scholarly journals Transparency in public administration as a challenge for a good democratic governance

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-164
Author(s):  
Armenia ANDRONICEANU
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Public Data ◽  
The Government ◽  
Public Money ◽  
Public Policy Decisions

In democratic societies, the transparency of public institutions is essential. Increasingly, developed or developing countries recognize that free access to information is fundamental to democracy. Whether we are talking about the government or the private companies that manage public services, access to the data held by these organizations means increasing accountability and allows citizens to know what these organizations do and what they use public money for. Access to information develops citizens' trust in public institutions, enabling citizens to understand public policy decisions and monitor their implementation. The purpose of our research is to identify the degree of transparency of the ministries in the Romanian Government. The research was based on public data and information identified on the websites of 18 ministries in the current structure of the Romanian Government, but also on data collected using online questionnaires answered by 45 officials from the Information and Documentation Departments of the ministries. The data and information obtained were processed in excel and SPSS. The database was completed with the evaluation reports on the implementation of Law 52/2003 on decisional transparency in the Romanian public administration, from 2017-2020. The results of our research show that ministries have made progress in ensuring administrative transparency. However, administrative transparency remains a challenge for Romanian government ministries. The results obtained are useful and interesting for both the field of knowledge and for ministries to help them identify ways to increase transparency for better democratic governance.

E-Government

2011 ◽  
pp. 1892-1908
Author(s):  
Leo Tan Wee Hin ◽  
R. Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Single Entry ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Web

The insertion of an e-government in the public administration infrastructure of Singapore has spawned a bureaucratic renaissance with wide-ranging ramifications in various facets of society. A single entry portal on the Web links citizens to all the government agencies as well as opens a gateway to a plethora of services needed by citizens and businesses. The process of democratic governance has been significantly strengthened with the entrenching of the e-government. This chapter elaborates on some of the important implementation policies and best practices of the Singapore experience with e-government.

scholarly journals Promise and Practice of the Principle of Equal Access to Information in the Danish Local Administration

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Pernille Boye Koch
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Local Administration ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Legal Principle ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Types Of Information

This article presents an empirical based study of the implementation and effectiveness of freedom of information acts (FOIAs) in Danish municipalities. Even though the Nordic Countries are known for transparent public institutions, empirically based studies of access to information are rare. With the help of 33 students of public administration, 146 simple requests were sent covering 74.5% of all Danish municipalities. The primary purpose of the field experiment was to test the legal principle of identity-neutrality and equal treatment, as the profile of the applicants was varied: the first set of requesters represented “simple” identities, while the second set of requesters represented “qualified” identities. Besides, the requesters asked for two different types of information, one more controversial to reveal than the other. Hence, the study looked into variations in casework time, likelihood of rejection, communication form, etc. The results of the study showed that, in general, the municipalities handled the requests for access to information without difficulties and within the set deadlines, and no differential treatment of applicants based on their status and qualifications could be observed. In addition, the data indicates a significantly higher processing time in the requests for potentially controversial information. The study opened up grounds for future field experiments on FOIA(s). In the final part of the article, the general benefits of student involvement in research processes are discussed.

A national art information strategy for canada

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-9
Author(s):  
Bob Foley
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Information Strategy ◽  
Direct Competition ◽  
Municipal Level

Libraries cannot any longer align themselves with their institutions’ priorities because public institutions in Canada are undergoing a fundamental restructuring, the outcome of which is unclear. Federal and provincial governments are transferring responsibilities to the municipal level, putting cultural funding in direct competition with schools, hospitals, social and emergency services. Multi-culturalism will alter the mandate, collections, programming and staffing of cultural institutions. Art librarians, lacking the ability to communicate with decision-makers, need a strategy to allow them to embrace new values and technology or they will be swept aside in the rapid change already evidenced daily which marginalizes the library and calls into question time-honoured traditions such as free access to information.

scholarly journals SISTEM INFORMASI PROGRAM CSR BIDANG PENDIDIKAN SEBAGAI UPAYA PENGEMBANGAN MASYARAKAT DI MALANG

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Sri Wahjuni Latifah
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Funding Program ◽  
Funding Programs ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Cost

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>Research on information systems education CSR programs as community development efforts on the hapless was carried out with the aim of identifing characteristics ofrecipients of funding programs, knowing the capabilities of public access to the program, identifying the components of the information system of funding programs that subsequently is used as information to devisestrategies for community development. The data obtained by questionnaire and interviews to spread the recipient fund programme and fund manager at Universities in Malang. Further data were analyzed with a qualitative approach. The results showed that in general the sources of funding programs can be grouped into three, from the government, private companies, and public companies. So, effective access to information to obtain scholarships more sourced information traditionally. While the funding of informatian system components include a set of inputs, processes and outputs. So far this program utilization varies as to support skill development study costs, as well as to the cost of living. Based on the SWOT analysis can be formulated the strategy of community development through the establishment of PPM-Entrepreneurship in each area with the direct involvement of the recipient of the funding program.</p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p>Penelitian tentang sistem informasi program CSR bidang pendidikan sebagai upaya pengembangan masyarakat di Malang ini dilakukan dengan tujuan mengidentifikasi karakteristik penerima dana program, mengetahui kemampuan akses masyarakat terhadap program, mengidentifikasi komponen sistem informasi pendanaan program yang selanjutnya digunakan sebagai informasi untuk menyusun strategi pengembangan masyarakat. Data diperoleh dengan menyebar kuesioner dan wawancara kepada penerima dana program serta pengelola dana di PTN dan PTS di Malang. Selanjutnya data dianalisis dengan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara umum sumber dana program dapat dikelompokkan menjadi tiga yaitu dari pemerintah, perusahaan swasta dan dari perusahaan BUMN. Sampai saat ini akses informasi yang paling efektif untuk memperoleh beasiswa lebih banyak bersumber informasi secara tradisional. Sedangkan komponen sistem informasi pendanaan meliputi seperangkat input, proses dan output. Sejauh ini pemanfaatan dana program ini bervariasi seperti untuk menunjang biaya studi, pengembangan skill maupun untuk biaya hidup. Berdasarkan analisis SWOT dapat dirumuskan strategi pengembangan masyarakat melalui dibentuknya PPM-Kewrirausahaan pada setiap area dengan pelibatan langsung penerima dana program.</p>

scholarly journals Negotiation of Agreements with Government Agencies as an Approach for More Space and Opportunities for the Private Sector: The Features of the Albanian Reality

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-160
Author(s):  
Teuta Balliu ◽  
Artan Spahiu
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Customs Administration ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The negotiation as a conversation process between two or more parties to settle a dispute or to reach an agreement is an efficient method and it requires attention not only from the private sector, but also from the public one. Negotiation is evaluated in two aspects, from the success achieved and the relationship created. The result that the negotiated agreement reaches is more convenient compared to that achieved through unilateral administrative acts. Establishing relationships with local and national government is a necessity for the private sector. This means that the negotiating agreements with various state authorities should be part of their daily tasks. This paper explores some features of the negotiation process, in which public administration is a party and also gives some recommendations on the real possibilities that government agencies can provide to private companies as a way for surviving and being successful in these dynamic and complex market. We mainly focused on agreements between representatives of the tax authorities and the debtor taxpayers, and at the Albanian legislation on public procurement, which provides the possibility of negotiation between the contracting authority and the bidder. From the analysis of the negotiated cases of the customs administration we notice a level of scepticism in the government agencies while negotiating with debtor entities, which is evidenced by the small number of signed agreements. However the effect of these agreements is evident because the paid value is about 50% of the total negotiation value. Arrangements based on installments, remission of penalties or interest, the possibility to compromise and defer the duties payment are some of the recommended programs that may be part of the tax administration′ offer to debtor entities.

scholarly journals MAIN ATTRACTION TRENDS IN 2017-2019 TO ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRUPTION OFFENSES

2020 ◽  
pp. 170-177
Author(s):  
Є. О. Лаврентьєв
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Public Data ◽  
The Status ◽  
Legal Statistics ◽  
Opinion Polls ◽  
Main Attraction ◽  
Administrative Responsibility

During the Soviet era, the unavailability or secrecy of public data, in particular, legal statistics, served to separate administrative law from the practice of combating crime. It is known that legal scholars almost always in studies that require the study of the criminological component of social relations, there is a possibility to establish the level, distribution, trends, structure, determinants of offenses and so on. Therefore, it becomes possible to use these data in making management decisions, clarifying the consequences of regulations, arguing the need for changes in legislation, making comparisons with arrays of opinion polls, and so on. But even with the publicity of statistics, there is criticism, which is usually reduced to accusations of heterogeneous manipulation. To some extent, this applies to statistics on administrative liability for corruption-related offenses. The purpose of the article is to determine, based on the analysis of statistical, judicial and departmental data, the main trends in bringing to administrative responsibility in 2017-2019 for corruption-related offenses. The article highlights the issue of the status of bringing to administrative responsibility for offenses related to corruption. Based on the analysis of statistical, judicial and departmental reporting, the main trends in holding perpetrators accountable in 2017-2019 are identified. The author used the indicator of specific gravity and quantitative and qualitative indicators. The annual registration changes, the geography and qualification of offenses, the composition of offenders, as well as the defeat of public administration are examined. Particular attention is paid to offenses that border on corruption offenses, are recognized as criminological by criminology, or in some countries are attributed to such. Emphasis is placed on the problems of access to information, latency of offenses and imperfection of reporting. New trends in administrative offenses related to corruption are characterized and disclosed. Further directions for future research are identified.

E-Government

2011 ◽  
pp. 305-324
Author(s):  
Leo Tan Wee Hin ◽  
R. Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Single Entry ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Web

The insertion of an e-government in the public administration infrastructure of Singapore has spawned a bureaucratic renaissance with wide-ranging ramifications in various facets of society. A single entry portal on the Web links citizens to all the government agencies as well as opens a gateway to a plethora of services needed by citizens and businesses. The process of democratic governance has been significantly strengthened with the entrenching of the e-government. This chapter elaborates on some of the important implementation policies and best practices of the Singapore experience with e-government.

scholarly journals Involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in elaborating and implementing public policies: Study case-Romanian small and medium-sized enterprises

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 550-556
Author(s):  
Ruxandra Popescu ◽  
Stefania Ghiocanu
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Organizational Policies ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Current Program ◽  
The Government

Abstract Involvement and development of the private sector in boosting the economy nationwide is a main objective of the current program of the government, which means that a good cooperation between small and medium companies, private companies and multinationals and public environment including both public institutions and policies implemented and developed by them, becomes more than necessary. The paper summarizes the findings of a quantitative research based on a self-applied questionnaire which was aimed at Romanian small and medium-sized enterprises and also of a qualitative research that gives an overview of the process of elaborating and implementing a public policy. The involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises in the process of designing and implementing a public policy can become indispensable but it is well know that there is, in fact, a lack of initiative at this level, from both parties. One of the main research questions of this paper is to find out how much do representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises get involved in the process of elaborating a public policy and how much do these actions and measures impact the organizational policies of the companies themselves. A good cooperation between the business environment and the public institutions and a strong correlation of their joint efforts, should become a common practice between both parties, being crucial that this form of cooperation to be initiated from the very beginning. The contribution of this paper is a practical one, given the fact that the paper itself entails the direct responses of small and medium-sized enterprises on the current and future public policies that directly targets them, providing as well an analysis on the effects of public policies on small and medium-sized enterprises. Thus being said, the paper can also be a guide for both small and medium-sized enterprises in providing examples and measures of involvement and favorable public policies development, but also for public institutions by analyzing responses based on practice activities of small and medium-sized enterprises; giving them a solution to correct or continue generating positive results of those policies.

scholarly journals A ciência cidadã no contexto brasileiro dos dados governamentais abertos

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Luiz Gustavo Sena Brandão Pessoa ◽  
Marckson Roberto Ferreira de Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data ◽  
The Government

Information technology brings us to the paradigmatic question of studying data in the context of e-Science and Citizen Science. The proposal seeks to make an applied reflection between e-Science in the light of Information Science and its relationship with the dissemination of open government data, proposing to verify from the availability of these data, whether the public administration is complying with principles related to advertising, transparency and access to information by the government. We sought to verify whether the municipalities that make part of the Umbuzeiro microregion in the State of Paraíba are making government data available in real time, as required by law. The methodology used corresponds to documentary and descriptive research, with data treatment performed by simple statistics through the LibreOffice Calc application. The results show that the municipalities studied are incipient in relation to the “real time” requirement, deserving more attention from public managers on this point.

Russia in 2000-2004: Heading towards State Capitalism?

2004 ◽  
pp. 42-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Radygin
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Private Business ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
State Capitalism ◽  
The Government

The paper deals with one of the characteristic trends of the 2000s, that is, the government's property expansion. It is accompanied by attempts to consolidate economic structures controlled by the state and state-owned stock packages and unitary enterprises under the aegis of holdings. Besides the government practices selective severe enforcement actions against a number of the largest private companies, strengthens its control over companies with mixed capital and establishes certain informal procedures of relationships between private business and the state. The author examines the YUKOS case and the business community's actual capacity to protect its interests. One can argue that in all likelihood the trend to the 'state capitalism' in its specific Russian variant has become clearer over 2003-2004.

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