembebanan biaya tambahan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif deskriptif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui pengamatan lapangan, wawancara, dan sumber pustaka. Hasil penelitian menggambarkan kondisi sarana dan prasarana khusus bagi masyarakat berkebutuhan khusus yang disediakan dengan merekomendasikan dua puluh dua standar sarana prasarana bagi masyarakat berkebutuhan khusus. Beberapa penyedia pelayanan publik relatif sudah memenuhi sarana prasarana tersebut. Namun, juga terdapat penyedia layanan publik yang perlu didorong untuk memenuhi standar pelayanan khusus tersebut. Untuk memenuhi standar pelayanan bagi kelompok rentan, diperlukan political will pemimpin daerah untuk turut memprioritaskan penyediaan sarana dan prasarana penunjang pelayanan publik bagi masyarakat berkebutuhan khusus. Di tengah keterbatasan sumberdaya daerah, maka pengutamaan tahapan pemenuhan (road map) fasilitas khusus tersebut perlu disiapkan, serta pola-pola kemitraan dan kolaborasi dengan mitra strategis lainnya dapat dikembangkan untuk membantu memenuhi standar pelayanan khusus tersebut. Keterbatasan penelitian ini yaitu hanya mencakup tiga penyelenggara pelayanan publik, yang meliputi RSUD, Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil dan Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu sehingga tidak menggambarkan kondisi pelayanan publik suatu daerah. Kata Kunci: pelayanan publik, aksesibilitas, berkebutuhan khusus, fasilitas, infrastruktur

scholarly journals URGENSI АJUDIKАSI KHUSUS OMBUDSMАN REPUBLIK INDONESIА DАLАM PENYELESАIАN SENGKETА PELАYАNАN PUBLIK

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-118
Author(s):  
Intan Meitasari ◽  
Shinta Hadiyantina ◽  
Indah Dwi Qurbani
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Good Faith ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Many ◽  
And Function

ABSTRAKPemerintah pada hakekatnya menyelenggarakan fungsi pelayanan publik kepada masyarakat. Karena itu pemerintah berkewajiban dan bertanggungjawab untuk memberikan pelayanan publik yang baik dan professional, namun pelayanan publik yang diberikan oleh penyelenggara pelayanan publik di rasa masih belum maksimal, hal ini di tandai dengan masih banyaknya praktik-praktik Maladministrasi dan pengaduan dari masyarakat. Ombudsman Republik Indonesia yang dibentuk dan disahkan dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 37 Tahun 2008 Tentang Ombudsman Republik Indonesia, yang memiliki tugas dan fungsi untuk mengawal proses pelayanan publik yang efisien, efektif, dan terlepas dari kolusi, korupsi, dan nepotisme (KKN). Selain itu Ombudsman juga memiliki wewenang dalam menyelesaikan sengketa pelayanan publik dengan cara mediasi, konsiliasi dan ajudikasi khusus atau ganti rugi yang dapat di putus oleh Ombudsman. Kenyataannya Ombudsman hanya mampu memberikan rekomendasi kepada terlapor, untuk tindakan selanjutnya tergantung dari itikad baik terlapor, karna rekomendasi yang di berikan oleh Ombudsman tidak bersifat mengikat. Selain itu terdapat ketidak relevasian antara Undang-Undang Pelayanan Publik dan Undang-Undang Ombudsman sehingga perlu adanya pembaharuan dalam kedua Undang-Undang tersebut, dan perlu di atur lebih lanjut terkait Peraturan Presiden Tentang mekanisme dan tata cara pembayaran ganti rugi ajudikasi khusus.Kata kunci: ajudikasi khusus; ombudsman; pelayanan publik; urgensi. ABSTRACTThe government is essentially carrying out the function of public services to the community. Therefore the government is obliged and responsible to provide good and professional public services. However, the public services provided by the public service providers are felt still not optimal, this is marked by the many practices of maladministration and complaints from the community. The Ombudsman of the Republic Indonesia which was formed and approved in UUD (Indonesian constitution) Number 37 of 2008 concerning of the Ombudsman of the Republic Indonesia, which has the duty and function to oversee the process of public services that is efficient, effective, and free from collusion, corruption and nepotism. In addition, the Ombudsman also has the authority to resolve public service disputes by means of mediation, conciliation and special adjudication or compensation that can be decided by the Ombudsman. In reality the Ombudsman is only able to provide recommendations to the reported, for further action depends on the reported good faith, because the recommendations given by the Ombudsman are not binding. In addition, there is an irrelevance between the Public Service Act and the Ombudsman Law, so there is a need for reforms in both of these Laws, and it needs a renewal to the both of the Act, and also needs to be regulated further related to the Presidential Regulation concerning the mechanism and procedures for paying special adjudication compensation.Keywords: ombudsman; public services; special adjudication; urgency.

scholarly journals La administración pública en Gran Bretaña

1993 ◽  
pp. 35-46
Author(s):  
William Plowden ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Public ◽  
Margaret Thatcher ◽  
The Past ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
The Government

This article focuses on the central national government of Great Britain. It outlines the most important permanent features of the British administration, those which have remained constant over the past hundred years or so. It then describes the major changes in the public service between 1960 and 1970 and during the government of Margaret Thatcher. It also discusses some unresolved issues and identifies key lessons learned on how to reform and maintain an efficient public administration. Furthermore, it is explained that the British civil service has been altered by accession to the European Community, because their laws restrict the formulation or implementation of British public policies. Finally, thirteen essential elements for an effective civil service in a modern democratic state are mentioned.

scholarly journals Local values of Buginese Culture in the practice of government organizations in Sinjai

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Andi Lukman Irwan ◽  
Hamka Naping ◽  
Andi Ahmad Yani ◽  
Muhammad Kamil Jafar Nassa
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Government Organization ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
The Past ◽  
One Stop ◽  
The Government

This article aims to analyze the internalization of local values of Bugis culture in the practice of government organizations, as well as the implications of these local values for the public service system. This study uses qualitative research methods, with data collection using observations, interviews, and tracking of related documents. The research location was in the government organization of the Department of Investment and One-Stop Service (Dinas Pelayanan Modal dan Pelayanan Satu Pintu - DPMPS) of Sinjai Regency. The results show that there is an internalization of local values; (1) 'lempu' (honest), (2) 'amaccang' (intelligence), (3) 'astinajang' (propriety), (4) aggatenggeng (firmness), (5) sipakatau and sipakainge, and (6) ajjoareng which have existed since the past and considered to be synergized in the principles of service and apply in the culture of the community that supports the implementation of public services. Then, adopting local values is in line with the principles of good governance namely transparency, accountability and legal certainty. In addition, public administration indicators are oriented to the benefits and effectiveness in achieving goals and as a study of governance and social order.

scholarly journals PUBLIC SERVICES ANALYSIS IN THE BORDER AREAS OF WEST KALIMANTAN AND MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY OF SAMBAS DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, WEST KALIMANTAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
Muhammad Eko Atmojo ◽  
Helen Dian Fridayani
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Border Area ◽  
Secondary Research ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
The Government

Public service delivery is an effort to meet the basic needs and civil rights of every citizen of the goods, services and administrative services provided by public service providers which are a government. West Kalimantan is bordered on land with by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. Although a small part of West Kalimantan is marine, West Kalimantan has dozens of large and small islands (some uninhabited) scattered along the Karimata and Natuna Straits bordering the Riau Islands Province. Public service in West Kalimantan, especially in Sambas district, is very important to note because it is the face of Indonesia that can be assessed by our neighbours which is Malaysia, whether the public service provided is feasible or not. The method used in this research is secondary research with qualitative description. Secondary research involves the summary, collation and/or synthesis of existing research. Secondary research is contrasted with primary research in that primary research involves the generation of data, whereas secondary research uses primary research sources as a source of data for analysis. The result of this study concludes that the good public services were still very far from the expectations on the border area experienced by Sambas District. The problem of public services can be seen in terms of education, health and also infrastructure services. Although currently, the government has tried to solve these problems, in reality, there is still a service gap in the border area. Local governments must be able to improve these problems to provide better services. One of them is by improving human resources in the bureaucracy.

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