Download or read book Building Better Public Services written by Tony Dean and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, public service organizations have been under constant and growing pressure from citizens and stakeholders to provide more integrated, effective and accountable programs and services. Governments are beginning to acknowledge that they can't own every issue and increasingly look to collaboration, networking and consultation at many levels as they design and develop polices, programs and service delivery mechanisms. Building Better Public Services explores the challenges facing public services in the 21st century, including the need for systemic cultural change, enhanced governance, evidence-informed policy and program design, and shared approaches to service delivery. Based on case studies and interviews, supplemented by first person experience, Building Better Public Services will take you inside the world of public services in Canada and the United Kingdom to explore capacity building successes and lessons learned. The book offers insights into innovations that will inform public servants as they work to improve services for citizens and gives directional advice and observations on the importance of public services leadership, an area rarely explored in business leadership literature. "An essential handbook on how to improve public policy and services. This is not yet another book focused primarily on making government smaller or driven by an ideology of austerity. It is rather grounded in a deep appreciation of the importance of public service to our quality of life and well-being and of the great advantages Canada's professional, nonpartisan public service affords. Drawing on examples across Canada and internationally of what works and what does not, Tony offers concrete recommendations for building a more citizen-centred, open, collaborative public service." -Alex Himelfarb - Former Clerk of the Privy Council - Government of Canada, and current Chair of WWF-Canada and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. "I hope Tony Dean's reflections bring a long overdue debate to a critical subject - how to make public services work better. Innovation in the public sector is a subject that cries out for real discussion, and Tony has done us all a great favour by analysing these issues with commitment and flair. It's not about cutting things, it's about creativity and getting things done, breaking down silos and making it happen." -Bob Rae - Lawyer, negotiator, and Ontario's 21st Premier. "This is a book written by someone who knows the day to day challenges and reality of making governments work. It should be read by both current and future politicians and public servants who want to improve their governments' focus on outcomes for, and with, citizens. Dean underpins this book with relentlessly wanting to achieve more. He celebrates the passion, commitment and innovation of public servants but is not blind to the need for change." --Ray Shostak - International Government Adviser and former head of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit and Director General, Performance, HM Government (UK)
Download or read book Building Better Citizens written by Holly Korbey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educating for citizenship was the original mission of American schools, but for decades that knowledge—also known as civics education—has been in decline, as schools have shifted focus to college and career, STEM, and raising reading and math scores. But over the last few years, spurred on by political polarization and a steep decline in public understanding, civics education is seeing a nation-wide resurgence, as school leaders, educators, and parents recognize the urgency of teaching young people how America works—especially young people who have been marginalized from the political system. But this isn’t your grandmother’s civics. The “new” civics has been updated and re-tooled for the phone-addicted, multi-cultural, globalized twenty-first century kid. From combatting “fake news” with fact checking in Silicon Valley, to reviving elementary school social studies in Nashville, to learning civic activism in Oklahoma City, journalist Holly Korbey documents the grassroots revival happening across the country. Along the way, she provides an essential guidebook for educators, school leaders and caregivers of all types who want to educate a new generation of engaged citizens at a critical time in American democracy.
Download or read book Building Better Policies written by Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012-04-13 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governments around the world face ongoing pressure from citizens to provide more and better public services under tight fiscal constraints. The implementation of monitoring and evaluation (M & E) systems helps governments understand which programs to expand redesign, or eliminate. There is growing experience in creating and managing M & E systems to improve service delivery and results in both OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) and middle-income countries. This book discusses what works, what doesn't, and why. It will be of particular interest to policy makers and development practitioners. Book jacket.
Download or read book Building Better Homes written by Scott Hassell and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2003-02-26 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the structure, characteristics, and motivations of major participants in the housing industry to explore how innovation might be accelerated. It identifies options and strategies for the federal government to consider as it attempts to further advance innovation in housing to make homes more affordable, durable, and safe. Innovation in housing would provide benefits to a broad range of participants, including homebuilders, manufacturers, insurers, regulators, and homeowners.
Download or read book Building Better Policies written by Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monitoring and Evaluation Systems are a critical component of evidence-based policymaking. This book aims to help governments and civil society organizations design, implement and use M and E information drawing from best practice experiences.
Download or read book 2016 Building Better Governance written by MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR and published by MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human civilization and development are the results of endless pursuit of challenge. However, myriad of issues of poverty and hunger, polarization of wealth, continued inequality, accelerating ageing society, difficulty in creating jobs, and rapid climate change borne out of global warming are blocking our path to a better future. In order to overcome these issues, the UN has created the Sustainable Development Goals, common goals that are shared by all countries, and is calling for a higher level of international cooperation of promoting public service innovation and sharing the accomplishments. Based on the experience of building an e-government with the foundation of rational law and regulation, Korean government is improving productivity and effectiveness of administrative service for its people using advanced ICT. Also, the government is working to create a better government that can take on the important role of promoting sustainable development. Government 3.0 is a people-focused government innovation policy, opening and sharing government-owned data. Through it, customized and integrated service is provided, and efficiency and transparency of government administration is heightened by building a structured system for better communication with people and for close cooperation among government branches. This book aims to introduce in detail the 28 model cases of Korea’s public service under the theme of people’s happiness, the vibrant economy , and efficient public service, so that civil servants around the world and those working for international organizations that devote themselves to government innovation and sustainable development understand Korean government’s efforts on public governance innovation. We hope that through international cooperation on public service, each country can communicate, cooperate, and share to solve today’s issues for a better future for all. -- Index Happiness to People's Lives 01. Citizen-centric Government Innovation Policy (Government 3.0) 02. Ac hievements of Forest Policy and International Forest Cooperation 03. Citizen-oriented Civil Petition Service (Minwon 24) 04. Customer-oriented advanced immigration services based on ICT 05. e-People, The Online System for Communicating with People 06. Integrated Food Safety Information Network 07. Intelligent Transport System (ITS) 08. K orean Information System of Criminal Justice Services (KICS) 09. Open Data Strategy and Key Initiatives 10. Promotion of Patient Safety and Public Health with Drug 11. R esident Registration System 12. Vehicle History Information Service Vitality to the Economy 13. Customized Service for Businesses and Policy Information System for SMEs 14. G4B, Government Integrated Portal for Supporting Business 15. Korea Legal Information Service 16. Korea's Customs Administration and UNI-PASS 17. National Crop Pest Management System 18. National E-Procurement System (KONE PS) 19. National Spatial Data Infrastructure Portal 20. Weather Information Service for Ag riculture 21. World-Class Electronic Tax Administration Service (Hometax) Efficiency to Public Administration 22. A dministration, Law·Institutions·Policy of eGovernment Standard Framework 23. Digital Budget & Acc ounting System (dBrain) 24. Government Integrated Data Center 25. National Archives Management of Korea 26. On-Nara Business Process Management System (On-Nara BPS) 27. Public Information Sharing Service 28. Register-based Census of Population and Housing
Download or read book Building Better Britains written by Cecilia Morgan and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise text explores the spread of settler colonies within the British Empire over the course of the nineteenth century, specifically those in New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and Australia.
Download or read book HL 100 Building Better Places written by The Stationery Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2016 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The built environment affects us all. The planning, design, management and maintenance of the built environment has a long-term impact upon people and communities. It is widely acknowledged that the quality of life, prosperity, health and wellbeing of an individual is heavily influenced by the 'place' in which they live or work. Policy towards the built environment in England is not the sole preserve of any one Government department; this both accounts for the diverse range of elements which comprise the 'built environment', and reflects the diverse range of impacts which it has upon people and communities. There is an urgent need to co-ordinate and reconcile policy across numerous different areas and priorities. Recently, however, one priority has become dominant in debates concerning built environment policy. Increasing the overall supply of housing, and the speed at which housing is delivered, is a central part of the Government's policy agenda. When seen in the context of the housing crisis facing many communities across England, this is understandable and, overall, we welcome the Government focus on increasing and speeding up the supply of housing. Restrictions on financial freedoms and flexibilities, however, pose a threat to the ability of local authorities to build houses of their own. The private sector, throughout the post-war period, has very rarely achieved the delivery of 200,000 homes a year. We do not believe the Government can deliver the stepchange required for housing supply without taking measures to allow local authorities and housing associations each to play their full part in delivering new homes. In addition, Government initiatives have so far failed to address a further part of the housebuilding problem, which is the gap between planning permissions granted and new homes built. We recommend measures intended to address this, and other, barriers to increasing the number of housing completions.
Download or read book Building Better Communities written by Chris Cossey and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brick by Brick Building Better Housing Policies written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report brings together evidence, international experience and policy insights for the design of housing policies. Emphasis is placed on three broad aspects: inclusiveness, efficiency and sustainability. Inclusive access to housing has become increasingly challenging in many OECD countries due to a large extent to rising housing costs, which reflects the failure of housing supply to meet demand, particularly in jobs-rich urban areas.
Download or read book Building Better Communities Through Regulatory Reform written by National Association of Home Builders (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Better Communities Through Regulatory Reform written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book building better rural places written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Digital Government Strategies written by Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazán and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides key strategic principles and best practices to guide the design and implementation of digital government strategies. It provides a series of recommendations and findings to think about IT applications in government as a platform for information, services and collaboration, and strategies to avoid identified pitfalls. Digital government research suggests that information technologies have the potential to generate immense public value and transform the relationships between governments, citizens, businesses and other stakeholders. However, developing innovative and high impact solutions for citizens hinges on the development of strategic institutional, organizational and technical capabilities. Thus far, particular characteristics and problems of the public sector organization promote the development of poorly integrated and difficult to maintain applications. For example, governments maintain separate applications for open data, transparency, and public services, leading to duplication of efforts and a waste of resources. The costs associated with maintaining such sets of poorly integrated systems may limit the use of resources to future projects and innovation. This book provides best practices and recommendations based on extensive research in both Mexico and the United States on how governments can develop a digital government strategy for creating public value, how to finance digital innovation in the public sector, how to building successful collaboration networks and foster citizen engagement, and how to correctly implement open government projects and open data. It will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, students, and public sector IT professionals that work in the design and implementation of technology-based projects and programs.
Download or read book A Beginner s Guide to Building Better Worlds written by Gahman, Levi and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an international team of authors, this ambitious volume offers radical alternatives to staid ways of thinking on the most crucial global challenges of our times. Bridging real examples of political agency, collective action and mutual aid with big-picture concepts, the book encourages readers to ‘be a Zapatista’, wherever they are.
Download or read book Smart and Resilient Infrastructure For Emerging Economies Perspectives on Building Better written by Innocent Musonda and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smart and Resilient Infrastructure For Emerging Economies: Perspectives on Building Better is about pressing and multidimensional challenges faced in constructing resilient, sustainable, and smart infrastructure in developing countries. The 32 case studies, literature reviews, comparative analyses and systematic reviews, cover a wide range of topics, including: - sustainable and resilient infrastructure development - smart cities - digital innovation in construction - infrastructure investment - construction ergonomics - socio-environmental sustainability - gender equity, and - climate change responses The contributions present innovative solutions, impactful insights, and substantive contributions to the discourse on sustainable infrastructure development, and illuminate the interplay between infrastructure development, social justice, environmental sustainability, and technological advancement. Smart and Resilient Infrastructure For Emerging Economies: Perspectives on Building Better is essential reading for academics, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students involved in the built environment, infrastructure delivery, investment in infrastructure, civil engineering, architecture, urban planning, environmental science, and other related disciplines.
Download or read book Building Better Students written by Jeremy Burrus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume discusses issues surrounding workforce readiness in the 21st century. Leading experts from psychology, education, and the workforce present cutting-edge research on the topic. Building Better Students stands at the forefront of offering readers promising new directions for reducing the emerging skills gap.
