scholarly journals Integrated Financial Management Information Systems: Guidelines for effective implementation by the public sector of South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoffel J. Hendriks
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Management Information ◽  
The South

Background: Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) can improve public sector management by providing real-time financial information to managers in order to enhance their decision-making capabilities. The South African Public Service is currently busy with the implementation of an IFMIS. However, the implementation of such a project has proved to be a very demanding undertaking and has not been met with resounding success.Objectives: The research was conducted in order to identify the challenges and risks that are involved in the implementation of the IFMIS in South Africa. After identification of the challenges and risks, solutions or guidelines were developed that may make the implementation more successful.Method: The methodology that was used is that of a literature study where theories were explored and used to solve a research problem. Based on the theoretical research, solutions and guidelines were developed to solve challenges and risks experienced.Results: The results indicated that there are a number of challenges involved with the implementation of an IFMIS. A set of best practice guidelines was developed that may make the implementation more successful.Conclusion: The sheer size and complexity of an IFMIS poses significant challenges and a number of risks to the implementation process. There are, however, critical success factors or best practices that can be used for the project to succeed. It is recommended that these best practices be used by the South African Public Service. 

scholarly journals Procurement challenges in the South African public sector

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Intaher M. Ambe ◽  
Johanna A. Badenhorst-Weiss
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
The South ◽  
Strategic Sourcing ◽  
Training Materials ◽  
Supply Chain Management System ◽  
Bidding Process

This article reports on an exploration of challenges experienced in the field of procurement within the South African public sector. To institute procurement best practices, a supply chain management system was adopted in South Africa in 2003. The procurement process was granted constitutional status and has been used to address past inequitable policies and practices. It promotes aims which are, arguably, secondary to the primary aim of procurement. For the exploration, a conceptual analytical approach was employed and some of the key guiding pillars of public procurement in South Africa divulged. The challenges restraining effective and efficient implementation of public procurement are also revealed. The article concludes by recommending the development of competency through customised (separate) training materials and programmes, the involvement of stakeholders in the bidding process and the employment of good strategic sourcing practices.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Rumah Sakit Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Fraud Dalam Rangka Peningkatan Layanan Kesehatan pada Rumah Sakit Pemerintah

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Ubaidillah Ubaidillah ◽  
Ermadiani Ermadiani ◽  
Abdul Rohman
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
System Development ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Insurance Fund ◽  
Management Information ◽  
The South ◽  
Fraud Prevention ◽  
Government Hospitals

The current National Health Insurance fund policy invites many problems in its implementation. JKN funds leakage caused various government efforts to minimize it through fraud prevention. Management Information System Development can minimize this so that good public service governance can be created over the implementation of JKN funds in government hospitals in the South Sumatra Region through transparency and accountability.This study aims to prove that the Development of Management Information Systems influences the Governance of Public Services at Government Hospitals in the South Sumatra Region through fraud prevention. The results of the study said that the Development of Management Information Systems which is proxied by the Innovation of Management Information Systems affects the Governance of Public Services

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.

scholarly journals IPTEKS SISTEM INFORMASI MANAJEMEN KEUANGAN DI DIREKTORAT JENDERAL PERBENDAHARAAN PROVINSI SULAWESI UTARA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Putri Hidayat ◽  
Miranda Ellora Kotambunan ◽  
Kezia Gabriela Saroinsong ◽  
Treesje Runtu
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Management Information ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Application Systems ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
Financial Application ◽  
Treasury Management

The Ministryof Finance especially the directorate general of the treasury of North Sulawesi province, is confronted with modern treasury problems. The demands of economic development are increasingly advanced, demanding a transition from the application of past culture (manual) to the stage of digital (modern) technology. The work process in the treasury sector changes, seen from the need for financial management information systems to improve the competitive advantage of modern DGT organizations in the future in increasing transparency and accountability in managing the world treasury. The emergence of treasury and state budget (SPAN) applications and agency-level financial application systems (SAKTI) as a manifestation of the implementation of financial management information systems in the Directorate General of Treasury and work units. For state treasury management to be carried out by the treasury general directorate, it can be aligned with treasury management by other countries in the world.Keywords : Financial Management Information System, SPAN, and SAKTI

Management Information Systems in the Public Sector

2013 ◽  
pp. 157-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Heeks
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Management Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Monitoring And Control Systems ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

Management information systems (MIS) are fundamental for public sector organizations seeking to support the work of managers. Yet they are often ignored in the rush to focus on ‘sexier’ applications. This chapter aims to redress the balance by providing a detailed analysis of public sector MIS. It first locates MIS within the broader management monitoring and control systems that they support. Understanding the broader systems and the relationship to public sector inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes is essential to understanding MIS. The chapter details the different types of reports that MIS produce, and uses this as the basis for an MIS model and a description of the decision-making benefits that computerized MIS can bring. Finally, the chapter describes generic public sector MIS that address internal government transactions, public administration/ regulation, and public service delivery. Real-world examples of all types are provided from the U.S., England, Africa, and Asia. <BR>

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