An Overview of E-Health Development in Australia

This chapter is a discussion of e-health development in Australia. The Australian government has been very proactive in e-government and applications of e-government such as e-health in the last five years. E-health is an important application of e-government in Australia for innovation of the public sector, as well as due to its very sparsely populated large rural areas. E-health development in this chapter is analysed using Layne and Lee’s (2001) e-government development model due to the similarities in the stages of development of both applications. This chapter illustrates that in Australia e-health development is mostly at the informational stage. It also indicates that e-health developments can be established in four stages of information; transaction; vertical and horizontal integration of services.

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Does Farmland Size Affect the Collective Action in Rural Areas? An Empirical Study on the Public Irrigation System in China

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202129201028 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 292 ◽

pp. 01028

Author(s):

Liangzhen Zang ◽

Yiqing Su

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Collective Action ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Irrigation System ◽

The Public ◽

Land Circulation ◽

Per Capita ◽

Agricultural Business ◽

The Impact

Since smallholders accounted for a high proportion of 98.1% among the 207 million agricultural business households across China, it is particularly important to study the impact of farmland size on the provision of public goods attached to the public sector industries from the perspective of the irrigation collective action in rural areas. Based on the survey data of 283 villages in China, this paper finds that the farmland size has a positive impact on irrigation collective action, although the average of per capita farmland area is only 0.214 hectares in each household of China. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the farmland scale operation by land circulation, so as to improve the ability of collective action and the development of public sector industries in rural areas of China.

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Analysis of structural and organisational arrangements of monitoring and evaluation status for the public sector in Zambia

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal ◽

10.14738/assrj.76.8482 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 504-527

Author(s):

Vincent Kanyamuna

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Good Governance ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Horizontal Integration ◽

The Public ◽

What Works ◽

Exploratory Investigation ◽

Depth Analysis ◽

Working Groups

This study was an exploratory investigation of the prevailing status of Zambia’s public sector monitoring and evaluation (M&E) structural and organisational arrangements. As a good governance and accountability instrument, a country’s whole-of-government monitoring and evaluation system (WoGM&ES) is supposed to be functionally operated if it was to offer desired benefits. But how do you properly fix a government’s M&E system? Conducting a rigorous diagnostic exercise on the existing system gives a chance to know what works, what does not work and reasons why. It was the objective of this research to critically bring out elements that required attention and those that needed scaling up as well as sustaining. Using the diagnostic checklist comprised of ten (10) components and the LEADS scoring system, different statuses about M&E structural and organisational arrangements for Zambia’s government M&E system were assessed and analysed. The elements assessed include coordination and oversight; joint sector reviews; working groups; ownership; incentives; and linkage with statistical office; horizontal integration; vertical upward integration; vertical downward integration; and link with projects. The findings have shown that overall, the structural and organisational arrangements (that is, structure & linkages) are weak with a LEADS score of point 2—meaning only elements existed. Further in-depth analysis of intra-component status showed that while other elements were less developed, others were fairly well implemented. The diagnosis results are critical to the Zambian government and its stakeholders in knowing which aspects to improve in the effort to build, strengthen and sustain a stronger WoGM&ES going forward.

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Developing a Citizen-Centric eGovernment Model for Developing Countries

Public Affairs and Administration ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch054 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 1115-1129

Author(s):

Hamid Jahankhani ◽

Mohammad Dastbaz ◽

Shareef M. Shareef ◽

Elias Pimenidis

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Public Sector ◽

Implementation Process ◽

Stage Model ◽

Kurdistan Region ◽

Stages Of Development ◽

The Public ◽

Ict Tools ◽

Two Stages ◽

Potential Use

This chapter presents an enhanced eGovernment stage model based on citizens' participation for improvements in the delivery of governmental services by putting citizens' insights and their requirements in the context of e-government development and the potential use of a multi-channel delivery of services for regional governments in developing countries. The model proposed is based on research done in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. This research identified missing elements in traditional eGovernment models that would prove essential for implementation in developing countries. These models usually propose five stages of development spanning from emergence to integration. The proposal here considers most of the limitations in two stages, namely initial and an enhancement stage with the advantage of decreasing the uncertainty of e-government implementation in the public sector by recognising the consequence of the institutional readiness, adoption processes, the needs of ICT tools, and the factors that influence the implementation process.

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Developing a Citizen-Centric eGovernment Model for Developing Countries

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development - Digital Public Administration and E-Government in Developing Nations ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-3691-0.ch015 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 292-306

Author(s):

Hamid Jahankhani ◽

Mohammad Dastbaz ◽

Shareef M. Shareef ◽

Elias Pimenidis

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Public Sector ◽

Implementation Process ◽

Stage Model ◽

Kurdistan Region ◽

Stages Of Development ◽

The Public ◽

Ict Tools ◽

Two Stages ◽

Potential Use

This chapter presents an enhanced eGovernment stage model based on citizens' participation for improvements in the delivery of governmental services by putting citizens' insights and their requirements in the context of e-government development and the potential use of a multi-channel delivery of services for regional governments in developing countries. The model proposed is based on research done in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. This research identified missing elements in traditional eGovernment models that would prove essential for implementation in developing countries. These models usually propose five stages of development spanning from emergence to integration. The proposal here considers most of the limitations in two stages, namely initial and an enhancement stage with the advantage of decreasing the uncertainty of e-government implementation in the public sector by recognising the consequence of the institutional readiness, adoption processes, the needs of ICT tools, and the factors that influence the implementation process.

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5. Production and people

HIV & AIDS: A Very Short Introduction ◽

10.1093/actrade/9780198727491.003.0005 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 68-80

Author(s):

Alan Whiteside

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Economic Effects ◽

Socioeconomic Impact ◽

Burden Of Care ◽

Household Level ◽

The Public ◽

High Prevalence

‘Production and people’ examines the socioeconomic impact of AIDS, predicted to decrease economic growth. Yet many countries have nonetheless continued to grow. The effect on the private sector depends on a region’s industry and the scale of its epidemic, but there are more options to combat economic effects than in the public sector. The majority of people in high prevalence countries live in rural areas and primarily depend on subsistence agriculture; AIDS is adversely affecting agriculture, predominantly through its impact on labour. It is at the household level that AIDS is most destructive, creating stress and destroying families—becoming impoverished by their burden of care.

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A COMPARISON AND INTEGRATION BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR THROUGH SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROMANIAN RURAL AREAS USING BEE ALGORITHM

Annals of Spiru Haret University Economic Series ◽

10.26458/1844 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 55-73

Author(s):

George GRUIA ◽

George Cristian Gruia

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Public Sector ◽

Public Administration ◽

Rural Areas ◽

The Public ◽

Private And Public ◽

European Policies ◽

Economical Development ◽

Initial Results

The article is focused on presenting a comparison of the public sector with public administration policies and private sector with economical strategies with the purpose of better integration between the two with case study on the European funds in beekeeping and how by studying the bee behavior we too can develop our society to achieve better results. The scope of the article is to show an overview of the European policies into state members with focus on sustainable economic development of Romanian rural areas. This is part of the authors’ research from the last 10 years with focus on public, economic and social development and represent initial results of their yet not published work.

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COMPETITIVENESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOURISM IN LATGALE REGION

Latgale National Economy Research ◽

10.17770/lner2016vol1.8.1534 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (8) ◽

pp. 102

Author(s):

Irena Silinevica

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Human Resources ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Regional Policy ◽

Research Study ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Development Model ◽

Weak Point ◽

The Public ◽

Regional Tourism

In this research study, opportunities for improvement competitiveness in the context of tourism in Latgale region are analysed and disclosed. Building tourism competitiveness by means of efficiency, quality, and innovation is underlined in this research study. Measuring and providing the efficiency of tourism products in the public sector is a weak point in the development of tourism competitiveness in Latgale region. Findings of this research allow expressing proposals for increasing efficiency and tourism competitiveness overall. The competitive advantage development model for tourism products in Latgale is offered in this research study. Recommendations are related to human resources, which are engaged in regional tourism development, and to strengthening the capacity of the municipalities, that will allow developing the competitiveness of tourism in the region and tourism regional policy in general.

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Liderazgo en Conjunto: a Leadership Development Model for the Twenty-First-Century

Anglican Theological Review ◽

10.1177/000332861910100405 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 101 (4) ◽

pp. 625-650

Author(s):

Altagracia Pérez-Bullard

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Leadership Development ◽

Public Sector ◽

Rapid Change ◽

Change Leadership ◽

First Century ◽

Development Model ◽

Leadership Challenges ◽

The Public ◽

Organizational Theories

The leadership challenges of Latinx Episcopal congregations echo broadly in US churches and institutions of all types, as they seek to adjust and respond to rapid change. Leadership and organizational theories from the public sector have been adapted and applied to congregational settings. This study identifies elements of these theories in play among Latinx priests ministering in the Episcopal Diocese of New York as they address leadership issues in congregations challenged by organizational change and transitioning neighborhoods. Their strategies emerge from a Latinx cultural paramountcy on community and justice values, described here as liderazgo en conjunto, and are a model for adaptable leadership that is responsive to the gospel mandate to work for justice.

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Employment Perspectives for Romanian Medical Doctors

Medicina Moderna - Modern Medicine ◽

10.31689/rmm.2020.27.3.215 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 215-219

Author(s):

Andrei MARIN ◽

Ioan Alexandru MIREA ◽

Georgiana Gabriela MARIN ◽

Carmen GIUGLEA

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Practice ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Medical Personnel ◽

Medical Schools ◽

Medical Doctors ◽

The Public ◽

The Future

Medical schools in Romania enroll a high number of students and invest in them serious amounts of money to prepare them afterwards in the residency. Once these residents become specialists, they are left to seek out jobs for themselves. However, the job offer is scarce in the public sector, even though there is a real national defi cit of doctors, especially in the rural areas. For this reason, young doctors are forced to seek jobs in private practice or to go abroad. The following survey aims to see the perspectives of the students and young doctors regarding the future jobs they will have and possible solutions to correct the paradox between having too many unemployed doctors in contrast to having a poor national coverage with medical personnel.

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