scholarly journals New Trends in Improving Public Service Delivery in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Tymur O. Slobodeniuk
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Functional Features ◽  
Utility Services

In the aspect of the European integration aspirations of Ukrainian society and the social development of the nation state, the issues of its service function formation in the form of public services are becoming more and more relevant in Ukraine. It is worth noting that the functioning of the service state model in Ukraine is only at its initial stage and requires improvement of the institutional arrangements for the public services delivery, which involves taking into account existing problems of their delivery by public authorities in the process of deepening the local government reform and long-term restructuring of the national economy. The purpose of the article is to state the areas of concern in the system for providing administrative, social, housing and public utility services, and to define and elaborate on long-term trends for improving their functioning, as well as their common features and characteristics. The modern general and specific scientific research methods have provided the methodological basis for the research. Their use is based on a systematic approach. The analytical method was used to identify the problematic area of the branched public service delivery system. The comparative-functional and analytical methods were used to identify modern trends in improving the provision of administrative, social, housing and public utility services, their functioning, as well as their common features and characteristics. The research process has provided a comprehensive grounding and articulation of promising trends in improving the system of providing administrative, social and housing and public utility services in Ukraine and identifying their functional features and common characteristics

Public service delivery in the Nordic Region: An exercise in collaborative governance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elin Cedergren ◽  
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Diana Huynh ◽  
Michael Kull ◽  
John Moodie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Nordic Region

Nordic welfare states are world renowned for providing high quality public services. Nordic municipal and regional authorities, in particular, play a central role in the delivery of key public services in areas, such as, health, education, and social care. However, in recent years, public authorities have faced several challenges which have reduced capacity and resources, including long periods of austerity following the 2008 financial crash, rapid demographic changes caused by an ageing population, and the COVID-19 health crisis. In response to these challenges many public authorities have looked to inter-regional, inter-municipal and cross-border collaborations to improve the quality and effectiveness of public service delivery (OECD 2017; ESPON 2019). Indeed, collaborative public service delivery is becoming increasingly prominent in the Nordic Region due to a highly decentralized systems of governance (Nordregio 20015; Eythorsson 2018).

scholarly journals Autonomy of Public Service Delivery Units in Vietnam: An Institutional Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Minh Thi Hai Vo
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Historical Institutionalism ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Sociological Institutionalism ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
State Management

<p>Intrigued by the burgeoning commercialisation of public services in Vietnam, this research seeks to understand the nature of autonomy that public service delivery units have been given as part of the greater effort of the Government of Vietnam to separate business and service provision from state management. In addressing this objective, the research bases its analysis on historical institutionalism and sociological institutionalism that illuminate insights into institutional factors shaping the autonomy policies and the implementation of the policies in practice. The main data sources the research draws on are legal documents, government reports and in-depth interviews with managers and staff of public service delivery units.  The research findings illustrate that autonomy is very limited in many aspects of management because the autonomy reforms are largely influenced by the socialist-oriented market path dependence. Amidst the exhaustion of resources and legitimacy due to the regime’s flawed economic structure and inherent problems of cronyism and corruption, autonomy is utilized primarily as a strategic instrument to mobilize resources indispensable for the socialist survival. This policy direction creates incentives for the various forms of rent-seeking and corrupt behaviour among public service delivery units, occasioning the rapid and aggressive commercialization of public services. While the root of these problems lies in the intent of the policies, these problems are further nurtured by historical and cultural factors, and seriously compounded by the absence of an effective regulatory and accountability system and the lack of political commitment to fight corruption from the top leaders.  The research addresses the gap in the academic literature by offering an illuminating insight into the nature of autonomy of a country context and demonstrating the merit of converging historical institutionalism and sociological institutionalism for the study of public policies. The research’s significant contribution to policy-making is that it highlights the need to build institutions to fit in well with the reform ideas, especially when such ideas are borrowed or transferred from advanced countries with well-developed institutional foundations.</p>

Scotland's Civic Society v. England's Big Society? Diverging Roles of the VCS in Public Service Delivery

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Danson ◽  
Geoffrey Whittam
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Civic Society ◽  
Big Society ◽  
The Public

The devolved governments and parliaments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland increasingly have been adopting different approaches from England to the delivery of public services. With more powers and responsibilities, Scotland has initiated these moves to divergence, not least with respect to the roles of volunteering, the Voluntary and Community Sectors (VCS) in the context of the ‘Big Society’. This article explores how the environment and institutions in Scotland increasingly are generating moves for different relations between the public, private and VCS. With key powers reserved for the Westminster parliament, differences are demonstrated in the position and development of the VCS.

Voluntary cooperation of citizens in the community model of public service delivery

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beáta MIKUŠOVÁ ◽  
Nikoleta JAKUŠ ◽  
Marián HOLÚBEK
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Revealed Preferences ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
The Public ◽  
Community Model

Most of the developed countries have implemented new principles of public sector reform – new approaches to the management of the public sector. A major feature of the new public management (NPM) is the introduction of market type mechanisms (MTM) to the running of public service organizations: the marketization of the public service. The marketization of public services aims at a continuous increase in public expenditure efficiency, continual improvements in public services quality, the implementation of the professional management tools in the public sector, and last but not least, charge for public services. Price of public services in mainstream economics theory is connected with preference revelation problem. Economic models explain the relationship between consumer behavior (revealed preferences) and the value of public goods, and thus determine the value of the goods themselves. The aim of the paper is to determine the success of the community model of public service delivery based on the demonstrated preferences of individuals in the consumption of public services / public goods. The direct way of determining the preferences of individuals was used in this paper (willigness to pay and willigness to accept). These preferences will be identified based on the crowdfunding campaign as an example of community model of public goods provision by using survey experiment method. The willingness of individuals to pay is dependent on the individual's relationship with the organisation, the organisation's employees, or sympathise with those for whom the collection is, for whom the project is designed.

An Analysis of the Provision of Local Public Utility Services by Way of Illustration of Two Slovenian Municipalities

10.4335/82 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-219
Author(s):  
Božo Grafenauer
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Public Enterprise ◽  
Public Enterprises ◽  
The Public ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Legal Foundations ◽  
Utility Services

Among the tasks performed by the Slovenian municipalities to meet the needs of individual residents there is also the provision of local public services. A municipality provides the performance of the public services determined by the municipality itself, and the performance of the public services established by law (local public services). The legal foundations for the regulation and operation of public utility services are given primarily in the Local Self-Government Act and in the Public Utilities Act, as well as in sector-specific laws for individual services. The overview of public utility services and the modes of their performance in two urban municipalities indicate that in Slovenian municipalities, public utility services are performed primarily in two ways: in public enterprises and by awarding a public service concession. KEYWORDS: • local public services • public service delivery • municipality • concession • public enterprise • Slovenia

The Dynamics of Failing Service Delivery in Nigeria and Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary S Mangai
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Donor Agencies ◽  
Made In

This article compares the quality of service delivery in Nigeria and Ghana in the areas of healthcare, food provision and access to clean water and sanitation. Its first finding is that public service delivery in the two countries has been perceived as inadequate and deteriorating for over a decade. Therefore, this paper concludes that Nigeria and Ghana are lagging behind in the provision of basic public services for their citizens and need to re-orient their service delivery. Governments in sub-Saharan countries are working with donor agencies at the forefront of combating poverty through a number of interventions to improve the delivery of public services. Notwithstanding these good intentions, few results have been achieved so far, especially considering the massive investment made in attempts to reduce poverty in this region. The outcomes of this research suggest a strong relationship between household satisfaction and problems experienced in service delivery in these areas. They also show that satisfaction with public service delivery involves more than government performance. Political, geographical and demographic factors are also important predictors.

scholarly journals Analisis Kebijakan Pemerintahan Terbuka dalam Pelayanan Publik di Kota Denpasar

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Tities Eka Agustine ◽  
Mohammad Yudha Prawira
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
City Government ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
The Government

The public services reform is still become an agenda of Indonesian Government. All this time, City government of Denpasar is one of the local government known by integrating public service delivery using technology (E-Government). Nevertheless, there is a new concept that has been developed to improve the government services named Open Government. This concept has three principles, they are policy principle, policy catalyst and policy outcome. Accordance with those terms, the objective of this paper is to provide an analysis of open government policies on public service in Denpasar City. This study is using qualitative method with descriptive approach. The result of this research shows that Denpasar has been achieving the principle of Open Government. The government trying to provide transparency, integrity as well as public participation in accessing public services. The government policies are part of Government of Denpasar’s strong commitment to improve their public service delivery. It’s already stipulated through the mayor’s regulation and mayor’s decree. However, there are several challenges that should be noticed by the City Government of Denpasar. For the massive implementation, they need to provide a legal framework of local regulation and a monitoring and evaluation instrument for public services

Citizens Collaboration and Co-Creation in Public Service Delivery

2014 ◽  
pp. 1913-1931
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Kokkinakos ◽  
Sotirios Koussouris ◽  
Dimitrios Panopoulos ◽  
Dimitrios Askounis ◽  
Antonis Ramfos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Waiting Times ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Mass Collaboration ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Governance Model

Governments are striving to deliver more efficient and effective public services in order to achieve better public service quality, with reduced waiting times, improved cost effectiveness, higher productivity and more transparency. It's an issue of doing things in new ways that requires fundamental change in the provision of public services in the future and a complete new approach for Governments to work and interact with their citizens. Currently, Societies witness more than ever that Web 2.0 and social media in particular, constitute the emerging, if not already established, mass collaboration and cooperation platform between citizens and administrations, as the latter have started to realise the benefits of such applications. The COCKPIT project builds on these developments and based on a highly synergetic approach aims to define a new Governance model for the next generation public service delivery, by combining various research areas.

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