scholarly journals NEW CHALLENGES FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT THE AGE OF THE RIGHT TO THE INTERNET ACCESS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdenek Fiala ◽  
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Olga Sovova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public

The paper discusses the challenges, benefits, and risks of the digitization in public services; argues the internet access right as a fundamental human right and the obligation of a state to provide digital services in the public administration; points out the main tasks of public administration when introducing the principles of good governance; addresses the development of the mentioned principles in the European public space as well at the examples of the Czech Republic. The authors critically describe evaluation methods of digitized public administration and e-Government, including the general model of user acceptance of information technology and benchmarking within the global worldwide information society. The paper highlights practical examples of digitization of the public space in the European Union and in the Czech Republic. The paper concludes with the issues of the state obligation to cover gaps between the legal and economic demand for digitization and provision of digital public services and needs of communities and individuals. The authors use the economic approach to examine legal issues of digitization in public administration. The comparison of the European legislation and Czech national legislation form the primary methodology of the interpretation of the rights of users as well as the obligations of the public administration. Practical examples, figures and tables highlight the argued issues.

scholarly journals Citizens local political participation in the Czech Republic: rural-urban comparison

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
J. Cmejrek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Political Process ◽  
The Political ◽  
Local Administration ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public

The Velvet Revolution in November 1989 in the former Czechoslovakia opened the way to the renewal of the democratic political system. One of the most visible aspects of the Czech political development consisted in the renewal of the essential functions of elections and political parties. On the local level, however, the political process - as well as in other post-communist countries - continued to be for a long time influenced by the remains of the former centralized system wherein the local administration used to be subjected to the central state power. Municipal elections took hold in these countries, however, the local government remained in the embryonic state and a certain absence of real political and economic decision-making mechanism on the local level continued to show. The public administration in the Czech Republic had to deal with the changes in the administrative division of the state, the split of the Czechoslovak federation as well as the fragmentation of municipalities whose number increased by 50 percent. Decision making mechanisms on the local and regional level were suffering from the incomplete territorial hierarchy of public administration and from the unclear division of power between the state administration and local administration bodies. Only at the end of the 1990s, the public administration in the Czech Republic started to get a more integrated and specific shape. Citizens participation in the political process represents one of the key issues of representative democracy. The contemporary democracy has to face the decrease in voter turnout and the low interest of citizens to assume responsibility within the political process. The spread of democratising process following the fall of the iron curtain should not overshadow the risk of internal weakness of democracy. The solution should be looked for in more responsible citizenship and citizens’ political participation. The degree of political participation is considered (together with political pluralism) to be the key element of representative democracy in general terms, as well as of democratic process on the local and regional level. The objective of this paper is to describe the specifics of citizens local political participation in the Czech Republic and to show the differences between rural and urban areas. The paper concentrates on voting and voter turnout but deals also with other forms of citizens political participation.

scholarly journals Rekomendasi Desain Operasi Pelayanan Publik Melalui Evaluasi Pemenuhan Harapan Masyarakat dan Pengukuran Kinerja (Membidik Pelayanan Publik Negara China)

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-355
Author(s):  
Yuli Harwani ◽  
Hesti Maheswari
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Standard Operating Procedures ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
The Public ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
Service Standards ◽  
The Village

Complaints communities in the developing countries, especially Indonesia to the public service are still extremely high.  Perceived imbalances such as in: obscurity of time, cost and method of service; discrimination in services based on the relationships of friends, family, political affiliation, ethnic and even religious;  chain length the more entrenched bureaucracy and bribery and extortion.  This condition is a signaled for the government to seek strategic solutions to improve public services. This study aims to discover the design of public service operations in accordance with the expectations of society by measuring the performance of the public service.  Recommended design is a design that lead to e-Government and reinventing goverment to give birth standard operating procedures (SOP) and minimum service standards (SPM) for public services in Indonesia, especially in the public service that is closest to the village community  with Quality function deployment (QFD) in house of quality (HOQ) method. In the first phase of the study mapped 36 public expectations of public services, which are shown in this analysis that the public is not getting an appropriate and satisfying service, although does not show the high gap. On the other hand mapping the public response to the internet-based administration showed the unpreparedness of the people against the internet-based public services. The majority of respondents claimed to feel more comfortable and definitely served in the village office immediately met with the officers.  Queue and the possibility of intervention or extortion is not a problem for society.  In the second phase of this study will examine the true public service bureaucracy and the possibility of cutting the bureaucratic process that is more streamlined, clear, fast, and facilitate community. Last step is to benchmark the Chinese State as densely populated countries such as Indonesia, to make strategic steps and implementable in problem solving public dissatisfaction with public services and the number of maladministration. Keywords: fulfillment of community expectations, e-goverment, reinventing goverment, standard operating procedures, minimum service standards, good governance

scholarly journals Decentralization Policies in Public Administration in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and their Impact on Building Offices’ Scale Efficiency

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fandel ◽  
Marišová ◽  
Malatinec ◽  
Lichnerová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Scale Efficiency ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Managerial Efficiency ◽  
The Public ◽  
Scale Size ◽  
State Administration ◽  
Unit Scale ◽  
Decentralization Policy

Decentralization policy schemes (DPSs) in the public sector have been implemented in different ways by Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Both approaches have led to a transfer of competencies from state administration to self-government with the aim of improving the efficiency of the delivery of services. This paper presents a comparative scale efficiency analysis of the units performing services in the building order sector. The analysis is based on two unique regional datasets from two countries, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The DPS implemented in Slovakia is based on the principle of voluntary cooperation of municipalities. In the case of the Czech building sector, the competencies have been transferred to the newly created municipalities with delegated or extended competencies. This study aims to contribute to the research on efficiency in public administration. We focused on the relationship between two types of DPSs, and units’ scale efficiency. We also tried to determine whether a specific unit scale size could be identified as the most efficient. We employed a two-stage metafrontier approach based on procedures for evaluating program and managerial efficiency. The results show that different DPs have not led to statistically significant differences in performance, and it is not possible to identify the most efficient building office scale size.

scholarly journals The Demand for Public Administration Education in the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-32
Author(s):  
Onur Kulaç ◽  
Lucie Sobotková ◽  
Martin Sobotka
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current State ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The University

Public administration is overwhelmingly crucial in providing citizens with the best accessible, affordable, effective, and efficient services. Governments need qualified human resources for satisfactory employment processes. Therefore, higher education institutions play a crucial role in supplying the education in the field of public administration. Universities and various institutes from all over the world have numerous public administration education programmes. In this context, students as well as professionals have a wide range of opportunities to get an education in public administration so as to be employed in the public or relevant sectors. In parallel with globalisation and the development of information technologies, new professions have started to emerge and significant changes have been observed in people’s learning preferences. The Czech Republic is one of the significant Central European countries to offer an education in public administration. To this end, the study examines public administration education in the Czech Republic and looks more closely at public administration education at the University of Pardubice, which offers programmes in the area of public administration and the public sector. The analysis is performed based on a statistical evaluation of students’ interest over a span of 16 years. Finally, the demand for public administration education at the University of Pardubice is analysed in order to put forth the current state of public administration education by comparing it with other relevant faculties in the Czech Republic. The conclusion of the study is devoted to considerations on the possibilities of supporting education in the Czech Republic. More consistent supervision from the position of the state seems appropriate, but also support for a family policy aimed at reconciling professional and family life.

scholarly journals E-Government Towards the Establishment of Responsible and Efficient Public Administration

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-537
Author(s):  
Svetlana L Sergeeva ◽  
Anton S Denisov
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Open Government ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

The publication analyses the current directions of development of e-government and its meaning for the formation of open and accountable public institutions involved in administration processes. The goal of the study is to reveal the potential of e-government in creating responsible and efficient government. The authors applied analytical methods such as system and network approaches, sociological, statistical, empirical methods (ranking and scaling). The research is based on the fundamental conceptual documents and strategic decisions adopted in Russia, the structures of the European Union and the basic research carried out by UN institutions. The article provides the summary of the monitoring results of the development of e-government and original analysis of its role in improving the processes of public administration. Based on the analysis of empirical materials, the article shows that e-government contributes to the implementation and transformation of the concept of “good governance” into the concept of “collaborative public governance”. In this regard, the creation of an increasingly open government that seeks to increase its transparency to make documents and data more accessible, facilitating public control and supervision, becomes a central issue. An open government data platform created through e-government is a tool to increase transparency and participation that can also lead to more efficient use of resources and improved provision of public services. The authors conclude that a data-based approach could be proposed as an updated concept of public administration based on the principles such as efficiency, inclusiveness, responsibility, reliability and openness, leading to the establishment of responsible and effective public administration. The authors suppose that contemporary states need to re-evaluate their governance models so that they comply with these principles and meet the needs of people for more responsive and inclusive public services. To achieve a positive effect, electronic technologies should be applied to specific social conditions and ensure their proper regulation.

scholarly journals Purchasing behavior of Fairtrade customers

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 1957-1967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Ambrožová ◽  
Ondřej Částek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Target Group ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Purchasing Behavior ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Corporate Social

The volume of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities is increasing worldwide; the European Union considers CSR to be one of the ways to achieve the most competitive economy and CSR awareness is also rising among companies in the Czech Republic, their customers, and the public. Bearing this in mind, Fairtrade goods, a subset of CSR and sustainable development, is an attractive step for vendors to take towards their customers. In this paper, we try to learn who the buyers of Fairtrade products are and what their motivation is in order to help Fairtrade dealers know their target group better, while at the same time helping expand this target group for organizations such as Fairtrade Czech Republic. We utilize an empirical survey and employ both univariate and bivariate statistical analyses (descriptives, associations, correlations) for this purpose. While some previous findings were confirmed, such as (the influence of age and education on Fairtrade purchasing behavior, moral principles and quality of the product being stated as the most important motives to buy Fairtrade products, the significance of the Fairtrade logo and certificate for the buyers’ awareness) one was disproved. According to the gathered data, the economic situation of a household does not affect Fairtrade purchasing behavior.

scholarly journals Impact of the Concept of Good Governance on the Functioning of Public Administration in Poland—an Outline

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1 ENGLISH ONLINE VERSION) ◽  
pp. 137-153
Author(s):  
Agata Barczewska-Dziobek
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Partners ◽  
Legal Forms

The concept of “good governance,” reflected in legislation, modifies the nature of the activity of public authorities. It is currently being promoted by international institutions, including the European Union, particularly with regard to its cohesion policy, which should be based on the principles of openness, participation, accountability, effectiveness and cohesion. Therefore, the existing mechanisms of cross-sectoral cooperation are being modified and new organisational and legal forms are emerging. They meet the requirements of openness, partnership and dialogue of public administration with social partners, thus increasing the effectiveness of bodies of public administration. As a result of consultation, as well as through the direct involvement of social partners in the implementation of tasks, the public are more trusting and the actions of public authorities are gaining more legitimacy.

scholarly journals The Use of ICT by Local General Administrative Authorities during COVID-19 for a Sustainable Future: Comparing Five European Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11765
Author(s):  
Aleksander Aristovnik ◽  
Polonca Kovač ◽  
Eva Murko ◽  
Dejan Ravšelj ◽  
Lan Umek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Level ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Sustainable Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reshaped administrative relations and put emphasis on the digital transformation of public administration that is urgently needed to support a sustainable recovery from the pandemic crisis and future sustainable development in the post-pandemic era. This paper presents a comparative study on the ways the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted general administrative authorities on the local level with respect to various aspects of their functioning and digitalization in five European countries. With a sample of 926 respondents from the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia, the study shows that the pandemic-imposed changes are very similar in these countries. The results reveal that, except for Germany, the biggest problems of pandemic-related regulations are their obscurity. For all countries under study, parties to the procedures are shown to be the main driver of digitalization and not the public administration itself, generally lagging behind in this sense. Nevertheless, the pandemic has also created several potential opportunities, whereby public managers, especially in Germany, have acknowledged the importance of digitalization right after the protection of health, as confirmed by the wider use of ICT equipment, particularly in Germany and the Czech Republic. Moreover, Germany and Romania exhibit the greatest potential to accelerate digitalization. Finally, the critical factors influencing accelerated digitalization after the pandemic are also identified. The paper’s evidence-based findings could prove useful while formulating recommendations for the sustainable practices of public administrations during this and any future pandemic crisis.

The Instrumental Use of European Union Conditionality: Regionalization in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Brusis
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
The Eu

Numerous Central and Eastern European countries have restructured their regional level of public administration in the context of their accession to the European Union. Focusing on the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the article studies how the EU has influenced the institutionalization of regions and regional self-government. Regionalization may have been driven mainly by EU conditionality or, as a competing explanation suggests, more by domestic factors. The article argues that the EU altered the opportunity structure faced by domestic actors but that its role was more complementary than decisive. Czech and Slovak governments instrumentalized a perceived EU conditionality to promote their own political objectives. These findings demonstrate that a top-down concept of conditionality lends itself to fallacies and should be substantiated by reconstructing the domestic politics of Europeanization.

scholarly journals The difficulty of an official performing in public administration with a focus on the Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Kamrádová ◽  
Marie Sciskalová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Servant ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – the paper aims to present public administration as a managerial organisation which puts many requirements on its employees, respectively on officials in public administration. In today’s globalised society, the boundaries between the public and private sectors are mutually intertwined. The difficulty of official’s profession, both in terms of knowledge and psychology, is often wrongly criticised by civil society. The paper intends to point out the particular requirements and specify the risks carried by this profession. Research methodology – the basic methods used are from the area of qualitative research. These are methods of analysis, induction and deduction. The method of description is used in the whole paper. Findings – the result of the article is the identification of the principal risks and threats in the exercise of official activity. Research limitations – the authors of the article see a certain limit that it is impossible to assess the demandingness of the official’s performance in terms of the quantitative, as the structure of executive positions within the Czech Republic is problematic. Practical implications – the identified risks can be beneficial for human resources management in public administration, to avoid frequent burnout in this profession. Originality/Value – the paper presents the new perspective of a public servant

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