Planning for Information Technology in the Public Sector

2011 ◽  
pp. 23-55
Author(s):  
Bruce Rocheleau
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Business Case ◽  
It Projects ◽  
High Performing ◽  
The Public ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Government ◽  
Performance Project ◽  
Case Based

Experts agree that formal strategic IT plans should not only be done, but they should alsobe revised regularly at least on a yearly basis (Barrett & Greene, 2001). Reed (2003) citesdata from the Government Performance Project that high-performing governments tendto update their plans one or more times during a year. Raumer (2001) points out that withthe cutbacks in governmental budgets, IT projects are no longer rubber stamped but mustmake their business case and argues that the strategic planning process is needed to setsound priorities. The term business case refers to a case based on solid business reasonssuch as increased revenues and/or decreased costs that are expected to improve theeffectiveness and efficiency of the organization and may be contrasted with changes fornon-business reasons such as for prestige and “keeping up with technology.” Failureto plan adequately has led to serious problems. For example, Ward (2003) has argued thatorganizations must plan their intranets or the intranets will die. He cites examples ofintranets that have failed and have to be restructured frequently because they were done“on a whim” of management with no clear direction and became political “footballs.”In this chapter, I discuss the key issues and problems encountered in planning forinformation technology. In particular, I will focus on the logic behind prescriptions to doplanning and the challenges and complexities that occur in planning for IT. I also seekto explain why planning is often not done at all or not done according to the recommen-dations laid out by experts.

The 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the 2016 elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and to compare them with those that took place in 2012. It seeks to evaluate the background of the candidates who stood for office in 2016, the policies that they put forward, the results of the contests and the implications of the 2016 experience for future PCC elections. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based around several key themes – the profile of candidates who stood for election, preparations conducted prior to the contests taking place, the election campaign and issues raised during the contests, the results and the profile of elected candidates. The paper is based upon documentary research, making particular use of primary source material. Findings The research establishes that affiliation to a political party became the main route for successful candidates in 2016 and that local issues related to low-level criminality will dominate the future policing agenda. It establishes that although turnout was higher than in 2012, it remains low and that further consideration needs to be devoted to initiatives to address this for future PCC election contests. Research limitations/implications The research focusses on the 2016 elections and identifies a number of key issues that emerged during the campaign affecting the conduct of the contests which have a bearing on future PCC elections. It treats these elections as a bespoke topic and does not seek to place them within the broader context of the development of the office of PCC. Practical implications The research suggests that in order to boost voter participation in future PCC election contests, PCCs need to consider further means to advertise the importance of the role they perform and that the government should play a larger financial role in funding publicity for these elections and consider changing the method of election. Social implications The rationale for introducing PCCs was to empower the public in each police force area. However, issues that include the enhanced importance of political affiliation as a criteria for election in 2016 and the social unrepresentative nature of those who stood for election and those who secured election to this office in these contests coupled with shortcomings related to public awareness of both the role of PCCs and the timing of election contests threaten to undermine this objective. Originality/value The extensive use of primary source material ensures that the subject matter is original and its interpretation is informed by an academic perspective.

scholarly journals E-Government-Based Village Fund Allocation Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Eka Susanti ◽  
Abdi Abdi ◽  
Rudi Hardi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fund Allocation ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Village ◽  
Implementation Stage

Information and communication technology development has produced a public service model through E-government. The government issued a policy, namely the formation of Village Fund Allocations (ADD), to manifest financial decentralization towards independent villages. The village has a very strategic role as a government organizational unit that deals directly with the community with all backgrounds, interests, and needs. The purpose of writing this thesis is to find out the E-government-Based Village Fund Allocation Management System in the Village Finance Application (Siskeudes) in Padakkalawa Village, Pinrang Regency. This study used descriptive qualitative research. Data collection techniques are carried out by direct observation, interviews, and documentation. The theory used in this study is the theory of Arifiyanto and Kurrohman based on four indicators, including planning, implementation, supervision, and reporting/responsibility. The results showed the E-government-Based Village Fund Allocation Management (Study Siskeudes in Padakkalawa Village, Pinrang Regency). In the planning process, Siskeudes obtain data information about the Village Strategic Plan, village RPJM and establish a village development work plan (RKPDes). At the implementation stage, Siskeudes is used for the APBDesa preparation process. For the supervision stage, Siskeudes is used to provide information to supervisors. Moreover, the Siskeudes accountability reporting stage is used to apply the principle of transparency or information disclosed to the public with evidence of the implementation of financial reporting displayed through information boards or accessed through the website.

scholarly journals IPTEKS PENGAWASAN TERHADAP REALISASI ANGGARAN DENGAN KONSEP GOOD GOVERNANCE DALAM MENCEGAH PRAKTEK KORUPSI DI DINAS PEKERJAAN UMUM DAN PENATAAN RUANG DAERAH PROVINSI SULAWESI UTARA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre Feral Adolf Tombokan ◽  
Sonny Pangerapan
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Budget Planning ◽  
The Public ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
The Government

Indonesia’s development depends on managing the budget state revenues and expenditures (APBN) therefore the government must be aware and change his character not to work alone without paying attention the interest or aspirations of the community. The purpose of this research is to know the flow or budget process at the public works agency and spatial planning in north Sulawesi province know the concept of good governance in carrying out supervision of realization budget, and to find out good governance in an effort to prevent corruption practices .this research is a qualitative research approach interpretive . the source of data from this study is primary data in the form of direct interviews, documentation and recording. Technique processing and analysis of data, namely the method of comparison by finding answers fundamental answers to cause and effect by analyzing factors the cause of the occurrence or emergence of a particular phenomenon. The result of this study indicate that the flow and budget process is on the PUPRD office in north Sulawesi, the budget planning process starts from conducting infestation field survey, after conducting surveys and data needed has been fulfilled, the budget calculation is carried out after it is entered planned DPA (budget implementation document) budget activities, after the DPA is published, we switch the process of physical implementation of work, including planning, design and so on,the concept of good governance in doing supervision of government budget realization is responsible for optimize the relationship between input and output. For example, for example public works agency, its input in the form of a budget can still be seen in its performance. Control,focused on how to utilize input minimum to produce the desired output that is in accordance with provisions and quality standards set at the time and quantity as which are desired. Keywords : supervision of budget realization

scholarly journals Non-profit Sector in Pakistan: Government Policy and Future Issues

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (4II) ◽  
pp. 879-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha Ghaus-Pasha ◽  
Muhammad Asif Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Public Provision ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Public ◽  
Financial Position ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Government ◽  
Different Levels

The non-profit sector remains relatively small and underdeveloped in Pakistan. During the decade of the 1990s, it has demonstrated some nascent growth resulting from a number of favourable factors like the return to democracy, the growing push towards deregulation and privatisation, the process of globalisation and the emergence of international coalitions of civil society and the deterioration in the financial position of governments which has limited the public provision of social services. The objective of this paper is to examine the role played by government policy in fostering this process of growth of the non-profit sector of Pakistan and to review the key issues faced by the sector at this time. Of particular concern are, first, the overall posture of the government towards the non-profit sector, the types of policies in place, and the underlying philosophy or principles that guide policy-making. Second, the forms of support to the non-profit sector by different levels of government. Third, the posture of international organisations and supranational governments towards local non-profit organisations and, forth, the major issues facing the non-profit sector at the present time.

scholarly journals Googling the City: In Search of the Public Interest on Toronto’s ‘Smart’ Waterfront

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Morgan ◽  
Brian Webb
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Civic Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The City

Toronto’s Quayside waterfront regeneration project has become an international reference point for the burgeoning debate about the scope and limits of the digitally enabled ‘smart city’ narrative. The project signals the entry of a Google affiliate into the realm of ‘smart urbanism’ in the most dramatic fashion imaginable, by allowing them to potentially realise their long-running dream for “someone to give us a city and put us in charge.” This article aims to understand this on-going ‘smart city’ experiment through an exploration of the ways in which ‘techno-centric’ narratives and proposed ‘disruptive’ urban innovations are being contested by the city’s civic society. To do this, the article traces the origins and evolution of the partnership between Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs and identifies the key issues that have exercised local critics of the plan, including the public/private balance of power, governance, and the planning process. Despite more citizen-centric efforts, there remains a need for appropriate advocates to protect and promote the wider public interest to moderate the tensions that exist between techno-centric and citizen-centric dimensions of smart cities.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF INVENTORY TURNOVER ANALYSIS ON INDONESIAN MINISTRY/AGENCY FINANCIAL STATEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Laskar Rianto
Keyword(s):  
Inventory Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Flow Time ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Average Flow ◽  
The Public ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Government Planning ◽  
Inventory Turnover ◽  
The Government

Inventory turnover is a simple accounting analysis method seldom used by the user of Indonesian governmental organization’s financial statement due to lack of accrual information in the past. The opportunity for the application of this analysis arrived in 2015 along with the implementation of accrual accounting basis by the Indonesian government. This study observes the Indonesian ministry/agency (MA) inventory management focusing on the inventory average flow time, during the 2017 and 2018 period. The study shows that among 86 MAs, 62 MAs have desired average flow time. The other 24 MAs have high average flow time with 12 of them also have unstable average flow time. While several MAs disclosed information related to their average flow time, most MAs did not. Thus, they failed to communicate their conditions to their stakeholders. The average flow time can be used as a starting point for the managers, auditors, and other stakeholders to further analyze government inventory management. Better inventory management can reduce costs and improve the government planning process. Therefore, the government may be capable of allocating their budget for other programs or activities to deliver higher value for the public.

Strategic planning in the public sector of the economy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Sil'vestrov ◽  
Vladimir Starovoytov ◽  
Vladimir Bauer ◽  
Aleksandr Selivanov ◽  
Vladimir Lepskiy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
The Public ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
The Government

This collective monograph continues a series of scientific studies and publications on the problems of strategic planning, which have been carried out for several years at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation with the involvement of specialists from other scientific and educational organizations. A series of research papers in 2017-2019 was devoted to the analysis of strategic development risks and the analysis of global strategic planning practice, the general methodology of strategic planning and forecasting (including in the context of ensuring Russia's economic security), the approach to the formation of life cycles of preparation and revision of strategic planning documents and their comparative analysis, the experience of coordinating budget, project and process types of management and financing, monitoring risks and threats, the use of new information tools in the strategic planning complex, including blockchain, and also naturally develops such aspects of previous research as analysis of world practice, coordination of budget, project and process types of management and financing, the use of information technologies. However, at the same time, a special task was set — to approach a comprehensive analysis of the strategic planning process as a whole, especially to study its documentary support as the core of the organization of this process and the implementation of its results in the practice of public administration, as well as to analyze the scientific support of strategic planning as an essential aspect of all strategic planning and strategic management activities in the entirety of its aspects (goal setting, forecast, design, programming, planning, control and audit). It is intended for specialists from the humanities, natural sciences and technical fields of knowledge focused on management and development problems, for undergraduates and postgraduates, as well as for a wide audience of management practitioners, including those related to strategic planning processes in the public sector.

scholarly journals Partnerstwo lokalne w ekonomii społecznej jako nowy paradygmat budowania spójności społecznej ​

2018 ◽  
pp. 39-57
Author(s):  
Majka Łojko
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Government ◽  
Regional Authorities

The social economy has been trying to recognize its partnering role by the public and business sectors over recent years. The results are visible in the increasing use of its instruments in policy implemented by both the government and the regional authorities. The essence of local partnership is one of the key issues inherent in the new paradigm of building social cohesion and is a tool for a new economic and social order. The task of local partnership, understood as a kind of relationship between public entities, business and non-governmental organizations based on the principles of dialogue, reciprocity and equivalence, is to combine knowledge, experience and initiatives of various people and institutions in solving social problems.

Pelaksanaan Jaminan Kesehatan Oleh BPJS Kesehatan Dalam Perspektif Syariah

Liquidity ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Iwan Subandi ◽  
Fathurrahman Djamil
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ministry Of Finance ◽  
Health Support ◽  
The Government

Health is the basic right for everybody, therefore every citizen is entitled to get the health care. In enforcing the regulation for Jaringan Kesehatan Nasional (National Health Supports), it is heavily influenced by the foreign interests. Economically, this program does not reduce the people’s burdens, on the contrary, it will increase them. This means the health supports in which should place the government as the guarantor of the public health, but the people themselves that should pay for the health care. In the realization of the health support the are elements against the Syariah principles. Indonesian Muslim Religious Leaders (MUI) only say that the BPJS Kesehatan (Sosial Support Institution for Health) does not conform with the syariah. The society is asked to register and continue the participation in the program of Social Supports Institution for Health. The best solution is to enforce the mechanism which is in accordance with the syariah principles. The establishment of BPJS based on syariah has to be carried out in cooperation from the elements of Social Supports Institution (BPJS), Indonesian Muslim Religious (MUI), Financial Institution Authorities, National Social Supports Council, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Finance. Accordingly, the Social Supports Institution for Helath (BPJS Kesehatan) based on syariah principles could be obtained and could became the solution of the polemics in the society.

PROBLEMS CAUSED BY SMALL PIG FARM ODOR AROUND THE WESTERN SONGKHLA LAKE BASIN

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Papontee Teeraphan
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Urgent Problem ◽  
The Public ◽  
Pig Farms ◽  
Pig Farm ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Proper Solutions

Pollution is currently a significant issue arising awareness throughout the world. In Thailand, pollution can often be seen in any part of the country. Air pollution is pointed as an urgent problem. This pollution has not damaged only to human health and lives, it has destroyed environment, and possibly leading to violence. In Phattalung, air pollution is affecting to the residents’ lives. Especially, when the residents who are mostly agriculturists have not managed the waste resulted from the farm. In Phattalung, at the moment, there are many pig farms, big and small. Some of them are only for consuming for a family, some, however, are being consumed for the business which pigs will be later purchased by big business companies. Therefore, concerning pollution, the researcher and the fund giver were keen to focus on the points of the air pollution of the small pig farms. This is because it has been said that those farms have not been aware on the pollution issue caused by the farms. Farm odor is very interesting which can probably lead to following problems. The researcher also hopes that this research can be used as a source of information by the government offices in order to be made even as a policy or a proper legal measurement. As the results, the study shows that, first, more than half of the samples had smelled the farm odor located nearby their communities, though it had not caused many offenses. Second, the majority had decided not to act or response in order to solve the odor problem, but some of them had informed the officers. The proper solutions in reducing offenses caused by pig farm odor were negotiation and mediation. Last, the majority does not perceive about the process under the Public Health Act B.E. 2535.

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