E-Democratic Administration and Bureaucratic Responsiveness

2012 ◽  
pp. 146-173
Author(s):  
Guang-Xu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Digital Platform ◽  
Democratic Administration ◽  
Bureaucratic Responsiveness ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
E Mail

The Civil Service E-mail Box (CSEB) is one of the windows that facilitate communication between Taiwan’s government and its citizens. According to research, when a government has a user-friendly digital platform maintained by technologically literate public administrators, those public employees would support using such an electronic system to increase governmental responsiveness. This chapter investigates how the perception of e-democratic administration and information and communications technology’s (ICT) level of readiness influence public administrators’ perception of CSEB effectiveness in facilitating communication with citizens. It does this by examining bureaucratic survey data gathered from Taiwan’s Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission (RDEC). Findings show that an unfriendly digital platform, unskilled staff, low appreciation of e-democracy, and lack of readiness on the part of CSEB negatively affect public employees’ enthusiasm in regarding ICT as an effective tool in raising governmental responsiveness in Taiwan.

scholarly journals 698 mothers and babies, 38 390 nappy changes: what did we learn?

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-157
Author(s):  
Fiona MacVane Phipps ◽  
Alan D Price ◽  
James Ackers-Johnson ◽  
Penny A Cook ◽  
Alexandra M. Clarke-Cornwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cotton Wool ◽  
Diaper Dermatitis ◽  
Skin Integrity ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
User Friendly

Background Several industry funded studies between 2001–2018 have compared the use of a single brand of baby wipes to cleansing with water and either cloth or cotton wool during nappy changes. All of these studies found that wipes were safe and effective from birth. Recommendations from these studies have included the need for brand or formula comparison but to date, no previous study has done this. Aims The ‘Baby skin integrity comparison survey’ (BaSICS) study was designed to compare three brands of baby wipes to determine if there was any difference in the incidence of irritant diaper dermatitis (IDD or nappy rash) during the first eight weeks of life. Methods Mothers who were allocated to a single brand of nappy but divided into three baby wipe allocation groups, collected and reported survey data on infant skin integrity during one nappy change daily with the use of a user-friendly smartphone application. Findings All brands of wipes were acceptable to mothers and safe and effective when cleaning during nappy changes. The brand containing the fewest ingredients showed a clinically significant advantage of fewer incidents of rash than the other two brands. Conclusion This study demonstrated that wipe formulation is a significant factor in prevention or reduction of IDD during the first eight weeks of life.

Closer to the state, closer to the polls? The different impact of corruption on turnout among public employees and other citizens

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Haveric ◽  
Stefano Ronchi ◽  
Laura Cabeza
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
The Political ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Relevant Question ◽  
Employment Sector ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Government ◽  
Political Success

Research on the link between turnout and corruption has produced inconclusive evidence: while some studies find corruption to be positively related to turnout, others report a negative relationship. This article argues that the relevant question is not whether corruption has a positive or negative effect on turnout, but for whom. We hypothesize that the effect of corruption on the likelihood to vote depends on individuals’ employment sector. Public employees have different incentives to vote in corrupt settings since their jobs often depend on the political success of the government of the day. Hence, while corruption dampens turnout among ordinary citizens, public employees are more likely to vote in highly corrupt countries. Analysis of World Values Survey data from 44 countries, shows that the differential in voting propensity between public employees and other citizens gets larger as corruption increases, partially confirming our expectations.

Social Responsibility and Organisational Commitment in Local Public Administration: The Moderating Role of Organisational Citizenship Behaviour and Social Bonding

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalsoom BeBe ◽  
Wang Bing
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Social Bonding ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The commitment of public employees to organisations is an imperative deliberation that affects the efficiency of public services organisations. The objective of this study is to investigate whether the social responsibility among local public administrators raises organisational commitment. This study subsequently explores the moderating role of citizenship behaviour and social bonding (permanent vs temporary employees) of public employees in the relationship between social responsibility and organisational commitment. In this study, empirical data are collected from local officials working in local public administration services organisations in Pakistan (n = 308). The statistical analysis is used to test the relationship between social responsibility and commitment and the moderating effect of citizenship behaviour and social bonding on social responsibility-organisational commitment relationship.The results show that social responsibility is a determinant to organisational commitment and citizenship behaviour and social bonding moderate the social responsibility-commitment relationship. The effect of social responsibility on organisational commitment is stronger in permanent public administrators having high perspective of organisational citizenship behaviours than in temporary public administrators having low perspective of organisational citizenship behaviours. This study contributes to knowledge of the effect of social responsibility on organisational commitment in local public employees and proves that citizenship behaviour and social bonding affect the social responsibility-commitment relationship in local public administrators.

scholarly journals AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR THE PROCESS OF ARTIFICIAL RAIN GENERATION

Irriga ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 750-763
Author(s):  
César Gabriel dos Santos ◽  
Leonardo Nabaes Romano ◽  
Saul Azzolin Bonaldo ◽  
Álvaro Ricardo Augustin
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
Automated System ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Automated Generation ◽  
Simulated Rain ◽  
Artificial Rain ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
E Mail

AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR THE PROCESS OF ARTIFICIAL RAIN GENERATION  CÉSAR GABRIEL DOS SANTOS¹; LEONARDO NABAES ROMANO²; SAUL AZZOLIN BONALDO³ E ÁLVARO RICARDO AUGUSTIN1  ¹ Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Agrícola (PPGEA), Centro de Ciências Rurais (CCR), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]² Bolsista de Produtividade CNPq – Brasil (processo número 312083/2015-7). Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Centro de Tecnologia (CT), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Building 07, Room 312, 97105-900, RS, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]³ Colégio Técnico Industrial de Santa Maria (CTISM), Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected]  1 ABSTRACT Different models of rainfall simulators have been developed over time, and the use of electronics has allowed achieving higher levels of production and control. On this subject, the aim is to present the development of a technical system for automated generation of simulated rain. The study was divided into two stages. In the first stage, the development of the automated system for generating simulated rain was carried out. In the second stage, tests were conducted to verify the functioning of the proposed system. The result are: (i) concept of the system developed is compound by a sensor of flow rate, pressure and temperature, digital display, interface cable  of computer and four buttons that allows the setup of the simulated rain (the plot of land, time and volume of water to produce the simulated rain). It can be programmed up to 240 parcel, maximum time each experiment of 240 minutes and the volume of rain according to the pump used. (ii) to check the functioning of the electronic system, a test in the laboratory was done. During the automated operation, the system measured pressure (kPa), water flow (L min-1), temperature (ºC), and time (minute). The operation was evaluated and it was concluded that it enable the automated generation of simulated rain and that under the experimental conditions studied (without the influence of wind, natural rain or sun), the 17 repetitions totaled 510 minutes of experiments, in which time the prototype showed neither failures in programming or measurement errors of the sensors. Keywords: automation, electronics, simulated rainfall, hydrology, water and soil.  SANTOS, C. G.; ROMANO, L. N.; BONALDO, S. A.; AUGUSTIN, A. R.SISTEMA AUTOMATIZADO PARA O PROCESSO DE GERAÇÃO DE CHUVA ARTIFICIAL  2 RESUMO Diferentes modelos de simuladores de chuva foram desenvolvidos ao longo do tempo, e a utilização de sistemas eletrônicos permitiu alcançar maiores níveis de produção e controle. Sobre este tema, o objetivo é apresentar o desenvolvimento de um sistema técnico para geração automática de chuva artificial. O estudo foi dividido em duas etapas. Na primeira, foi desenvolvido o sistema automático para geração de chuva simulada. Na segunda etapa, foram realizados testes para verificar o funcionamento do sistema proposto. Os resultados são: (i) o conceito do sistema desenvolvido é composto por um sensor de vazão do fluído, pressão e temperatura, um mostrador digital, cabo de interface do computador e quatro botões que permitem a configuração da chuva simulada (parcela, tempo e o volume de água para produzir a chuva simulada). Pode ser programado até 240 parcelas, tempo máximo de cada experimento de 240 minutos e o volume de chuva de acordo com a bomba utilizada. (ii) para verificar o funcionamento do sistema eletrônico, foi realizado testes em laboratório. Durante a operação automatizada, o sistema mediu a pressão (kPa), vazão (L min-1), temperatura (ºC) e o tempo (minutos). A operação foi avaliada e conclui-se que o sistema desenvolvido possibilitou a geração automatizada de chuva simulada e, nas condições experimentais estudadas (sem influência do vento, chuva natural e sol), as 17 repetições totalizaram 510 minutos de experimentos, o sistema proposto não apresentou falhas na programação ou erros de medição dos sensores. Palavras-chave: automação, eletrônica, chuva simulada, hidrologia, água e solo.

scholarly journals The Truth About Honesty

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic D. Wells ◽  
Anthony D. Molina
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Service Value ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
American Society

This article examines the ethics of honesty and deception in public administration. Building on previous research showing that public administrators rank honesty as an essential public service value but also sometimes use deception while carrying out their duties, semi-structured interviews with public employees were conducted to explore this apparent tension. Specifically, this study asks: Why is honesty important for public administrators? What is honesty and dishonesty? Under what circumstances is the use of deception by public administrators legitimate? The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Code of Ethics is used as an analytical framework to assess the cases and examples provided by participants. The article concludes with a discussion of some important implications that this research has for public administration practice, teaching, and research.

scholarly journals Pressing Forward in Scholarly Communities: Synthesizing Communication Technologies with the Researchers Who Utilize Them

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric L Olson
Keyword(s):  
Open Source Software ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Free Open Source Software ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Single User ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Free Open Source

Digital communication technologies have dramatically changed the ways in which scholarship is accessed, discussed, and shared. Joining the traditional journals and manuscripts are new ways to distribute and consume research, including blogs, podcasts, white papers, and more. There is more information available and more ways to access it than ever before, which presents new sets of challenges and opportunities. PressForward is free, open-source software that responds to these needs by combining the features of content aggregation, discussion, and publication into a single, user-friendly dashboard. Acknowledging that collaboration and networking is increasingly important in research development and fund- ing, PressForward has built-in, flexible user roles and workflows that allow communities of any scale to contribute in multiple ways. This article will review the history and features of PressForward, as well as describe the community partnerships that both utilize the software and influence the progress of the project.

scholarly journals STUDI PENYELENGGARAAN JARINGAN SEKOLAH

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (14) ◽  
pp. 005
Author(s):  
Nurdin Ibrahim ◽  
Purwanto Purwanto ◽  
Oos M. Anwas
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Search Engine ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Web Server ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
E Mail

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor pendukung dan penghambat dalam penyelengaraan jaringan sekolah, terutama dalam tahapan penyediaan, pelayanan, dan pembinaan jaringan. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan Focus Group Discussion (FGD) terhadap pakar dan praktisi yang telah menyelenggarakan jaringan sekolah. Hasil analisis data diketahui bahwa faktor pendukung aspek penyediaan jaringan adalah SDM yang terstruktur dengan tugas, fungsi dan tanggung jawab yang jelas; dan adanya berbagai alternatif aplikasi web server open source. Faktor penghambatnya adalah: kurang dukungan pengambil kebijakan seperti pimpinan, kurang kerjasama pihak terkait, penyedia jasa internet dan lain-lain. Dalam aspek pelayanan faktor pendukung adalah content, kemudahan akses, registrasi, discount pulsa internet, jaminan keamanan, tidak adanya tagihan, dan lain-lain. Situs yang berbasis teks, user friendly, fasilitas link, FAQ, download, helpdesk, space, dan promosi langsung kepada user untuk menjaga loyalitasnya. Faktor penghambat adalah belum tersedianya fasilitas search engine content yang memadai dan menyulitkan provider untuk promosi; kurangnya insentif bagi user, kesinambungan pelayanan, e-mail gratis, dan target yang akan dicapai.

User Satisfaction with Web Portals

2011 ◽  
pp. 192-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Xiao ◽  
Subhasish Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Web Portals ◽  
User Characteristics ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
A Site ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
The Impact ◽  
E Mail

A Web portal is a site that aggregates information from multiple sources on the World Wide Web and organizes this material in an easy user-friendly manner. Portals usually consist of a search engine, e-mail, news, and interactive chat facilities. The two main types of portals are horizontal and vertical portals. A horizontal portal is a Web site that provides consumers access to a number of different sites in terms of content and functionality. A vertical portal focuses on a specific community of users who share a common interest. In this chapter we investigate the impact of user characteristics such as gender, age, experience, and Web use on user satisfaction with Web portals. In our study we are unable to detect any differences in satisfaction based on gender. We find that the users with seven to 10 years of work experience are most satisfied with Web portals, while users with more than 10 years work experience report least satisfaction with Web portals. We also find that users that use Web portals the least (30 to 60 minutes per week) are least satisfied with them. Users of vertical (or customer community) portals are always more satisfied than users of horizontal (or mega) portals.

The moderating effect of self-efficacy on the antecedents of online satisfaction with an electronic document exchange system

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chyi-Lu Jang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Electronic Document ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Exchange System ◽  
Modeling Analysis

This study was aimed at testing the moderating effect of self-efficacy on antecedents to online satisfaction using the Electronic Document Exchange System (EDES). Based on survey data gained from 374 public employees, Structural Equation Modeling analysis was employed to assess the differences between high and low self-efficacy respondents. It was found that antecedents to online satisfaction differ between high and low self-efficacy respondents. Using this information, organizations could develop and provide differentiated versions and services of EDES to high and low self-efficacy users.

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