scholarly journals Los Sistemas de Información en el Sector Público en el Ecuador: Estudio de Caso la Autoridad Portuaria de Puerto Bolívar // Information Systems in the Public Sector in Ecuador: Case Study of the Port Authority of Puerto Bolivar

Ciencia Unemi ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (26) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Verónica Armijos-Neira ◽  
Orlando Enderica-Armijos ◽  
Maria Eugenia Palomeque-Solano ◽  
Javier Bermeo
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
National Level ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Port Authority ◽  
Sistemas De Informacion ◽  
Estudio De Caso

El presente artículo analiza los beneficios obtenidos en los procesos de la gestión administrativa gubernamental en Ecuador  relacionada a  los Sistemas de Información (SI)  tomando como estudio de caso a la Autoridad Portuaria de Puerto Bolívar.  Para lo cual se analizaron las características generales y los procesos relacionados a la administración pública de los SI: Servicio Nacional de Contratación Pública, Sistema de Transporte y Obras Públicas   y Gestión por Resultados en el Departamento de Infraestructura.  Se concluye que los SI están alineados con los objetivos de la administración pública que la literatura menciona, los cuales son eficacia y eficiencia en los procesos. Además de la automatización, segregación de roles y transparencia en el manejo de la información. Sin embargo, se deben mejorar los manuales de usuarios en cuanto a interacción y nivel de detalle y el proceso de capacitación en el  manejo de los mismos.  Por ser un estudio exploratorio, el cual se basó en un estudio de caso, queda pendiente el análisis de los SI a nivel nacional, pudiendo tomar como referencia el enfoque de análisis en este artículo y comparar los posibles resultados con los trabajos futuros. AbstractThis article analyzes the profits obtained during the administrative government management in Ecuador and its relation with Information Systems (IS). This article uses Port Authority of Puerto Bolivar as a case study, and the analysis of general characteristics and the processes related to the following IS public administration: National Service of Public Procurement, National Public Procurement System Transport and Public Works, Results Based Management in the Infrastructure Department. It was concluded that the IS are aligned with the objectives of public administration (effectiveness and efficiency in the processes), in addition to the automation, segregation of roles and transparency in the handling of the information. However, it is recommended to improve the users’ manuals in terms of interaction, level of detail and management training process. Because it is a qualitative research, based on a case study, the analysis of the IS at the national level is a topic that needs further research. Although, we were able to take this case as focus reference in this paper and compare the possible outcomes with future work. 

scholarly journals E-procurement: A Strategic Approach to Public Works Tendering

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Yusuf Lateef Oladimeji ◽  
Folorunso Olusegun
Keyword(s):  
Process Management ◽  
Task Complexity ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Design Feature ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Attention To Task

With the Public demanding efficient and transparent procedures and the clients as well as the vendors seeking lower cost and flexibility in Public Procurement Process (PPP), PPP is becoming more complicated, expensive and fragile. Proper methods of feasible benefits of Public E-Procurement (PEP) are quickly becoming a major influence in the mainstream of Public Procurement Enterprises (PPE). PEP is intended to improve transparency, efficiency, and value for money by exposing various procurement activities as tasks over the internet. Current PEP Procedures lacks an organized framework to capture the essential tasks required for successful Procurement Processes, it also pays little attention to task complexity as an important key design feature that impacts other internal PEP attributes. Although traditional Procurement methods have been with us for sometimes, until now no one has provided a reliable PEP framework. This paper proposed a framework based on Business Process Management and Notation Approach (BPMN) for the implementation of PEP by dealing separately with strategic tasks. The BPMN can help PPE simplify and regulate PEP implementation by explicit identification of PEP specific tasks in the BPMN. We provide an example case study to demonstrate proposed PEP task. Twenty users were engaged, the result showed the tool to be a preferred choice to the traditional method of a bidding process. The benefits of PEP to its adopters were also investigated.

scholarly journals Progres of the Public Procurement System in Albania and in the European Union

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Emalita Dobra
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Public Works ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Contracts ◽  
Procurement Procedure ◽  
Proper Estimation ◽  
Procurement System

A proper estimation of the value of the public contracts is of major importance of the contracting authority. First, value of contracts govers the regime of rules under which the proceedings will be conducted. Second the decision of the contracting authority concerning the application of specific procurement procedure depends whether the value of contract is below or above specific threshold. For multi year contracts or contracts with renewal option, the contracting Authority must provide clauses for the revision of prices in accordance with published official inflation. In case of goods the contracts through renting or leasing of these, the estimated value of the public contract shall be based on the monthly rent or fee multiplied by the number of months the contract will last. The contracting Authority is responsible for comparing the above mentioned elements with a cost analyses of the goods, services or works. European Union rules provided in Article 9 of the directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works, supply and services and in contain also more detailed rules concerning methods of estimation of contract value which should be applied in specific case. The priciple of the transparency of public procurement requires that all potential contractors have the same chances to compete for contracts being offeres by public administration. (; public contracts, procurement, goods, proceedings contracting Authority, etc. )

BIM, una revolución para la gestión documental de las obras públicas

Tábula ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 269-287
Author(s):  
Isabel Medrano Corrales ◽  
Pablo Olivares Phélix
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Sistemas De Informacion ◽  
Trabajo Colaborativo

La metodología BIM (Building Information Modeling) o modelado de información de la construcción consiste en el trabajo colaborativo de los agentes implicados en la creación y gestión de un proyecto de construcción de un edificio o una infraestructura, basado en la centralización de la información en un modelo digital. Esta transformación digital está generando un nuevo escenario para la gestión documental de las obras públicas, que afecta tanto al sector privado como público: la producción de documentos por los consultores, la captura en los sistemas de información de la administración, la conservación en los Archivos Únicos Electrónicos, así como el acceso y la difusión. En este contexto resulta imprescindible la armonización entre la digitalización de las administraciones públicas y del resto de agentes del sector de la construcción. BIM methodology (Building Information Modelling) is a collaborative project between the agents involved in the creation and management of a building or infrastructure construction project, which is based on centralising the information by using a digital model. This digital transformation is generating a new scenery in the area of the documentation management of public works which affects both private and public sectors: production of documents by consultants, the entry in management and information systems, the conservation in the so-called Unique Electronic Archives as well as access and dissemination. In this context it is essential to coordinate public administration digitalization with the rest of the agents involved in the building sector.  

Evaluating Geographic Information Provision within Public Administration Websites

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Campagna ◽  
Giancarlo Deplano
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
National Level ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Rapid Evaluation ◽  
Italian Case

The authors are concerned with the provision of public sector geographic information (GI) and the use of GI technologies (GITs) within public administration websites, with particular reference to planning. Results of a survey carried out by the authors on an Italian case study are evaluated with respect to the GI content and technology adopted. A rapid evaluation method is proposed to analyse and compare GI/GIT-diffusion frameworks within public administration at the national level.

Investments in E-Government

2020 ◽  
pp. 1435-1451
Author(s):  
Teresa Matos Fernandes ◽  
Jorge Gomes ◽  
Mário Romão
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
It Investments ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Project

The expenses in Information Systems and Information Technology (IS/IT) represent a substantial share in organizations' budgets. However, IS/IT investment projects seem to continue to show reduced success rates. The Benefits Management (BM) has gained relevance as a way, not only, to understand these failures, but also as a tool available to organizations to improve the success of IS/TI investments. The objective of this article is to understand how BM can be applied in IS/IT investments in the Public Administration (PA) and help to leverage the benefits of these investments. A case study was conducted using an e-Government project in the Portuguese PA. The study showed how a BM approach can be applied in this environment and also identified some difficulties that must be considered. Several benefits, that were not foreseen, were identified and evaluated, or proposed some criteria for their evaluation, highlighting, this way, the true contribution of IS/IT investments in delivering services to citizens and increasing public organizations performance.

scholarly journals Diferenças no contexto de trabalho de professores e tutores na educação a distância:

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 496-521
Author(s):  
Camila Bruning ◽  
Luciana Godri ◽  
André Luis Marra do Amorim
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Educación A Distancia ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Estudio De Caso

Resumo: O estudo de caso que aqui se apresenta investigou a situação de prazer e sofrimento no trabalho de professores e tutores que atuam em educação à distância no curso de graduação em administração pública de uma universidade federal e como este contexto se relaciona com aspectos da subjetividade destes profissionais. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas e de um instrumento quantitativo de coleta de dados denominado de Inventário de Trabalho e Riscos de Adoecimento - ITRA (MENDES, 2007), cujos dados foram analisados estatisticamente. Verificou-se que tutores se mostram mais descontentes em relação ao trabalho no curso de educação a distância investigado. De modo geral, os tutores demonstraram estar mais insatisfeitos que os professores em relação à fiscalização de seu desempenho, falta de autonomia, falta de espaço para criatividade, além de demonstrarem sentir mais esgotamento, medo e insegurança se comparados com os professores. Palavras-chave: Contexto de trabalho na educação à distância, diagnóstico de prazer e sofrimento no trabalho, Inventário de Trabalho e Riscos de Adoecimento - ITRA. Abstract: The case study here presented investigates the situation of pleasure and suffering in the work of teachers and tutors who work in distance education at a undergraduate course of public administration of a Brazilian federal university and how this context relates to aspects of these professionals subjectivity. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and a quantitative instrument for data collection called Inventory of work and risks of illness, created by Mendes (2007). The study results shows that tutors are more unhappy about work than professor in the case investigated. Generally speaking tutors demonstrated to be more dissatisfied than professors regarding the supervision of their performance, the lack of autonomy on their day to day activities, the lack of space to be creative. Tutors also repot more exhaustion, fear and insecurity compared with professors. Keywords: Work environment in distance education, diagnosis of pleasure and suffering at work, Inventory of work and risks of illness. Resumen: El estudio de caso que aquí se presenta investigó la situación de placer y sufrimiento en el trabajo de los profesores y tutores que actúan en la educación a distancia en la licenciatura en administración pública en una universidad federal y cómo este contexto se relaciona con los aspectos de la subjetividad de estos profesionales. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas y de un instrumento cuantitativo de recoleta de datos llamado de Inventario de Trabajo y Riesgo de Enfermedades (MENDES, 2007), cuyos datos fueron analizados estadísticamente. Se verificó que los tutores están más descontentos con el trabajo en el curso de educación a distancia investigado. En términos generales los tutores demostraron estar más insatisfechos que los profesores en cuanto a la supervisión de su rendimiento, la falta de autonomía, la falta de espacio para la creatividad, y aún demuestran sentir más cansancio, miedo e inseguridad en comparación con los profesores.   Palabras clave: Contexto del trabajo en la educación a distancia, diagnóstico de placer y sufrimiento en el trabajo, Inventario de Trabajo y Riesgo de Enfermedades.

Investments in E-Government

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Matos Fernandes ◽  
Jorge Gomes ◽  
Mário Romão
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
It Investments ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Project

The expenses in Information Systems and Information Technology (IS/IT) represent a substantial share in organizations' budgets. However, IS/IT investment projects seem to continue to show reduced success rates. The Benefits Management (BM) has gained relevance as a way, not only, to understand these failures, but also as a tool available to organizations to improve the success of IS/TI investments. The objective of this article is to understand how BM can be applied in IS/IT investments in the Public Administration (PA) and help to leverage the benefits of these investments. A case study was conducted using an e-Government project in the Portuguese PA. The study showed how a BM approach can be applied in this environment and also identified some difficulties that must be considered. Several benefits, that were not foreseen, were identified and evaluated, or proposed some criteria for their evaluation, highlighting, this way, the true contribution of IS/IT investments in delivering services to citizens and increasing public organizations performance.

scholarly journals The Rise of Current Research Information Systems (CRIS): The Case of the Indian Research Information Network System (IRINS)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo de Castro ◽  
Siva Shankar Kimidi ◽  
Kannan Palavesm
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Implementation Strategy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Information Network ◽  
Network System ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Research Information System ◽  
Implementation Models

The paper describes the rapid arising of a national-level research information management infrastructure (RIM) in India as a case study for a bottom-up Current Research Information System (CRIS) implementation strategy. Less than a year and a half after its first launch, the Indian Research Information Network System (IRINS) has become a widespread institutional RIM asset with over 180 instances at Indian research-performing organisations. As a result, India is currently leading the classification by number of CRIS per country in the euroCRIS Directory of Research Information Systems (DRIS), followed by Norway and the United Kingdom.As a background to the case study, the broad international CRIS context is also analysed. The causes for the quick rise of such systems are examined, together with their national-level implementation models in various countries and the differences between CRIS and expert finder systems.

scholarly journals Strategy for Improving the Implementation of Performance Accountability System for Government Institution (SAKIP): A Case Study in the Directorate General of Human Settlements (Ditjen Cipta Karya), the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 99-109
Author(s):  
Farida Kusuma Wardhani ◽  
Ubud Salim ◽  
Sudjatno .
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Human Settlements ◽  
Accountability System ◽  
Performance Accountability ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
The Government

The Government Performance Accountability System (SAKIP) is a systematic series of activities as well as tools and procedures designed to determine, measure, collect data, classify, summarize, and report the accountability and the improvement of government agency performance to the government. The level of performance accountability of the Directorate General of Human Settlements (Cipta Karya), the Ministry of Public Works and Housing from 2015-2019 experienced fluctuation indicating that the organizational performance management is considered not optimal. Therefore, this study elucidates the implementation of performance management (SAKIP), analyzes the root cause, and formulates a strategy to improve the implementation of SAKIP at the Directorate General of Human Settlements (Cipta Karya), the Ministry of Public Works and Housing. This qualitative research employed a case study. The result of this study revealed that the implementation of SAKIP has not run optimally with eight repeated problems as seen from the evaluation conducted by the Inspectorate General. The root causes of SAKIP implementation are the programs based on presidential directive (budgeted), no regulations/Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) related to SAKIP, no performance cascading, non-integrated information systems, leadership awareness, and evaluator capacity. The strategy for improving the implementation of SAKIP includes solving performance measurement, drafting rules/SOP related to SAKIP, constructing the performance tree, integrating information systems, and SAKIP training for leaders and evaluators. The performance management issues for each organization are different. Thus, future researchers are expected to conduct further research related to performance management in various central and local government organizations. Keywords: Performance Management, Accountability, Government, SAKIP, Strategy.

scholarly journals The Relevance of Procurement in Public Administration: A South African Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4(S)) ◽  
pp. 26-34
Author(s):  
Gezani Mazibuko
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Administrative Functions ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
The Government

Public procurement is a big industry in public administration as taxpayers’ money spent by the government on goods, services and infrastructure accounts for the massive gross domestic product (GDP) of a country. This study upholds the idea that public procurement is relevant and activity of public administration. The public administration atmospheres focus on macro milieus and support the government to advance consciousness, dynamics convoluted purchases of government goods, services, works and infrastructure development. Such external environmental aspects moving public and private buyers in the same direction are that of reconnoitring those critical environmental inspirational procurement procedures. This calls for public administrators to design bid processes according to the above-mentioned influences, as they are cradles of government financial spending and economic progression. Public administration philosophies succor to offer dimensions and theoretical conceptual work on how procurement should proceed within the government. Such public administration theories are paramount to transcend the understanding of procurement in the public sector. Specifically, the generic administrative functions as they relate to public procurement are relevant in expounding this research. The paper is the exploratory one, seeking to expand the knowledge base and stimulate discourse on procurement practices in government. A qualitative research and content analysis was employed in this study. It can be deduced that there is the relevance of procurement in government, as government procures and spends billions and even trillions of rands financing goods, services, public works, massive infrastructure development-highways, bridges, dams, airports, seaports and other essential amenities. These massive kinds of procurement have to be accounted for against corrupt and state capture activities.

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