Tracking E-Government in South America

2011 ◽  
pp. 189-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Frick
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Southern Cone ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
International Credit ◽  
Government Benefits

The existing disparity regarding the achievements of electronic-government development in the Southern Cone area is owed to implementation processes characterized by the coexistence of organizational isomorphism patterns along with each country’s own institutional framework. Insofar as electronic government was developed within the public administration’s modernization processes, and that said processes were financed almost entirely by international credit institutions, there is a similarity among the different strategies implemented; the same responds to a middle-level policy transfer process. However, institutional environments have exerted a decisive influence on the effective implementation of the original schemes, thus determining significant differences regarding the impacts of each policy. This chapter develops this perspective, understanding that acknowledgement of this path covered may contribute to adapting strategies to the frameworks in which they have been introduced, thus fostering amortization of resources invested, survival of initiatives, and use of electronic-government benefits in the construction of an efficient and transparent public administration open to citizens.

The Relevance of Energy Service Contracts in the Budget Sphere

2018 ◽  
pp. 64-68
Author(s):  
George V. Boos ◽  
Elena Yu. Matveeva
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Debt Burden ◽  
Comprehensive Plan ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Service Contracts ◽  
The Face ◽  
Energy Service ◽  
The Russian Federation

The problematic aspects related to the implementation of energy saving policy in the budget sphere are examined in the article. The factors hindering the mass and effective implementation of energysaving measures are highlighted in the article. Among these factors, there is the technical complexity of energysaving projects, the presence of innovative and investment risks, problems with the financial provision of costs in the face of increasing debt burden in most public budgets. The article concludes that in these circumstances only the energy service contract is a tool that allows implementing energy­saving measures without the first participation of budgetary funds in financing and allows transferring the risks of making technically inefficient decisions directly to the investor. In the article, the authors substantiate the importance of the institutional development of energy services directly in the public sector and analyze the measures of the comprehensive plan to improve the energy efficiency of the economy of the Russian Federation aimed at expanding the scope of energy service contracts in the public sector.

Trojan hosts: the menace of invasive vertebrates as vectors of pathogens in the Southern Cone of South America

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano F. La Sala ◽  
Julián M. Burgos ◽  
Alberto L. Scorolli ◽  
Kimberly VanderWaal ◽  
Sergio M. Zalba
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Southern Cone

Assessment of heat stress and cloudiness probabilities in post-flowering of spring wheat and canola in the Southern Cone of South America

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Martín Rivelli ◽  
María Elena Fernández Long ◽  
Leonor Gabriela Abeledo ◽  
Daniel Fernando Calderini ◽  
Daniel Julio Miralles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
South America ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
Southern Cone

scholarly journals An Investigation into the Implementation Processes of Ghana’s Primary Health Care Strategy: The Community-Based Health Planning and Services Programme.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Kwame Edusei ◽  
Kofi Bobi Barimah ◽  
Samuel Kwadwo Asibuo
Keyword(s):  
Health Planning ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Implementation Challenges ◽  
The Public ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Health Goals ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
District Assemblies

Abstract Background: Ghana has adopted the community-based health planning and services (CHPS) programme as the public health strategy for meeting its universal health goals. The programme is facing implementation challenges that are affecting its expansion within the communities. This research was undertaken to examine the implementation processes of CHPS and suggest solutions to improve its scaling-up within the communities.Method : An exploratory research design was used with a mixed method approach that involved the testing of a hypothesis. Results : The study found that in places with on-going CHPS programmes, there is statistically significant (p<0.001) evidence that the implementation processes are not flawed. However, the district assemblies were selective in the allocation of CHPS zones within the communities. Conclusion : Chieftaincy conflicts within the communities are impeding the community entry aspect of the CHPS policy implementation processes and needs to be addressed by policy makers in the relevant government agencies.

scholarly journals Assessment of Heat Stress and Cloudiness Probabilities in Post-Flowering of Wheat and Canola in The Southern Cone of South America

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Martín Rivelli ◽  
María Elena Fernández Long ◽  
Leonor Gabriela Abeledo ◽  
Daniel Calderini ◽  
Daniel Julio Miralles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
South America ◽  
Southern Cone ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Climate Scenarios ◽  
Incident Solar Radiation ◽  
Probability Of Occurrence ◽  
Combined Stresses

Abstract Episodes of heat stress constrain crop production and will be aggravated in the near future according to short and medium-term climate scenarios. Global increase in cloudiness has also been observed, decreasing the incident solar radiation. This work was aimed to quantify the probability of occurrence of heat stress and cloudiness, alone or combined, during the typical post-flowering period of wheat and canola in the Southern Cone of South America. Extended climate series (last 3-5 decades with daily register) of 33 conventional weather stations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay (23ºS to 40ºS) were analysed considering the period from September to December. Two different daily events of heat stress were determined: i) maximum daily temperature above 30ºC (T>30ºC), and ii) 5ºC above the historical average maximum temperature of that day (T+5ºC). A cloudiness event was defined in our work as incident solar radiation 50% lower than the historical average radiation of that day (R50%). The T>30ºC event increased its probability of occurrence throughout the post-flowering phase, from September to December. By contrast, the risk of T+5ºC event decreased slightly, just like for R50%, and the higher the latitude, the lower the probability of R50%. The T>30ºC plus R50% combined stresses reached greater cumulated probabilities during post-flowering, compared to T+5ºC plus R50%, being 42% vs. 15% in northernmost locations, 26% vs. 19% in central (between 31ºS to 35ºS), and 28% vs. 1% in southernmost locations, respectively. A curvilinear relationship emerged between the monthly probability of combined stresses and the number of days with stress per month. In summary, T>30ºC was the most frequent thermal stress during post-flowering in wheat and canola. Both combined stresses had a noticeable risk of occurrence, but T>30ºC plus R50% was the highest. Evidence of the recent past and current occurrence of heat stress individually, and its combination with cloudiness events during post-flowering of temperate crops, serves as a baseline for future climate scenarios in main cropped areas in the Southern Cone of South America.

scholarly journals Whistleblowing: Impediments to effective implementation within the South African public sector

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmala Dorasamy ◽  
Soma Pillay
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
The South ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
The Cost

This purpose of this article is to explore impediments to effective whistleblowing as a strategy for promoting anti-corruption practices within the South African public sector. Corruption, which violates the public service code of conduct; deters foreign investment, increases the cost of public service delivery, undermines the fight against poverty and unnecessarily burdens the criminal justice system. The article addresses the question on whether legislation on whistleblowing is adequate to encourage whistleblowing in the public sector. A review of literature determines that the effective implementation of whistleblowing legislation is largely dependent on addressing the challenges identified in the article. The quantitative research method was employed in the study to ascertain the views of employees in the public sector on whistleblowing. Empirical findings confirm the hypothesis that the protection of whistleblowers through legislation is inadequate to encourage whistleblowing. The article provides a conceptual framework for the effective achievement of the intended outcomes of whistleblowing in the public sector.

Quest for the Origins and Implications for Social Rights of the Mapuche in the Southern Cone of South America

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom D. Dillehay ◽  
Francisco Rothhammer
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Southern Cone ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Indigenous Status ◽  
Central Chile ◽  
High Profile ◽  
South Central ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
First Time

Debates over the cultural and biological origins of some indigenous groups in the Americas have fueled discussions about cultural identity, political justice, and resource rights. A historically high-profile case of rights and origins has involved the Araucanians or Mapuche of the southern cone of South America. This article examines, for the first time, the recent interdisciplinary archaeological and other anthropological evidence for the Mapuche of Chile and Argentina. It suggests that the ethnic and territorial origin of the Mapuche is in central and south-central Chile, although biological and cultural influences from north Chile and western Argentina also are present. It briefly discusses the implication of this study in relation to the indigenous status of the Mapuche in present-day Chile and Argentina.

Marine ecosystem-based management in the Southern Cone of South America: Stakeholder perceptions and lessons for implementation

Marine Policy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 801-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Gelcich ◽  
Omar Defeo ◽  
Oscar Iribarne ◽  
Graciano Del Carpio ◽  
Random DuBois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Southern Cone ◽  
Stakeholder Perceptions ◽  
Ecosystem Based Management
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