Community Practices to Improve E-Governance at the Grass Roots

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Electronic Format ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Government Structure ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
The Government ◽  
System Inclusion

Wide use of information technologies has lead governments across the globe to adopt the new nature of governance system for their citizens, businesses and within the government structure. Governance systems nowadays do not only enclave simply the dissemination of government regulations and directives to their stakeholders, but also target to improve their knowledge and capacity. At the threshold, by putting the information technologies as a thrust sector for many years and with well adopted e-governance framework, several countries have achieved remarkable success. However, many of them despite diversified efforts could not put into the track mainstreaming electronic format of the governance system. This research feel that to improve the governance system, inclusion of grass roots participants are necessary and nurturing of community practices targeting to raise their knowledge and skills through an adoptive e-governance framework would enhance the process. As a case study, it put forwards a case from UNDP, including hints on similar other cases.

Community Practices to Improve E-Governance at the Grass Roots

2013 ◽  
pp. 134-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Electronic Format ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Government Structure ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
The Government ◽  
System Inclusion

Wide use of information technologies has lead governments across the globe to adopt the new nature of governance system for their citizens, businesses, and within the government structure. Governance systems nowadays do not only enclave simply the dissemination of government regulations and directives to their stakeholders, but also target to improve their knowledge and capacity. At the threshold, by putting the information technologies as a thrust sector for many years and with well adopted e-governance framework, several countries have achieved remarkable success. However, many of them, despite diversified efforts, could not put into the track mainstreaming electronic format of the governance system. This research feel that to improve the governance system, inclusion of grass roots participants are necessary and nurturing of community practices targeting to raise their knowledge and skills through an adoptive e-governance framework would enhance the process. As a case study, it put forward a case from UNDP, including hints on similar other cases.

Measuring Effectiveness of an E-Governance System

2013 ◽  
pp. 148-171
Author(s):  
Bijaya Krushna Mangaraj ◽  
Upali Aparajita
Keyword(s):  
Governance System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Governance ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
Governance Environment ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Effectiveness Measurement ◽  
The Government ◽  
Financial Administration

In the era of economic liberalisation, institutions of higher education in the government sector, particularly universities, are facing tremendous challenges in terms of academic, general, and financial administration, which need effective governance. Recently, some of the universities are trying to adopt e-governance as a platform for such a purpose. However, the design of such a system is very much important, as it has to cater to the needs of various stakeholders in the public system. In this context, the effectiveness measurement of such an e-governance system is really necessary either to improve its performance level by re-aligning its organisational culture or by providing inputs for re-designing the system in order to make it more effective. Hence, the performance of such a system can be known if a human-centric approach with multiple criteria of evaluation is considered in the governance environment. This chapter attempts to determine those criteria by multiple factor analyses carried out for the purpose of considering multiple stakeholders. Analytic hierarchical processes as well as fuzzy analytic hierarchical processes have been then employed to measure the effectiveness of e-governance systems along those criteria, taking an Indian university as a case study.

Capacity Development Initiatives for Grass Roots Communities

2013 ◽  
pp. 69-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Initiatives ◽  
National Economies

The world has seen the unprecedented development of information and communications technologies (ICTs) and adoption of their diversified methods in elevating all forms of human endeavors. Even a few years back, it was fashionable to speak about the global village. In recent years, many countries have taken leading role in implementing innovative ICT products to accelerate their national developments, enhance their livelihoods, strengthened their national economies, and improve their governance systems. This has been observed that those countries could reap the most benefits out of ICT strategies, which could penetrate at the lowest tier of their governance system. In this context, human development is an element of importance. This research emphasizes that cumulative human development through community approach would be the next level of knowledge dynamics across the world. It also argues that as much the country provides thrust on capacity development initiatives at the grass roots, it has more opportunity to reach at greater context of governance system. This chapter would like to focus on two cases, which penetrated the grass roots reaching out to the community level, act as catalyst to strengthen their national economy and government. Some features and perspectives of e-Sri Lanka and e-Korea are being discussed here to provide insight into these cases, so that researchers in developing and transitional economies could gain knowledge.

Framework of E-Governance at the Grass Roots Level

2021 ◽  
pp. 78-114
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Outer Periphery ◽  
Knowledge Enhancement ◽  
Local Government Level ◽  
The Government ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
Government Level

E-government theories are prevailing in a variety of formats and concepts around the globe, nations, and institutions, but there are not many examples to emulate in terms of developing a comprehensive framework of e-governance system at the outer periphery of the government tiers. This research would like to carry out a comprehensive analysis on various theories built around the e-governance perception, but the prime focus will be devoted to the penetration of e-government system, particularly at the grassroots. To narrow down further, the study will conduct analytical observations in a few developed, developing, and transitional economies. Furthermore, to be more concise, the research will specifically focus on various e-government implementations at the grass roots that penetrated the lowest tier of the governance system for community empowerment and knowledge enhancement. Before conclusion, it will try to put forward prospective research agenda, including the framework of a future e-government system at the local government level.

Governance of autonomous universities: case of Thailand

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakchai Jarernsiripornkul ◽  
I.M. Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Governance Structure ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Institutional Governance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the governance system of autonomous universities in an emerging economy, i.e., Thailand. The authors examine the degree of freedom that Thai autonomous universities enjoy and the process that they follow in instituting their governance system. Design/methodology/approach The authors use case study method of research where units of analysis are 16 public autonomous universities. Data are collected directly from the Universities and available documents and through interviews with ten informants from five universities. Data are analysed using the triangulation method before presenting findings. Findings The authors find that Thai autonomous universities had different degree of readiness when they were granted autonomy status by the government. According to their Acts, the universities can specify their own governance pattern, leadership recruitment, revenue management, budgeting and personnel management. With the strengthening role and accountability, the university councils have enjoyed wider space of actions in institutional governance. Size and composition of the councils differ. Big and more mature universities tend to have more members and their councils comprise more outside experts than the small ones. Thai autonomous universities’ governance structure is in the pattern of corporate-like structure. Participatory process is applied in the university decision making. Big universities are strategically directed towards being research universities, while small and newly established universities are striving to expand to health science education. In academic governance, there is an academic board which helps the council to handle academic standards and give academic related recommendations. The launch of Education Criteria for Performance Excellence Framework to standardise the country’s higher education system has become controversial and is said to lessen the universities’ degree of academic freedom. In financial autonomy, the study finds that most universities are still dependent on government budget. Originality/value This case study depicts the governance system of autonomous universities in Thailand, which is one of the emerging countries. Taken into account that existing literature regarding university governance, especially in the emerging countries is limited, the study, which eventually proposes recommendations for lifting these universities’ governance performance, should be able to contribute fruitful knowledge in the area.

scholarly journals AI Governance Systems: Ontological Explorations in the Canadian Context

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Frost
Keyword(s):  
Research Process ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Evolutionary Potential ◽  
Institutional Dynamics ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Governance Strategies ◽  
Analyse Comparative ◽  
And Control

AI governance is an area of research and practice which seeks to understand and control “the institutions and contexts in which AI is built and used” (Dafoe, 2018, p. 5). Despite the importance of institutions to AI governance, the influence that institutional dynamics play in the development of systems and strategies of AI governance has not yet been rigorously studied. Moreover, the cognitive ecology and evolutionary potential associated with AI practices are crucial aspects of AI governance systems, yet those factors have largely gone unconsidered in the research and practice of AI governance to date. This project attempts to bridge those gaps in research and practice through a four-phase research process involving a comparative analysis of AI governance strategies, a review and synthesis of the AI governance literature, the development of an ontology of AI governance systems, and an in-depth case study of an AI governance system. La gouvernance de l'IA est un domaine de recherche et de pratique qui cherche à comprendre et à contrôler «les institutions et les contextes dans lesquels l'IA est construite et utilisée» (Dafoe, 2018, p. 5, notre trad.). Malgré l'importance des institutions pour la gouvernance de l'IA, l'influence de la dynamique institutionnelle sur le développement des systèmes et des stratégies de gouvernance de l'IA n'a pas encore été rigoureusement étudiée. De plus, l'écologie cognitive et le potentiel évolutif associés aux pratiques de l'IA sont des aspects cruciaux des systèmes de gouvernance de l'IA, mais ces facteurs ont été largement ignorés dans la recherche et la pratique de la gouvernance de l'IA à ce jour. Ce projet tente de combler ces lacunes dans la recherche et la pratique grâce à un processus de recherche en quatre phases impliquant une analyse comparative des stratégies de gouvernance de l'IA, un examen et une synthèse de la littérature sur la gouvernance de l'IA, le développement d'une ontologie des systèmes de gouvernance de l'IA, et une étude de cas approfondie d'un système de gouvernance de l'IA.

scholarly journals Collaborative place-based health governance systems: stakeholders’ perceptions in the Portuguese Baixo Vouga sub-region

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 2415-2430
Author(s):  
Carlos Gonçalves ◽  
Gonçalo Santinha ◽  
Anabela Santiago ◽  
Gonçalo Barros
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Shared Structure

Abstract This study aimed to assess the Baixo Vouga sub-region (Portugal) governance system through 15 interviews with leaders of institutions with decision-making power and provide healthcare. The interviews were subjected to a content analysis, organized in matrices by cases, categories, subcategories, and indicators. Recording units were extracted from the interviews to produce data for each indicator. A Collaborative Place-based Governance Framework systematizing operational definitions of collaborative governance was implemented to serve as a benchmark for assessing the collaborative and place-based dimensions. The Baixo Vouga sub-Region governance system is collaborative because it is based on a shared structure of principles that translates into the services provided. It has a multilevel and multisector collaboration, and can undertake shared decisions. These dimensions could be reinforced through increased participation, autonomy, subsidiarity if more place-based information and practical knowledge were sought. The system would also benefit from an extensive adoption of bottom-up methods to formulate and implement policies.

Capacity Development Initiatives for Grass Roots Communities

2011 ◽  
pp. 79-106
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Initiatives ◽  
National Economies

The world has seen the unprecedented development of information and communications technologies (ICTs) and adoption of their diversified methods in elevating all forms of human endeavors. Even a few years back, it was fashionable to speak about the global village. In recent years, many countries have taken leading role in implementing innovative ICT products to accelerate their national developments, enhance their livelihoods, strengthened their national economies and improve their governance systems. This has been observed that those countries could reap the most benefits out of ICT strategies, which could penetrate at the lowest tier of their governance system. In this context, human development is an element of importance. This research emphasizes that cumulative human development through community approach would be the next level of knowledge dynamics across the world. It also argues that as much the country provides thrust on capacity development initiatives at the grass roots, it has more opportunity to reach at greater context of governance system. This chapter would like to focus on two cases, which penetrated the grass roots reaching out to the community level, act as catalyst to strengthen their national economy and government. Some features and perspectives of e-Sri Lanka and e-Korea are being discussed here to provide insight into these cases, so that researchers in developing and transitional economies could gain knowledge.

scholarly journals Adaptive Governance System through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Natural Resource Conservation in Serangan Island, Denpasar City

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Chori Amelia ◽  
Syamsul Alam Paturusi ◽  
I Nyoman Merit
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Resource Conservation ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Natural Resource Conservation ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
The Government ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

This research aims to understand environmental partnerships that have built in Serangan Island, Denpasar, to understand the governance systems based on environmental partnerships in Serangan Island, Denpasar, and analyze adaptive capacity of those governance systems to changes in socioeconomic and environmental conditions in Serangan Island, Denpasar. This research is conducted in the settlements and tourism areas outside the BTID tourism area in Serangan Island, Denpasar, on December 2018 until Februari 2019, using qualitative approach is used through indepth interviews to sixteen informans, which have particular roles in natural resource conservation in Serangan Island, Denpasar, which include conservation and utilization of turtles, coral reefs, sea biota, and many types of governance and partnerships in Serangan Island. Result shows that the government and business partnerships were initiated from provision of tourism infrastructure which was developed into wider partnerships with NGOs and communities in the area of turtle conservation, while collaborative governance in the shape of community-based coastal resources management in Serangan Island. Meanwhile, adaptive co-management was developed through devolution of partial responsibility of turtle’s conservation and utilization to local communities through various deals and MoUs. Result also shows that adaptive capacity of Serangan Islanders has developed towards resilience to changes of environmental and socioeconomic conditions. Two recommendations are advised to natural resource managers in Serangan Island. Firstly, robust data collection and supervision systems needs to be developed for governance of turtles, coral reefs, and sea biota. Secondly, social learning through dialogue, reflexions, and evaluation needs to be implemented to reassess the outdated governance practices.

scholarly journals Maximising the value of clinical registry information through integration with a health service clinical governance framework: a case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 421
Author(s):  
Susannah Ahern ◽  
Robert Feiler ◽  
Susan Sdrinis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Clinical Governance ◽  
Clinical Registry ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Clinical Registries ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Over Time

This initiative sought to identify unit participation in clinical registries within a large metropolitan health service and to develop approaches to integration of registry reporting within the organisational clinical governance framework to maximise potential quality improvement benefits. The initiative, led by the Medical Services Department at Alfred Health, initially involved identifying health service participation in clinical registries via a range of mechanisms, including one-on-one meetings with clinical registry investigators. In conjunction with the Clinical Governance Unit, tools to summarise and track clinical registry information at Alfred Health over time were developed and piloted. Alfred Health identified 69 clinical registries in which its units participated. These were heterogeneous in terms of clinical area and purpose, as well as the nature and frequency of reporting. Engagement with clinicians led to the establishment of a registry interest group, a calendar of clinical quality registry reports, and a guideline and reporting template and dashboard. Clinician engagement and medical leadership were critical to the development of this initiative. The reporting tool and dashboard have had initial success, with long-term success ultimately being measured by the routine incorporation of registry outcomes into clinical governance reporting over time. What is known about the topic?Health service clinical governance systems require the collection, analysis and ongoing monitoring of clinical performance and quality improvement information. These data may be from internally derived clinical indicators or from external datasets, such as clinical registries. However, although clinical registries have traditionally provided information at the unit level, mechanisms to systematically incorporate these clinical measures into health service clinical governance systems have been lacking. What does this paper add?This paper provides a case study of the steps taken by one large health service to identify, engage clinicians and incorporate disease-specific clinical registry indicators into its organisational clinical governance framework. It highlights the complexity of the task through the time taken to identify, translate and summarise key clinical information into a format suitable for organisational committee reporting. What are the implications for practitioners?This paper highlights to health service managers the importance of initial and ongoing engagement of clinicians in the development of a shared approach to organisational use of clinical registry data. It outlines potential steps that can be taken within a health service to engage clinicians in sharing registry information, and processes that can assist in systematically incorporating registry information into actionable organisational-level reporting as part of clinical governance.

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