A Comparative Policy Analysis in the E-Health Industry Between China and the USA

With the problems of neonatal survival and aging of the population becoming increasingly serious, the voice that longs for a new model of the medical industry is pushed to the limelight in the society. Gradually, a neologism “eHealth” is perceived by the public. A number of countries believe the eHealth industry will be the most promising industry in the 21st century, and policies should be made to promote its development. From the view of the policy tools, this paper proposes a theoretical analysis framework for the eHealth industry to compare the policies of the eHealth industry between China and the USA, who respectively enacted “Healthy China 2030” and “Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (2015-2020).” The results illustrate that China prefers to use “demand side policy,” which focuses on “legal and regulatory” and “public services.” While the USA prefers to use “supply side policy,” which focuses on “public services.” Moreover, this study unscrambles the specific policy terms and provides the policy recommendations for the further development of the eHealth industry.

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Teaching about Religions in the Public Sphere: European Policy Initiatives and the Interpretive Approach

Numen ◽

10.1163/156852708x283032 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 55 (2-3) ◽

pp. 151-182 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Robert Jackson

Keyword(s):

Policy Recommendations ◽

Publicly Funded ◽

Council Of Europe ◽

The Public ◽

Policy Initiatives ◽

Interpretive Approach ◽

The Usa ◽

Policy Shift ◽

Governmental Institutions ◽

The Public Sphere

AbstractThis paper charts a policy shift within international and European inter-governmental institutions towards advocating the study of religions (or the study of religions and beliefs) in European publicly funded schools. The events of September 11, 2001 in the USA acted as a "wake up call" in relation to recognising the legitimacy and importance of the study of religions in public education. For example, policy recommendations from the Council of Europe and guiding principles for the study of religions and beliefs from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe have been developed and are under consideration by member or participating states of both bodies. In translating policy into practice, appropriate pedagogies need to be adopted or developed. The paper uses the example of the interpretive approach to indicate how issues of representation, interpretation and reflexivity might be addressed in studying religious diversity within contemporary societies in ways which both avoid stereotyping and engage students' interest.

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Introducing Choice in the Public Services: Some Supply-Side Issues

Public Money & Management ◽

10.1111/j.1467-9302.2005.00502.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 63-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Ewan Ferlie ◽

George Freeman ◽

Juliet McDonnell ◽

Christina Petsoulas ◽

Sara Rundle-Smith

Keyword(s):

Public Services ◽

Supply Side ◽

The Public

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A New SWOT Analysis of an E-Government System

Integrated Information and Computing Systems for Natural, Spatial, and Social Sciences ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2190-9.ch004 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 74-95

Author(s):

Huong Ha

Keyword(s):

Technology Adoption ◽

Public Services ◽

Swot Analysis ◽

Public Trust ◽

The Internet ◽

Policy Recommendations ◽

The Public ◽

Current State ◽

Efficient Delivery ◽

Technological Means

E-Government is defined as the utilization of the Internet and other technological means to deliver public services to citizens. Following the success of the iGov2010 plan, Singapore has recently launched an e-Government Master Plan 2011-2015 (eGov2015), which opens a new epoch of relationship between government and the public. This chapter aims to (i) discuss the current state of the e-Government system in Singapore, (ii) provide a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis of this e-Government system, and (iii) make policy recommendations on how to address challenges, facing e-Government in order to enhance public trust via the effective and efficient delivery of public services. This chapter is significant as it (i) addresses the issues from a practical perspective and from the view of users, and (ii) provides a better insight for further research in e-Government systems. Finally, neighbouring countries may benefit from the lessons drawn from the Singapore experience in terms of how to achieve a balance between technology adoption, citizen engagement, and delivery of electronic public services.

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY

Scientific Journal ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ◽

10.29030/2309-2076-2020-13-3-32-44 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 32-44

Author(s):

N.N. Matnenko ◽

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Public Administration ◽

Public Services ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Economic Relations ◽

The Public ◽

Current State ◽

Further Development

The article is devoted to one of the current topics – the digital transformation of the economy and the public sector. The introduction notes the irreversibility of the processes of digitalization of social and economic relations. In order to identify the current state of digital transformation, an assessment was made of the readiness and degree of penetration of digitalization in the public sector, including public administration. The analysis showed an increase and increase in the efficiency of digitalization of the provision of public services and public administration. Despite tangible successes, there are a few difficulties and barriers to digitalization. At the end of the article, the main directions of further development were considered and the possible effect of the digital transformation of the public sector of the economy was assessed

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Military and Financial Expenses Commit Combat to COVID 19

10.53902/sojcem.2021.01.000503 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

José Menezes Gomes

Keyword(s):

Public Debt ◽

Public Services ◽

Health Sector ◽

Military Spending ◽

The Public ◽

The World ◽

The Usa ◽

Public Money ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Sacrifice

This article deals with the relationship between the growing military and financial expenditures of the states and how this process led to the sacrifice of public policies, facilitating the spread of this pandemic throughout the world. All this results from the deepening of neoliberalism, which in a synchronized manner contributed to the process of privatization and dismantling of the public machinery. We point out that the wealthiest countries that have higher military spending experienced the highest number of deaths and infections. In this direction, we observe that the USA has the largest military expenditure on the planet, while the health sector is privatized, which makes it difficult to combat the covid 19. At the same time, we observe that part of the countries' public debt results from the effects of the 2008 crisis that used public money to save private enterprises while deepening the privatization of public services.

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Building Capacity of the Public Health Education Workforce Through Partnerships

Californian Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.32398/cjhp.v1i1.380 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 49-59

Author(s):

Mark Tomita

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Disparities ◽

Health Education ◽

Public Health Education ◽

Professional Associations ◽

State University ◽

Cd Rom ◽

The Public ◽

Prevention Services ◽

The Usa

The Global Health Disparities CD-ROM Project reaffirmed the value of professional associations partnering with academic institutions to build capacity of the USA public health education workforce to meet the challenges of primary prevention services. The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) partnered with the California State University, Chico to produce a CD-ROM that would advocate for global populations that are affected by health disparities while providing primary resources for public health educators to use in programming and professional development. The CD-ROM development process is discussed

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The Challenges in Dealing with Organized Crime and its Consequences in Modern Societies in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia – the Balkan Peninsula

European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research ◽

10.26417/ejser.v5i1.p161-166 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 161

Author(s):

Bashkim Selmani ◽

Bekim Maksuti

Keyword(s):

Organized Crime ◽

Balkan Peninsula ◽

Human Mind ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

The Public ◽

Before And After ◽

History Of ◽

European Standards ◽

Organized Crime Groups ◽

Further Development

The profound changes within the Albanian society, including Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia, before and after they proclaimed independence (in exception of Albania), with the establishment of the parliamentary system resulted in mass spread social negative consequences such as crime, drugs, prostitution, child beggars on the street etc. As a result of these occurred circumstances emerged a substantial need for changes within the legal system in order to meet and achieve the European standards or behaviors and the need for adoption of many laws imported from abroad, but without actually reading the factual situation of the psycho-economic position of the citizens and the consequences of the peoples’ occupations without proper compensation, as a remedy for the victims of war or peace in these countries. The sad truth is that the perpetrators not only weren’t sanctioned, but these regions remained an untouched haven for further development of criminal activities, be it from the public state officials through property privatization or in the private field. The organized crime groups, almost in all cases, are perceived by the human mind as “Mafia” and it is a fact that this cannot be denied easily. The widely spread term “Mafia” is mostly known around the world to define criminal organizations.The Balkan Peninsula is highly involved in these illegal groups of organized crime whose practice of criminal activities is largely extended through the Balkan countries such as Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, etc. Many factors contributed to these strategic countries to be part of these types of activities. In general, some of the countries have been affected more specifically, but in all of the abovementioned countries organized crime has affected all areas of life, leaving a black mark in the history of these states.

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Interaction of Ukrainian Diaspora and the USA Government Regarding Celebration of Ukrainian Independence Day on January 22

Науковий вісник Чернівецького національного університету імені Юрія Федьковича Історія ◽

10.31861/hj2018.47.136-145 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (47) ◽

pp. 136-145

Author(s):

Halyna Shchyhelska

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

House Of Representatives ◽

The United States ◽

100Th Anniversary ◽

Totalitarian Regime ◽

The Public ◽

Us Congress ◽

The Us ◽

Public Consciousness ◽

The Usa

2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of Ukrainian independence. OnJanuary 22, 1918, the Ukrainian People’s Republic proclaimed its independence by adopting the IV Universal of the Ukrainian Central Rada, although this significant event was «wiped out» from the public consciousness on the territory of Ukraine during the years of the Soviet totalitarian regime. At the same time, January 22 was a crucial event for the Ukrainian diaspora in the USA. This article examines how American Ukrainians interacted with the USA Government institutions regarding the celebration and recognition of the Ukrainian Independence day on January 22. The attention is focused on the activities of ethnic Ukrainians in the United States, directed at the organization of the special celebration of the Ukrainian Independence anniversaries in the US Congress and cities. Drawing from the diaspora press and Congressional Records, this article argues that many members of Congress participated in the observed celebration and expressed kind feelings to the Ukrainian people, recognised their fight for freedom, during the House of Representatives and Senate sessions. Several Congressmen submitted the resolutions in the US Congress urging the President of United States to designate January 22 as «Ukrainian lndependence Day». January 22 was proclaimed Ukrainian Day by the governors of fifteen States and mayors of many cities. Keywords: January 22, Ukrainian independence day, Ukrainian diaspora, USA, interaction, Congress

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