scholarly journals Influence of Electronic Administration on Public Service Delivery among State Agencies in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Kenneth Goga Riany

E-Administration remains a key E-Government strategy that seeks to ensure the management of the government institutions and organizations if effectively done to enhance effectiveness and proper service delivery. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of E-Administration on the public service delivery among state agencies in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design to collect data from the target population comprising of 4230 employees within the management cadre at 132 specific government state agencies. Convenient sampling technique was used by the study to sample the respondents within the 132 specific government state agencies. A sampling formula was applied to calculate the sample size of 365 employees and self-developed questionnaires were used to collect data from the sample. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that E-Administration had a significant and positive influence on public service delivery by the state agencies in Kenya. The study further established that strategy execution had a significant moderating effect on the relationship between E-Administration and public service delivery by the state agencies in Kenya. The study recommended that the government through the state agencies should embrace E-Administration as a way of enhancing public service delivery. The management of state agencies should furthermore embrace strategy execution practices so as to enable success of E-Administration.

Author(s):  
Diana Setiyo Dewi ◽  
Tiur Nurlini Wenang Tobing

This study focuses on COVID-19 as a global pandemic that has a negative impact on various government fields. The government made a new online-based policy on public service delivery. Public services before COVID-19 are seen as not optimal, the improvement needs are piling up in line with the delays during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is very necessary to optimize the implementation of good governance, problems we are facing now are the threat of COVID-19 against the deterioration of the country, new policies that do not produce solutions, difficulties in implementing online-based work policies due to uneven technological progress in each region, increasing COVID-19 cases, and the pile-up task of improving public service delivery. Current pandemic situations in Indonesia; an increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia with a total of 93,657 on July, 23rd 2020; The government-issued social distancing policies, physical distancing, work from home and PSBB to break the chain of COVID-19; Conducting community intelligence through online and offline COVID-19 prevention education; Java island as the most populated area in Indonesia (SUPAS 2015) experienced a prolonged red zone until the implementation of the PSBB; it's affected the economic turnover. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Service Delivery; Limited access for providing community services; Issued a new policy; Closure of schools, markets, public facilities, restrictions on transportation passengers, and others; Providing online-based services. The conclusions and suggestions in this study are the application and development of the E-Government system; Creating new reliable policy standards; Employee training regarding online-based work systems; Efforts to distribute technology and information to every remote area in Indonesia


Author(s):  
Tities Eka Agustine ◽  
Mohammad Yudha Prawira

The public services reform is still become an agenda of Indonesian Government. All this time, City government of Denpasar is one of the local government known by integrating public service delivery using technology (E-Government). Nevertheless, there is a new concept that has been developed to improve the government services named Open Government. This concept has three principles, they are policy principle, policy catalyst and policy outcome. Accordance with those terms, the objective of this paper is to provide an analysis of open government policies on public service in Denpasar City. This study is using qualitative method with descriptive approach. The result of this research shows that Denpasar has been achieving the principle of Open Government. The government trying to provide transparency, integrity as well as public participation in accessing public services. The government policies are part of Government of Denpasar’s strong commitment to improve their public service delivery. It’s already stipulated through the mayor’s regulation and mayor’s decree. However, there are several challenges that should be noticed by the City Government of Denpasar. For the massive implementation, they need to provide a legal framework of local regulation and a monitoring and evaluation instrument for public services


Author(s):  
Edward Mwangi Wangechi ◽  
Peter Koome ◽  
Paul Gesimba

Talent management impacts on service delivery in the hospitality industry. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of learning and development on service delivery in the hospitality industry in Nyeri County, Kenya. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design to determine the relationship between the variables. The target population was 310 employees of three hotels who comprised of supervisors, room stewards, food and beverage managers, waiters, storekeepers, and chefs in three hospitality establishments in Nyeri County. The research used a stratified sampling technique to select 104 participants for the study.  The main instrument for data collection was a semi-structured questionnaire. The findings of the study revealed that learning and development have a significant and positive influence on service delivery. The study recommends that organizations should stress and develop robust learning and development interventions to mitigate performance-related challenges, realize the desired quality service delivery and stability, and gain a competitive edge. It is hoped and desired that this journal will lead to a supplementary examination of the benefits of this refocus on talent and management, including the development of useful definitions.     


Author(s):  
Shidarta ◽  
Stijn Cornelis van Huis

Abstract This article examines the development of policies regarding the state-owned enterprises (SOE s) and public service agencies (PSA s) in Indonesia. In 2004, the government of Indonesia introduced PSA s—government agencies that were given large autonomy to manage their financial affairs. The rationale behind this autonomy is consistent with the New Public Management ideal: the creation of more market-oriented government institutions with the objective of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery. The PSA policy has increased state revenues significantly, yet the quality of services and accountability has not improved accordingly. A comparison with SOE s reveals that the restructuring of government agencies and SOE s took place before a supportive framework was set in place. We argue that to tackle informality and to safeguard the social functions of public services, the spearheads of efficiency and revenues in Indonesian bureaucratic reform policies require a strong foundation, consisting of regulatory and ideological components.


Economies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mudalige Uthpala Indeelinie Alahakoon ◽  
Shahzadah Nayyar Jehan

Since 2000, Sri Lanka has embarked upon a path towards digitalization of most of the government functions and the process of public service delivery in the country. The process started with several disjointed initiatives culminating by 2010 into a full-scale program funded by many international donors around the world. Digital promotion agencies such as the Information Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) and infrastructure development entities such as the Lanka Government Network (LGN) were established, and the process significantly picked up pace in various government agencies and departments. This process, sometimes called e-governance, was set into motion to improve the efficiency of the government operations and public service delivery at all governmental levels. A decade has passed since many primary public services underwent a digital transformation. In this paper, we analyze the digital governance process and assess the efficiency status of public services in the country. We conducted an output-oriented, nonparametric analysis of the performance data by applying data envelopment analysis (DEA). The data were collected through a questionnaire-based field survey. Our findings suggest that most public services have not achieved optimal efficiency levels, and there is still plenty to be achieved by performance enhancement measures that have been adopted by the various agencies of the Sri Lankan government.


foresight ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuti Saxena

Purpose With an increasing thrust upon transparency and accountability in government, e-government platforms are being scaled in many countries to bolster trust of the citizens and to bring about efficiency in public service delivery. Recently, India launched its “Digital India” initiative as an e-government measure. This study aims to gauge respondents’ perceptions regarding corruption in public services post-launch of the “Digital India” initiative. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted via email, soliciting inputs from 217 respondents following a convenience sampling technique in selected districts of India. Using an institutional theory lens, this study uses a quantitative approach where correlations and hierarchical regression analysis inform the overall analysis. Findings The results showed that low transparency, high cost incurred in availing public services, inefficiency in government and favoritism in government are the key determinants that influenced the perception of users about corruption in e-government services. Also, one demographic variable, namely, gender, showed a statistically significant relationship with the perception of corruption in e-government services. Originality/value Hitherto, extant literature is replete with conceptual and theoretical studies on the impact of e-government initiatives on curbing corruption, and there is negligible empirical research in developing countries vis-à-vis this dimension – the present study seeks to fill this gap. Second, previous research has not used the institutional theory to investigate the efficacy of e-government initiatives; this study uses the framework of the institutional theory framework to substantiate the arguments.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Ngoc Mai NGUYEN ◽  
Ngoc Huong Quynh PHAM

Applying Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to public service deliverycontributes to transparency, accountability, and cost-saving to improve administrative efficiency. Thisapplication has become an inevitable trend for administrative reform worldwide. This paper examines thepolicy of promoting ICT in public service delivery and its implementation in Vietnam. Recently, theVietnamese government has created a thoroughly legal foundation to develop information infrastructurefor public service delivery. However, online public service delivery results are still lower than expected,and the online service index in Vietnam has just reached the average level of the world. Therefore, toencourage citizens to use online public services, the government should improve the personalidentification data system and promote propagating and popularize online public services. Thegovernment also should protect personal data and administrative system security to ensure organizationalsystem safety and efficiency.


Author(s):  
Nigel Ball

This chapter reflects on the challenge of accommodating competing approaches to public service delivery. Discourse around the social determinants of health is skewed towards the parts of the population whose adverse social circumstances harm their health the most. Local authorities are much closer to the complexities of service delivery than central government departments, and thus have an instrumental role to play in efforts to support these groups. They do not play this role alone — it is shared with other local delivery agencies, such as Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships in the National Health Service (NHS), as well as private providers and local community groups. There has always been much debate around what role each of these actors should play, and how they might interact with one another so as to create masterful theatre rather than a depressing farce. This question continues to be the focus of much policymaking, experimentation, and debate. The chapter then considers the West London Zone for Children and Young People, a cross-sector delivery partnership. It also explores some of the intersecting themes across other efforts, drawing on research from the Government Outcomes Lab.


2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-355
Author(s):  
Urvashi Pareek ◽  
Nagendra Ambedkar Sole

The delivery of public services to the citizens is the most critical function of the government, among the other functions being development and regulation. The three essential pillars of public service delivery are timelines, quality and grievance redressal. The concept of public service delivery emerged in the 1990s, with New Public Management and Citizen Charter’s evolution in the UK. With the shift in the role of the state from provider to facilitator and regulator of public services, the focus is to ensure transparency, accountability and citizen centricity in administration and maintain citizen’s satisfaction and trust in the government. This article highlights the concept of public service delivery, and time-bound delivery practices, adopted internationally and nationally. The article concludes that India needs to look beyond Information and Communications Technology and capitalise on other options as listed in suggestions.


This chapter traces the evolution of reinventing government of the 1990s to public service delivery in the digital era. It illustrates that public service delivery in the digital era is a means of addressing a long-standing reform agenda not only to increase efficiency but also to influence the way decisions are made. It shows how technology has become a formidable enabler for networked governance bringing together concepts of privatization, public-private partnership, and contracting as a workable solution to many of the government large applications systems concerns, thus making possible the virtual state. This has enabled the citizen to participate in the agenda setting of government. However, the digital era poses important civil liberty concerns related to citizen identification and identity management amongst other privacy related issues. The focus is the need for management to seek a continuous process of using technology to transform their entity into one that truly places the customer as the centre of attention for achieving a customer-oriented environment.


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