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Breidahl, Karen N., Gunnar Gjelstrup, Hanne Foss Hansen, and Morten Balle Hansen. "Evaluation of Large-Scale Public-Sector Reforms." American Journal of Evaluation 38, no. 2 (2016): 226–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1098214016660612.
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Research on the evaluation of large-scale public-sector reforms is rare. This article sets out to fill that gap in the evaluation literature and argues that it is of vital importance since the impact of such reforms is considerable and they change the context in which evaluations of other and more delimited policy areas take place. In our analysis, we apply four governance perspectives (rational-instrumental perspective, rational interest–based perspective, institutional-cultural perspective, and chaos perspective) in a comparative analysis of the evaluations of two large-scale public-sector reforms in Denmark and Norway. We compare the evaluation process (focus and purpose), the evaluators, and the organization of the evaluation, as well as the utilization of the evaluation results. The analysis uncovers several significant findings including how the initial organization of the evaluation shows strong impact on the utilization of the evaluation and how evaluators can approach the challenges of evaluating large-scale reforms.
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Marcon Nora, Gabriela Almeida, Leonardo Ensslin, Ademar Dutra, and Vinícius Dezem. "Public Sector Performance Assessment:." Revista de Administração, Sociedade e Inovação 7, no. 2 (2021): 59–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.20401/rasi.7.2.480.
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This paper aims to identify the international literature approaches regarding the subject of performance evaluation of the public sector. Within a qualitative approach, this research applies the ProKnow-C method to select a bibliographic portfolio (BP). It was uncovered a theoretical framework that discloses the evolution of performance evaluation in the public sector and then this paper reports, specifically, the steps of the review, which also contributes, as a guide, to the improvement of scientific literature reviews in general. In this manuscript, 39 research papers were selected out of a first search that resulted in 2228 papers. Basic and advanced bibliometric analysis were performed to identify some particularities of the research area like authors, most quoted papers and journals, besides the specific concerns of performance evaluation in the public sector, such as the need for performance appraisal fostering organizational strategy.
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Geisler, E. "Integrated figure of merit of public sector research evaluation." Scientometrics 36, no. 3 (1996): 379–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02129601.
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de los Monteros, J. E., V. Larraga, and E. Munoz. "Lessons from an evaluation of Spanish public-sector biomedical research." Research Evaluation 6, no. 1 (1996): 43–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rev/6.1.43.
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Lacerda, Rogerio Tadeu de Oliveira, Leonardo Ensslin, Anna Krueger, and Sandra Rolim Ensslin. "Performance Evaluation in the Brazilian Public Sector." Public Administration Research 6, no. 1 (2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/par.v6n1p1.
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The Brazilian Public Sector is being pressured by society to provide more and better services to citizens. Thus, this research is motivated by the need to provide management tools to improve the performance of public administration for better use of public resources. The research explores a constructivist methodology of performance evaluation as a tool for decision aiding in a Brazilian public organization. It highlights propositions identified in qualified literature to justify the use of constructivist approach in public management, as the need manager actively participate in the model of construction in order to expand his/her knowledge about the context and the need to recognize the uniqueness of the resources and moment instead of seeking generic models of evaluation. The development of the model itself, provided a detailed overview of the aspects understood as needed and sufficient by the decision-maker. It was able to disclosure the uniqueness of the context, the objectives of the sector and the construction of indicators for the performance evaluation of aspects understood as important to the public manager. It was observed the theoretical contributions to the area of public management knowledge, especially the key role of public manager to build evaluation models, recognition of limited rationality in decision making and uniqueness as a major element in the decision within the public administration.
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Persaud, Nadini. "An Exploratory Study on Public Sector Program Evaluation Practices and Culture in Barbados, Belize, Guyana and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Where Are We? Where Do We Need To Go?" Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation 15, no. 32 (2019): 17–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.56645/jmde.v15i32.517.
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 Background: Little is known about the status of program
 evaluation culture and practice in the English Speaking Commonwealth Caribbean (ESCC). This study
 examined the extent of evaluation culture and practice
 in four small Caribbean nations: Barbados, Belize, Guyana, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
 
 Purpose: The objective of this study was to learn about public sector program evaluation practices and culture in these four countries.
 
 Setting: Public sector agencies in the four countries.
 
 Intervention: NA
 
 Research Design: Cross-sectional survey
 
 Data Collection and Analysis: A total of eighty-eight public sector officials participated in a cross-sectional survey study.
 
 
 
 Findings: The research highlighted that while program evaluation is being practiced in the public sector in all four countries, the extent of practice varied among the countries. One noticeable factor that affected program evaluation practices was the financial costs associated with program evaluations. This problem was particularly evident in Guyana where program evaluations were conducted primarily to satisfy funding requirements. However, despite the variation in practices, all four countries recognized that program evaluation is a valuable and important activity. Solutions proposed by the study participants to build a more vibrant public-sector program evaluation culture included making program evaluation culture a part of organizational culture, building organizational monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity, and making program evaluation a regular mandatory public sector activity. 
 
 
 
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Žubule, Ērika, and Lūcija Kavale. "EVALUATION OF EFFICIENCY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 4 (May 26, 2016): 463. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2016vol4.1560.
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The paper is focused on the efficiency of government activities and possibilities of evaluating it. Nowadays an appropriate use of public finances is an urgent problem of financial management of the state. Therefore, a special emphasis is put on the necessity to evaluate the results of activities of the public sector. These results have become an important element of the public financial system oriented towards results, as they form a stable base for planning and evaluating government budget resources. Being unaware of results, it is impossible to estimate if the aims and tasks set by the government financial policy are real and appropriate to the current situation and financial resources. Therefore a systematic approach to the evaluation of activities of the state administration is necessary. It can be done with the help of the system of efficiency indicators.Existing views on efficiency evaluation options for the public sector in economic literature are summarized, related issues are highlighted and trends in the improvement of the performance indicators system are identified in the research.
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Rodrigues, Kassia Tonheiro, Lucas dos Santos Matos, Sandra Rolim Ensslin, Leonardo Ensslin, Ademar Dutra, and Clarissa Carneiro Mussi. "EVALUATION OF PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW." Public Administration Issues, no. 5 (2023): 165–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.17323/1999-5431-2023-0-5-165-188.
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This study aimed to understand what the literature has been approaching regarding public sector innovation and which measurement practices have been used, in addition to seeking research opportunities. The process was guided by the ProKnow-C instrument, a process of selection and critical analysis of the literature which allowed the selection of 33 articles. In general, it was found that: (i) the meaning of what innovation is has changed over the years; (ii) although there are attempts to evaluate these innovations, they are still incipient, especially in defining what is being considered as an innovation, which qualitative scale best represents what innovation is, how to transform this qualitative (ordinal) scale into a mathematical scale (cardinal); (iii) the evaluation has been promoted by the adoption of methods from the private sector, which are considered inappropriate for the public sector, since they make use of successes interpreted in organizations with divergent contexts. The results of the study make it possible to form, on the basis of institutional situational perception and needs, an instrument that meets the properties of measurement and determine the direction of managerial activity.
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Rodgers, Bryan, Jiju Antony, and Derek Penman. "A critical evaluation of the public sector improvement framework." International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 11, no. 2 (2019): 398–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlss-11-2018-0128.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate the use of the public sector improvement framework (PSIF) across public sector agencies in Scotland and explore the research gaps and consequent questions which arise. It is considered that the national promotion of a methodology for public sector improvement, while entirely legitimate, deserves independent scrutiny. Design/methodology/approach The assertions of purpose and effectiveness of PSIF made by both the Improvement Service and European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) have been critically examined and independent research which would support or challenge those assertions has been explored. Findings There are significant research gaps in the published literature which raise considerations around not only the effective deployment of EFQM but also the requirement for PSIF. The question whether there is a requirement to adapt EFQM for the public sector is also raised. Research limitations/implications This paper explores published academic research and does not reference any internal research undertaken by either the Improvement Service or EFQM. Practical implications Practitioners who have implemented or are considering implementing PSIF should do so from an informed perspective and be aware of the apparent lack of published research and the significant gaps and questions raised through this paper. Originality/value No published research on PSIF and its adaptation from the EFQM business model has been identified. Given the investment and impact of implementing PSIF organisation wide, it is considered extremely valuable to raise these questions for practitioners, as well as encourage the academic community in undertaking research in this area.
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van der Meulen, B., and A. Rip. "Evaluation of societal quality of public sector research in the Netherlands." Research Evaluation 9, no. 1 (2000): 11–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3152/147154400781777449.
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Koljonen, H. "Building evaluation capacity in to a large public sector emergency service : an action research study." Thesis, University of Salford, 2012. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/29434/.
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This action research study investigated the feasibility of building evaluation capacity into the design process of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service’s (GMFRS) community initiatives. GMFRS runs over 400 community initiatives every year and an appropriate evaluation framework is needed to provide evidence of their impact and effectiveness. Information that previous evaluation processes had failed to provide. The feasibility of establishing an evaluation framework for use by non-specialists users was explored, the development of a new evaluation system for GMFRS was examined critically, and the processes and challenges involved in embedding evaluation within a large public sector emergency service investigated. Mixed research methods -- document analyses, qualitative interviews, observations and focus groups -- were used in the three action research cycles conducted between April 2008 and April 2010. In cycle one, existing evaluation materials and key characteristics of the initiatives were assessed. GMFRS’s community initiatives were found to lack direction, and the existing evaluation tool lacked the detail required for use by personnel with no previous evaluation experience. Hence, new evaluation materials were developed and, in the second cycle, their use was observed, and interviews conducted to ascertain the barriers to evaluation practices. Lack of resources, organisational guidance, and support with evaluation activities were identified as barriers. In the third cycle focus groups were used to gain feedback on the usability of the new evaluation material and processes. The principal conclusions of the research are that there were no theoretical models and/or guidance to assist Emergency Services to develop internal evaluation capacity. Insufficient attention has been paid to organisational support processes to nurture individuals’ evaluation skills and abilities, and to assist complex organisations utilise evaluations. For evaluation to become an embedded and systematic activity, it has to be supported by a project management methodology that underpins evaluation processes.
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Osmond, Robert. "A formative evaluation of the gainsharing system of a small, public-sector, research & development organization." Thesis, This resource online, 1995. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01312009-063231/.
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Kim, Sung-Ju. "The impact of federal government welfare expenditures on state government expenditures and philanthropic giving to human service organizations (HSOs) : 2005-2006." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/4523.
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)<br>A sizeable body of research has attempted to examine the interaction between government spending and private giving known as the crowd-out effect. Most researchers reported that increases of government spending cause decreases of philanthropic giving to different types of nonprofits. However, few studies have attempted to indicate the interaction between government welfare expenditures and private giving to human service organizations even though human service organizations are the most sensitive to the changes of government spending. Additionally, the estimated crowd-out effects with a simple crowd-out model have been criticized for potential endogeneity bias. This paper investigates the total effect of federal government welfare spending on state government expenditures and philanthropic giving to human service organizations (known as joint crowd-out). I used the 2005 wave of the Center on Philanthropy Panel Study (COPPS) to estimate the effect of federal human service grants on state government spending on, and donations to human services. From these reduced-form estimates I infer the levels of simple and joint crowd-out. I found that indicate federal spending on public welfare crowds out private giving to human service organizations while holding control variables constant in the donations equation. However, federal government spending on public welfare crowds in state government spending on public welfare.
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Lutwama, George William. "The performance of health workers in decentralised services in Uganda." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4866.
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This study investigated the performance of health workers in the decentralised services in Uganda in order to develop a management framework that may be used to improve performance. The study followed a mixed research methodology and was descriptive. The survey design was used to collect quantitative data by means of a structured questionnaire. Qualitative data was collected using a semi-structured interview guide.
The study population for the quantitative strand comprised 276 health workers including doctors, clinical officers, and professional nurses working in four districts: Kumi, Mbale, Sironko and Tororo. The health workers were selected using stratified random sampling. The population for qualitative strand was health services managers (N=21) from the same districts. The managers were selected purposively. Quantitative data was analysed using SPSS version 18.0, while qualitative data was coded and analysed manually.
The findings revealed that the performance of health workers is generally affected by health systems and work environment related factors. The findings indicated that health workers are skilled, competent, and generally have positive attitudes and behaviours towards their clients. The study uncovered loop holes in performance management in the district health sectors. In most cases there is no target setting, no performance management planning, performance indicators are not clearly defined, and the schedules for performance measurement are not always followed. There is limited career progression and lack of functional performance feedback and rewarding mechanisms. Although health workers are committed, there is widespread political interference and nepotism in the district health sector management. Overall, the researcher is optimistic that if the proposed performance management framework is implemented, the performance of health workers might improve.<br>Health Studies<br>D. Litt. et Phil. (Health Studies)
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Hu, Ming. "Termination of NGO alliances in China : typology and determinants." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/4036.
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)<br>In 2008, grassroots NGOs formed 13 alliances in response to the need for emergency relief and post-disaster recovery after the Sichuan Earthquake that occurred in West China and killed approximately 87,000 people. These alliances served to raise and deliver relief materials, train and supervise volunteers, promote information sharing, and assist victims with mental health and livelihood recovery. However, all alliances were terminated within less than four years. Although plenty of scholarship discusses how corporate alliances evolve or fail, few studies focus on interorganizational collaboration among nonprofits. To explore how NGOs developed collective actions in China’s adverse sociopolitical environment, the author performed three years of observation in four coalitions and interviewed 60 alliance leaders, employees, and volunteers. This paper identifies four types of termination these NGO alliances experienced: three of them failed at their very births, five self-disbanded shortly after the end of emergency aid, three dissolved due to failed institutionalization, and the remaining two evolved into independent organizations. Tracking their life cycles, this study finds four main factors accountable for their terminations: political pressure, funding shortage, short-term orientation, and leadership failure. In particular, the repressive NGO regulation regime and limited funding sources fundamentally restricted all alliances’ capacity and sustainability. Further, the transient nature of disaster relief efforts and the conflict between disaster management and planned work areas contributed to the short-term orientation among alliance members and, thus, led to the closure of some alliances shortly after they provided emergency relief. In addition, though generally exempt from internal rivalry that often undermines inter-firm partnerships, NGO alliances of all types were confronted with leadership challenges—partner misfits concerning resources, strategy, and mission; flawed governing structures, and undesired individual leadership. The four factors interplayed and led to alliance dissolution through different combinations. The paper points out that, in addition to environmental uncertainty, leadership failure has become a major challenge for nonprofit collaborations.
Books on the topic "Public-sector research evaluation"
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G, Wye Christopher, and Hatry Harry P, eds. Timely, low-cost evaluation in the public sector. Jossey-Bass, 1988.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program. An assessment of the SBIR program. Edited by Wessner Charles W. National Academies Press, 2008.
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Office, General Accounting. Biomedical research: HHS direction needed to address financial conflicts of interest : report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Public Health, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senate. U.S. General Accounting Office, 2001.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Secretary-General. Public research institutions: Mapping sector trends. Paris, 2011.
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Edwards, David, Colin Palfrey, Paul Thomas, and Ceri Phillips. Policy Evaluation in the Public Sector: Approaches and Methods. Avebury, 1992.
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Butler, Michelle. Evaluation in the Irish Health Sector (Committee for Public Management Research Discussion Papers). Institute of Public Administration, 2002.
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Johnson, Gail. Research Methods for Public Administrators. Praeger, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216007869.
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Without jargon or mathematical theory to hinder a quick understanding and use, here are the research tools and techniques you can grasp and immediately apply to obtain research services from others or do research yourself. Johnson makes clear that to succeed in any public agency management position, you have to be able to think analytically and know how to assess the quality of research results. By providing the underlying concepts and just enough methodology to operationalize them, she gives you exactly what you need—in a clear, straightforward way that takes the fear out of learning. You will find here an especially wide range of practical guidelines and examples, all from the author's own and others' experiences in a variety of settings within the public sector. Throughout her book she emphasizes the how of research—how to do it, how to make sense of its findings—and covers all the basic statistical tools, concetrating steadily on interpreting research results. An important, reader-friendly text for students of public administration, and for their often perplexed colleagues already on the job. Johnson explains that public administrators do not do research themselves all that often. But with the rising demand for results measurement, balancing scorecards, benchmarking and assessing customer satisfaction, they do need to understand the basics of what research is and at least have more than just a glimmer of how it is done. Her book offers both—a simple, easily grasped presentation of research concepts and principles, plus all of the essentials of doing program evaluation, policy analysis, and applied social science. It is especially useful as a text in such courses as research methods, program evaluation and introduction to applied statistics, usually found in public administration programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. And for people already in jobs outside the academic community, people who are now asked to do tasks that they seldom did before—and never expected they would be asked to do—it is essential.
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Monsma, Stephen V. Faith, Hope, and Jobs: Welfare-To-Work In Los Angeles. Georgetown University Press, 2006.
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Ashraf, Junaid, and Shahzad Uddin. "Review of Management Control hange Research with Special Reference to the Public Sector and Less Developed Countries: A Critical Evaluation." In Review of Management Accounting Research. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230353275_16.
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Cvenkel, Nicole. "Evaluation of Workplace Well-Being Research: Developing Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Organisation—A Public Sector Case Study." In Well-Being in the Workplace: Governance and Sustainability Insights to Promote Workplace Health. Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3619-9_15.
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López-Mesa, Belinda, Rufino J. Hernández-Minguillón, Marta Gómez-Gil, and Markel Arbulu. "Assessing the Effectiveness of Building Renovation Policies and Decarbonization Progress: A Review of European Legislation." In Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51829-4_1.
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AbstractIndicators to evaluate the progress and effectiveness of building renovation policies prove essential for evidence-based decision-making, accountability, and achieving long-term goals towards the decarbonization of the building sector, while also promoting public awareness and engagement. This chapter studies the efforts over time in European legislation relating to building decarbonization and the evolution of requirements for monitoring the effectiveness of building renovation policies and decarbonization progress. The results show that the use of indicators for monitoring building renovation policies is a newly legislated activity in Europe that commenced in 2019 and is expected to become more demanding with the approval of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive revision. This will require significant efforts from European Union Member States to monitor and evaluate their national building renovation policies. Additionally, this underscores the need for new research directions, such as data source evaluation, open big data technologies, and advanced data collection methods, among others.
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Stracke, Christian M. "Artificial Intelligence and Education: Ethical Questions and Guidelines for Their Relations Based on Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law." In Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer Nature Singapore, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8638-1_7.
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AbstractThis chapter presents an overview of the relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and education. It discusses both perspectives: the use of AI in education (AIED) and the education about AI (EDAI, also labeled as AI literacy) which combined is abbreviated as AI&ED. The AIED research has existed since the 1950s but the broader focus on AI&ED and related ethical debates is just starting now due to the new popularity in mass media and public. Thus, the ethical principles and new questions in relation to AIED are the main focus of the analysis. The discussion demonstrates that AI&ED requires a solid foundation in the core global values; that is, human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. The main reason is that education is a special sector with specific conditions. On the one hand, education is a human right, and on the other hand, education is mandatory for school pupils. In addition, education should strengthen and contribute to inclusion and equity, also in AI&ED. Thus, the educational sector needs AI&ED regulations as well as careful considerations and ethical reflections to guarantee human, democratic, and safe developments for our learners as well as for our future generations of society. It can be concluded from our discussion that for sustainable and responsible AI&ED we have to follow and realize three ethical imperatives: technology-independent, impact-oriented, and society-focused. These ethical demands require holistic approaches for the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of AI&ED to guarantee positive impacts and benefits of AIED.
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Connor, Melanie, Arelene Julia B. Malabayabas, Phoebe Ricarte, et al. "Incentive Mechanisms, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Communication of the CORIGAP Project." In Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37947-5_7.
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AbstractIn this chapter, we propose a framework of market-based incentive mechanisms for the adoption and scaling of sustainable production standards throughout rice value chains and review evidence of two mechanisms that have been piloted in Vietnam: “internalizing” and “embodying.” The evidence suggests that sustainable production standards can be successfully “internalized” in rice value chains through policies (public governance) that provide an enabling environment for vertical coordination and private governance of standards (e.g., through contract farming). However, the major challenge policymakers and value chain actors face for this mechanism to succeed is to reconcile differences in contract preferences between contracting parties and solve trust and coordination issues (e.g., contract breach and side-selling). Market evidence suggests that sustainable production standards can be successfully “embodied” in rice products through certification and labeling. Vietnamese consumers were found to put significant price premiums on sustainable production certification and even more so if supplemental information is provided on certification and traceability. Both examples highlight the role policymakers can play in the adoption and scaling of sustainable production standards throughout rice value chains by creating an enabling environment for vertical coordination and private sector investment in certification and information campaigns. We conclude by discussing how policymakers can overcome the challenges for these mechanisms to succeed and identifying areas for future research. Furthermore, we provide a detailed description of the monitoring and evaluation process of CORIGAP activities. We explain the development from paper-based to computer-assisted survey tools, the evaluation of changes that farmers perceive and provide a case study on impact evaluation using econometric analysis. It becomes clear that a multidimensional project like CORIGAP needs a variety of means to assess the changes on different levels. We found that farmers in all CORIGAP countries perceive positive changes. Their yields and profits have increased, and the project has exceeded its target reach in all countries. This was also due to other funding schemes that supported CORIGAP technologies and practices, such as the rollout of 1M5R in Vietnam and the 3CT in China. The project used a variety of dissemination strategies to communicate the outputs and outcomes to a plethora of different stakeholders. Among the most successful were social media campaigns, including informative videos about CORIGAP technologies and practices. The chapter closes with some anecdotal evidence of how, especially postharvest technologies, influenced policies in the CORIGAP countries. We provide lessons learned from the project to be taken care of in future projects that aim to introduce sustainable agricultural practices and technologies to improve natural resource management.
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Veress, Attila, Ervin Denich, Ágnes Siklósi, and Krisztina A. Sisa. "International efforts to introduce a unified public sector accounting framework." In Navigating the Future. Szegedi Tudományegyetem, 2025. https://doi.org/10.14232/gtk.nfdsib.2025.9.
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Public sector financial accounting is important in the areas of measuring, evaluating and providing data on the economics of public organizations operating with public money. Decades ago, there was a need to develop global public sector accounting standards, the primary goal of which is to improve the quality of annual reports prepared by public sector agents, making budgeting financial data of individual nations more comparable. At the same time, other motives also appear in the background of unification efforts, such as the need for transparent management, improved accountability, and the construction of an accounting information system which supports more well-founded management and control decisions. The International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) contain the international framework of public sector financial accounting standards used by several governmental and public organizations worldwide. The "European equivalent" of the IPSAS framework is EPSAS (European Public Sector Accounting Standards), which is a system of accounting rules tailored to the budget sector of the member states. The purpose of our research is to outline a comprehensive status report on the current state of international public sector accounting standards. In this paper, the strengths and weaknesses of international budget accounting standards, both the opportunities and dangers inherent within them, are examined. The findings are based on the results of secondary research. It is concluded that a harmonized budget accounting framework is needed, the primary stage of which can be provided by the member states. During harmonization, national sovereignty may be violated, but simultaneously, a comparative, well-consolidated budget database can be obtained, which can even create a more accurate and fair community financing system.
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Henriques, Carla, and Clara Viseu. "Evaluating the Reasons Behind the Inefficient Implementation of ERDF Devoted to R&I in SMEs." In Springer Proceedings in Political Science and International Relations. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18161-0_1.
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AbstractThis work is mainly aimed at evaluating the reasons behind the inefficient execution of Operational Programs (OPs) aimed at promoting research and innovation (R&I), especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To achieve this goal, we employed a three-stage slack-based measure (SBM) data envelopment analysis (DEA) model combined with Stochastic Frontier analysis (SFA), which includes a multiplicity of achievement metrics and environmental factors, to evaluate 53 OPs from 19 countries. Our findings suggest that more developed regions (proxied by a higher Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita) do not make an efficient application of European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) aimed at fostering R&I in SMEs. Also, a greater proportion of the population with a university degree does not imply an appropriate use of ERDF devoted to R&I in SMEs. Lifelong learning is positively linked with the performance of the outcomes “Researchers Working in Improved Infrastructures” and “Enterprises Supported”. Research and development (R&D) expenditures in the public sector contribute favorably to the needed improvements in “Researchers Working in Improved Infrastructures” but have the reverse effect on the number of “Enterprises Supported” and “Enterprises Working with Research Institutions”. Furthermore, because R&D expenditures in the business sector have a positive impact on the necessary development of “Enterprises Working with Research Institutions”, these results appear to demonstrate that public R&D has a weaker influence on SME innovation than private R&D. Finally, innovative SMEs collaborating with other sources of knowledge show a positive effect on both the number of “Enterprises” and “Enterprises Working with Research Institutions” supported.
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Rubio, María Alejandra, Olga L. Sarmiento, Tomás Guevara, et al. "The Impacts of an Urban Cable Car System on Liveability: A Mixed Methods Study in Bogotá, Colombia." In S.M.A.R.T. Environments. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32840-4_14.
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AbstractCable cars represent an integral element of urban transport systems designed to connect underserved communities in Latin America. However, evaluations of the liveability impacts of cable cars are scarce. The TransMiCable cable car in Colombia connects the peripheral neighbourhoods of Ciudad Bolívar with the integrated public transport system of Bogotá. This study assessed the effect of TransMiCable on domains of liveability, including transport, public open space, social cohesion, local democracy, and security. Urban Transformations and Health: The Case of TransMiCable in Bogotá was a natural experiment involving participatory mixed methods. Household surveys, the Our Voice citizen science research method, and the Ripple Effects Mapping technique were applied to capture baseline measurements before TransMiCable’s inauguration and follow-up measurements afterwards in both intervention and control areas. Following a simultaneous bidirectional approach, quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed separately, then merged for interpretation. The mixed methods approach revealed concordance and complementarity among the multiple effects of the TransMiCable intervention across domains of liveability. These impacts included shorter travel times, increased satisfaction with public transport, increased access to parks, perceived reduction in the neighbourhood’s social stigma, increased pride in community, and decreased perceived insecurity. The participatory process facilitated dialogue between community leaders and public sector decision-makers on the ways transportation interventions can improve liveability. This multisectoral engagement enabled a broad understanding of the ongoing transformation of the Ciudad Bolívar area after the implementation of TransMiCable, providing lessons for effectively engaging with local stakeholders to support the sustainability of urban transformations.
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Mukamurenzi Solange, Grönlund Åke, and Islam M. Sirajul. "Evaluating eGovernment Evaluation: Trend and Issues." In Innovation and the Public Sector. IOS Press, 2016. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-670-5-123.
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Evaluating e-government has proven difficult. Reasons include the complex nature of e-government, difficulties in measuring outcomes and impact, and the evolving nature of the phenomenon itself. Practical and effective evaluation methods would be useful to guide the development. To gauge the state of the art in the field, a review of contemporary literature investigated the status of research on e-government evaluation. We found the issues involved to be described by five critical factors: maturity levels, evaluation object, type of indicators, evaluation timing, and stakeholder involvement. The review suggests that there is no best model but rather that e-government evaluation must be situated and take a formative approach to guide the next step. However in doing so there is a need for a clear perspective on where e-government development is going. On this point research is more in agreement, and we provide a model to conceptualize this development.
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Mukamurenzi Solange. "Evaluation for Improving eGovernment in Least Developed Countries." In Innovation and the Public Sector. IOS Press, 2016. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-670-5-344.
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E-government evaluation is challenging. However, it is important to design evaluations that support development towards the grand though often distant goal of better government. Although developing countries now have the same technology with developed ones, they still need to &ldquo;leapfrog&rdquo; in terms of administrative maturity. This is difficult as it requires changes not only in processes but also policies and organizational culture. The objective of this research is to contribute to finding ways of using evaluation effectively to support e-government development as a whole, including not just technology but also organizational maturity for least developed countries. Design science research methodology is used to investigate the problems involved, propose and develop an artifact to solve at least parts of the problems, and to test and evaluate the artifacts effectiveness. This research will also help to increase awareness among the e-government practitioners in Rwanda on how to achieve the ambitious e-government's goals.
Conference papers on the topic "Public-sector research evaluation"
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Rus, Madalina, Silvia Veresiu, Elena Mereuta, Valentin Amortila, and George Balasoiu. "EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION ON THE HEALTH OF THE ROMANIAN POPULATION THROUGH STATISTICAL METHODS." In 24th SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference 24. STEF92 Technology, 2024. https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2024/4.1/s19.52.
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This research aims to conduct a descriptive statistical analysis to identify the statistical correlation between categories of new and second-hand vehicles registered for circulation in Romania and various health conditions associated with atmospheric pollution. Currently, a significant challenge for the global community lies in mitigating the impact of atmospheric pollution, considered a crucial factor both in terms of global climate change and its impact on public health. One major source of atmospheric pollution stems from emissions generated by internal combustion engines in the transportation sector. According to studies conducted by the European Environment Agency, approximately 70% of total greenhouse gas emissions originate from road transport, surpassing the European average in Romania due to the substantial number of second-hand vehicles registered and in circulation. Emissions resulting from petroleum-based fuels are associated with the onset of cardiovascular and respiratory system conditions. Through this descriptive statistical analysis, grounded in the Pearson correlation coefficient, we aim to emphasize the existing relationship between the number of vehicles and the prevalence of respiratory and cardiovascular system conditions, etc., with the goal of drawing attention to the implications of auto pollution. To conduct this study, we utilized data available on the National Institute of Statistics (INSSE) portal, covering a 21-year interval from January 2000 to December 2021.
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MALIŠOVÁ, Daniela, and Jana ŠTRANGFELDOVÁ. "Economical Evaluation of Public and Foreign Finances of Selected Secondary Schools." In Current Trends in Public Sector Research. Masaryk University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cz.muni.p210-9646-2020-8.
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The present situation of education in Slovakia is affected by various negative factors, like decrease of students for demographical reasons, discrepancy between kind and number of secondary schools and disregard to reactions of labor market. But, the main reason is an underfinancing across the education. Allocation of public finance by means of normative funding is inadequate. Normative funding forced secondary schools to accept students with low study score to gain more public finance. In the result it is wrong that school must find another foreign or external financial resource like grants and projects of the European Union. The aim of this paper is to assess the economy of selected secondary schools. Ten Business academies, with pupils aged 15-19 years old, established in Banská Bystrica and Žilina self-governing regions were examined. We used panel data gathered in school year 2013/2014 – 2017/2018 from valuable and verifiable sources like Annual reports of education and financial statements of schools. In paper we use qualitative method of semi-structured interviews with professionals in field to find out which indicators are suitable for economy measuring. Based on qualitative method we determined quantitative and financial indicators, like rate of public and external finance. We´re editing data by part of multi-criteria analyze, in the concrete standardized method. We get the economy result of selected secondary schools by integral indicator of applied mathematical method. In the conclusion of paper, we create economy ranking of schools and we suggest the economical solutions for schools with under average results. Our finding is designed by hands of Business academies for comparison with competition, founders of secondary school and resort of education.
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Wei, Yifang. "Research on Performance Evaluation of Human Resources Management in Public Sector." In 2018 2nd International Conference on Education Science and Economic Management (ICESEM 2018). Atlantis Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icesem-18.2018.189.
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Furculita, Tatiana. "Performance management models in the public sector." In The 8th International Conference "Management Strategies and Policies in the Contemporary Economy". Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.53486/icspm2023.28.
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Actuality. Performance management has brought new dimensions to public management However, the complex dimensions of politics have called for more complex management systems that allow a better consideration of the non-economic dimensions of public institutions. Contemporary public administration forces institutions to increase their operational efficiency as well as satisfy the expectations of stakeholders. For these reasons, various models are implemented, especially those already applied for years in the management of profit-oriented organizations. The models chosen for analysis are applied in public administration, making it possible to measure numerous indicators, both financial and non-financial in nature. Purpose. The main purpose of this article refers to the definition and evaluation of selected models, used to measure the performance of public administration bodies, with emphasis on their application in different perspectives. Methodology. The research method adopted by the author is a conceptual one, reviewing the specialized literature. The research was conducted using Scopus, Springer, WoS, Emerald and EBSCO databases. The elements under analysis were the 3Es (economy, efficiency, effectiveness) and IOO (input, output and result) as well as the model included in the BSC (Balance Scorecard). The research revealed that each of the models has its strengths and limitations. Results and discussion. The research results led to the conclusion that the model that presents the greatest application potential and efficiency in its application in the public sector is the performance measurement model proposed within the BSC; however, some readjustment of the operating conditions of the public administration and the organizational culture within it is still necessary.
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Tsourma, Maria, Noemi Luna Carmeno, Jaime Alessandro Codagnone, et al. "User Experience of a web-based platform that enables ethical assessment of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector." In 10th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004047.
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As public sector organizations increasingly adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, it is important to ensure that they are used in a responsible and ethical manner. The use of AI systems can have unintended consequences, such as exacerbating existing inequalities or infringing on individuals' privacy rights. Therefore, the use of a web-based platform that enables the ethical assessment of AI helps to identify potential risks and ethical concerns before these technologies are deployed and used by public administrations. This paper presents a web-based platform implemented to support the ethical assessment of AI use in Public Sector, along with its evaluation. The web-based platform implemented for this purpose is designed to address ethical, legal, and social vulnerabilities, allowing Public Sector stakeholders to adopt AI applications in a trustworthy, controlled, and responsible manner. This platform is designed to offer easy transparency of latent risks and the corresponding mitigation measures. The evaluation of this platform was conducted by four public administrations from three different European countries (Italy, Greece and Norway), while the feedback was collected through questionnaires and interviews. The findings of this study can be taken into consideration by developers and research community for the development and adoption of AI applications in public administrations.
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Raimer, Stephan, and Marleen Vanhauer. "I don’t understand you – Error handling as a key aspect for conversational design for chatbots for public services." In Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET-AI 2022) Artificial Intelligence and Future Applications. AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe100877.
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Chatbots have been increasingly adopted in the public sector domain to support or provide public services. As a new kind of interface they provide a natural language access that is available 24/7. However, the application of user-centred development models for chatbots in order to achieve a good usability and user experience is still little used.This paper presents a case study for a chatbots project together with back-ground and requirements and uses this example to research recommendations on the process model, methods and evaluation techniques for user-centred design. Our research focus is how chatbots and conversational design support public services.
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Vilela, Jéssyka, and Carina Alves. "A BPM Maturity Model to guide the evolution of BPM Competences in a Public Institution." In Simpósio Brasileiro de Sistemas de Informação. Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5753/sbsi.2025.245940.
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Context: Business Process Management (BPM) has proven to be an essential practice for optimizing operational efficiency, especially in public institutions that face complex challenges related to hierarchical rigidity and the implementation of organizational changes. Problem: The lack of BPM maturity models tailored to the public sector creates significant gaps in the ability of government organizations to assess and improve their BPM competencies. Without a clear framework, these institutions struggle to improve their processes and reach higher levels of maturity. Solution: This work proposes a BPM maturity model specifically developed for public institutions, aiming to support the gradual evolution of their process management competencies. The model includes six key factors and 51 capability areas, along with five maturity levels that provide clear guidelines for implementation. IS Theory: The research is based on the Design Science Research (DSR) approach, which guides the development and evaluation of practical artifacts and theoretical contributions. The proposed model aims to contribute to the BPM maturity theory, especially in the public context. Method: The study was conducted through a case study in a Brazilian public institution, where the maturity model was applied to assess the current BPM level. The evaluation was supported by a spreadsheet tool that automates the maturity level verification process. Results: The maturity model evaluation revealed that the public institution studied had not yet reached maturity level two, indicating the need for significant improvements in strategic areas. The assessments highlighted the model’s usefulness as a practical tool for identifying deficiencies and outlining clear action plans. Contributions and Impact: This work contributes to the field of Information Systems (IS) by offering a maturity model adapted to the public sector, providing a practical and prescriptive approach to improving business process management.
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Owen, Katie, Augustilia Rodrigues, and Cath Fraser. "Exploring the Impact of Promoting Mental Health, Addiction, and Intellectual Disability Nursing as a Career to Undergraduate Nurses in Their Last Year of Study." In 2021 ITP Research Symposium. Unitec ePress, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/proc.2205008.
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Specialist nursing practice in mental health, addiction and intellectual disability (MHAID) comprises a growing sector of public health demand, and yet this field is one of the least popular career pathways for student nurses (Happell et al., 2019a; Owen, 2021). International studies and personal observations by members of the research team as nurse educators suggest two key factors at play. First, student willingness to work in MHAID specialist roles is impacted by entrenched stigma and discrimination against people who experience mental distress, addictions and intellectual disabilities. Second, students have voiced their perceptions of specialist mental-health nursing as less important than general nursing. Working in MHAID is commonly seen as carrying little prestige, variety, challenge or opportunity for skill development; worse, such findings from surveys of final-year student nurses’ employment preferences have remained relatively unchanged over the last 20 years, at least (Wilkinson et al., 2016). With employers desperate for specialist MHAID staff, and education providers charged with meeting industry needs, how can nursing programmes begin to combat this bias and bring about attitudinal change? This paper describes a pilot initiative with Year 3 undergraduate student nurses in one Te Pūkenga subsidiary, which we believe shows considerable promise for a wider roll-out across the tertiary healthcare-education sector. A hui supported by Whitireia’s Community of Practice for Mental Health and Addiction within the School of Health and Social Services allowed students to interact with multiple industry stakeholders: District Health Board (DHB) partners; graduates working in the mental health and addictions sector, experts by experience; and the postgraduate New Entry to Specialist Practice in Mental Health teaching team. A subsequent survey evaluation confirmed the positive impact of the initiative regarding altering negative stereotypes of nursing roles within MHAIDs and increasing the number of students who may consider specialising in these areas, post-graduation.
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Patrascu, Cristina. "‘Scaling Up’ the Social Impact of Innovation in Services – Significant Findings and Best Practice Examples from Specialty Research." In World Lumen Congress 2021, May 26-30, 2021, Iasi, Romania. LUMEN Publishing House, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18662/wlc2021/56.
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„Social innovation” have gained the focus of interest of many researchers and professionals preoccupied to find solutions to heavy societal problems manifesting themselves as challenges or obstacles for public organizations in the field of services of general interest. The present article explores the specialty research on the impact of social innovation concentrating on the most recent trends and concepts that better describe the ways that can lead to the „diffusion” of social innovation, particularly in the domain of services that are designed with the goal to ensure a higher quality life for all citizens. The main objective of our paper is to contribute to the conceptual field of innovation, by presenting a clear definition and by highlighting the newest trends in research. We also tried to identify what are the possible strategies to be applied by stakeholders in order to ensure the process of scaling up, bringing examples that prove the relevance of this concept in the field of public services. In light of recent developments in the field of social innovation, we consider that both research and practice related to „scaling up” need further evolution and more efforts in order to become solid points of reference for all interested parties. At the same time, the development of rigorous systems of evaluation of the effects and impact of innovation is strongly needed. The methods used are mainly qualitative, based on the evaluation of the specialty literature on innovation in services, and comparative, applied to highlight similarities and differences between various cases of innovation in the social sector that may be transferred in the public sector.
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Kraus, Michal, Ales Kankovsky, Martin Dedic, and Tomas Navara. "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE BUILDING DATA WAREHOUSE (BDW) LINE TO ENSURE QUALITY AND PROCESS CONTROL IN CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE." In 23rd SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference 2023. STEF92 Technology, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2023/6.1/s27.50.
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This paper focuses on introducing new procedures for control processes in the area of quality monitoring and the progress of the construction of linear structures, such as roads, railways, or engineering networks. It emphasizes automation and streamlining of processes, which includes efforts to reduce manual labor and increase efficiency through digitization. Digitization is a key element of this approach, as it allows for easier transfer and analysis of data, leading to progress and more accurate evaluation of outputs. This process is important in the context of dynamic development and growing service requirements in the field of surveying and geodetic work in the construction sector. The development of legislation and the goal of digitizing public administration are the main factors determining the need for these new procedures. The digitization of public administration aims to improve the efficiency and transparency of public services, which aligns with the objectives of this article. The result of these innovative procedures should not only be a reduction in costs for human activity and manual labor but also an increase in the accuracy and reliability of evaluated outputs. This should lead to better decision-making and planning in the construction sector, potentially bringing significant time and resource savings. This contribution is supported by the Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovations for Competitiveness APLIKACE project number CZ.01.1.02/0.0/0.0/21_374/0027275 Research and Development of an Innovative Data Building Warehouse (BDW) Line to Ensure Quality and Process Control in Construction and Maintenance.
Reports on the topic "Public-sector research evaluation"
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Crincoli, Tim, Ella Beveridge, and Howard White. Development project evaluations in Malawi: A Country Evaluation Map. Centre for Excellence and Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL), 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.51744/cswp6.
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The Malawi country evaluation map was created to promote the knowledge and use of development project evaluations in Malawi. It presents 576 project evaluations from nine databases and a targeted Google search. Malawi has very many evaluations of health, agricultural development and economic development interventions. Education, governance and public sector, and social protection all have a broad evidence base. These areas are ripe for summaries of lessons learned from these evaluations. The primary function of the country evaluation map is to increase knowledge and accessibility of project evaluations of development projects in Malawi. This map can be used by policymakers and researchers alike to understand what development project evaluations have been done and where there is a need for more research.
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Bragge, Peter, Paul Kellner, Diki Tsering, and Veronica Delafosse. Use of Public Opinion Data to Inform COVID-19 Policymaking. Australia and New Zealand School of Government, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.54810/jgmn5776.
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ANZSOG’s Research Model project Trust, Transparency and the Use of Data in Informing Policy Responses, co-funded by the Australian Public Sector Commission (APSC), is being undertaken by Monash University’s Sustainable Development Institute This project, to be completed in late 2024, will develop best practice guidance for public sector collection, evaluation, and use of public opinion data, for the purpose of developing public policy that integrates, and gives proper weight to, the opinions of those affected by it. The first output from the project is the Use of Public Opinion Data to Inform COVID-19 Policymaking rapid evidence review on the utility of public opinion data, within the context of decision-making during the COVID crisis. This review aimed to address the question: How was public opinion data (POD) used to inform policy responses during the COVID-19 pandemic? It examined approximately 20 studies that have in some way drawn upon public opinion, and during crises – an acute context for decision making.
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Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra, and Alexander Saeri. Insights to Action: An Analysis of the COVID-19 Pulse Survey. Australia and New Zealand School of Government, 2024. https://doi.org/10.54810/ypua1328.
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ANZSOG’s Research Model project Trust, Transparency and the Use of Data in Informing Policy Responses, co-funded by the Australian Public Sector Commission (APSC) and undertaken by Monash University’s Sustainable Development Institute, is developing best practice guidance for public sector collection, evaluation, and use of Public Opinion Data (POD), for the purpose of developing public policy that integrates, and gives proper weight to, the opinions of those affected by it. This report is the second output from the project and analyses data collected by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 Pulse Survey between March 2021 and March 2022. The data captures changes in vaccine hesitancy across different demographics – looking at the role of gender, age, socioeconomic status, and the stringency of a jurisdiction’s pandemic measures – and examines different kinds of vaccine hesitancy. Interviews conducted with senior policymakers involved with the survey reveal that the survey was designed to quickly capture public attitudes duirng the COVID-19 crisis with no specific policy purpose in mind. The report concludes that, when using POD, policymakers must balance agility and innovation against deliberate and methodical processes. Even in crisis contexts, there is a need for robust methods that: Align POD instruments with the needs of policymakers Produce credible results Leverage POD findings as inputs into policymaking
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Schneuwly, Sonja, and Caroline Chandler. Evaluation of transformational R&I policy: Lessons learned based on a retrospective review of food systems R&I investment in the EU. Fteval - Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22163/fteval.2022.549.
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This paper shares our experience of developing an EU-level baseline for research and innovation (R&I) in food systems, in support of the European Commission’s transformation agenda, with specific reference to the Food 2030 initiative. Food 2030 relates to the EU’s mission-oriented approach to R&I, viewing it within the context of a dynamic food system with multiple dependencies and many different actors. This approach aligns with a growing recognition that, in order to achieve transformational change, the interactions and interdependencies of all components within a given system and its relationship to other systems must be considered. In a transformative R&I system, innovation itself is no longer the endgoal but is viewed as an enabler to solve societal and environmental challenges (the end-objective). Linking such broader outcomes back to specific R&I inputs is not a straightforward endeavour. Furthermore, the inter- and transdisciplinary nature of a systems approach, as well as the nature of systems thinking itself, make it hard to define evaluative boundaries. Traditional public sector approaches to supporting R&I do not align well with such an approach, with implications for evaluating R&I policy. The paper focuses specifically on the novel aspects of the EU’s approach to framing food systems R&I and the evaluation challenges this presents, as well as how we have worked to mitigate these.
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Cuffe, Honae, Ariadne Vromen, and Patrick Brownlee. Brokering knowledge, brokering relationships: Improving research-practice collaboration in support of public sector reform. Australia and New Zealand School of Government, 2024. https://doi.org/10.54810/mzja1458.
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This report, produced by ANZSOG and the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, explores how knowledge brokering works to cross institutional boundaries to connect research and practice and promote new approaches to evidence production and use. Brokering knowledge, brokering relationships: Improving research-practice collaboration in support of public sector reform, was written by Dr Honae Cuffe, Professor Ariadne Vromen and Dr Patrick Brownlee, and looks at the wide-ranging work of knowledge brokers and their potential to support programs of public sector reform in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. A key feature of current public sector reform is ensuring public servants have access to evidence and program evaluations for the provision of high-quality advice and better outcomes, and have the capability to use evidence and work in partnership with other sectors. Knowledge brokering works to close the gap between research and practice by connecting researchers with government to drive the translation, transfer, and mobilisation of research evidence into practice. Knowledge brokers are the organisations, groups and individual interlocutors who work across institutional boundaries to perform this work. Knowledge brokering work is wide-ranging, and includes: Finding, assessing and translating research into more accessible, implementation-focused outputs; Providing learning that targets improved cross-sectorial acumen; and Convening and facilitating interaction between researchers and policymakers. This report explores how knowledge brokers establish research-practice collaborations and opportunities to enhance public sector reform in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It includes a review of the international literature and analysis of 24 interviews with individuals from government, universities and intermediary organisations who are engaged in knowledge brokering activities. Interviewees reflected on their experiences managing research-practice relationships and the relative benefits and effectiveness of different approaches. It provides advice on how a range of mechanisms and good practice principles can be implemented to help establish better research-practice collaborations.
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McFadden, Alison, Camila Biazus-Dalcin, and Nicole Vidal. Evaluation of a Gypsy/Traveller Community Health Worker service: Final Report. University of Dundee, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001300.
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This report evaluates the two-year Community Health Worker (CHW) service in Scotland delivered by a third sector organisation, Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project (MECOPP), which provided training to Gypsy/Travellers to advocate for their community on health and social care issues. The service, which was created as part of the Scottish Government and COSLA's joint action plan to address inequalities faced by Gypsy/Travellers , was designed with the intention to improve their health and wellbeing. Funding for the service was secured by The Scottish Public Health Network and the Directorate for Chief Medical Officer. The evaluation was conducted by the Mother and Infant Research Unit (MIRU) at the School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, and covered the initial two-year period from August 2021 to August 2023. There has been extensive evidence showing that Gypsy/Travellers residing in the UK tend to face significant health disparities, resulting in outcomes that are not as favourable as those of the general population and other similarly disadvantaged groups. Gypsy/Travellers face high rates of homelessness, inadequate education, unemployment, poverty, and regular experiences of racism and discrimination . This profoundly affects their mental health and overall well-being. Additionally, the potential for lack of trust between Gypsy/Travellers and healthcare professionals impacts health seeking behaviour and health service provision, as there are also barriers in accessing responsive health services and preventative care interventions. Evidence indicates that community-based lay roles can improve healthcare access, reduce costs, and promote knowledge exchange between communities and health services through trusted individuals . This project aimed to evaluate the implementation of the Gypsy/Traveller CHW service, including barriers and facilitators, and make recommendations for its future scale-up. Objectives included describing the roles and activities of the CHWs, exploring the acceptability and feasibility of the service, identifying implementation barriers and facilitators, describing any modifications made, and examining the perceived benefits and disadvantages of the CHW service.
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Máñez Costa, Maria, Amy M. P. Oen, Tina-Simone Schmid Neset, et al. Co-production of Climate Services : A diversity of approaches and good practice from the ERA4CS projects (2017–2021). Linköping Univeristy Electronic Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789179291990.
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This guide presents a joint effort of projects funded under the European Research Area for Climate Services (ERA4CS) (http://www.jpi-climate.eu/ERA4CS), a co- funded action initiated by JPI Climate with co-funding by the European Union (Grant 690462), 15 national public Research Funding Organisations (RFOs), and 30 Research Performing Organisations (RPOs) from 18 European countries. This guide sets out to increase the understanding of different pathways, methods, and approaches to improve knowledge co-production of climate services with users as a value-added activity of the ERA4CS Programme. Reflecting on the experiences of 16 of the 26 projects funded under ERA4CS, this guide aims to define and recommend good practices for transdisciplinary knowledge co-production of climate services to researchers, users, funding agencies, and private sector service providers. Drawing on responses from ERA4CS project teams to a questionnaire and interviews, this guide maps the diversity of methods for stakeholder identification, involvement, and engagement. It also conducts an analysis of methods, tools, and mechanisms for engagement as well as evaluation of co-production processes. This guide presents and discusses good practice examples based on the review of the ERA4CS projects, identifying enablers and barriers for key elements in climate service co-production processes. These were: namely (i) Forms of Engagement; (ii) Entry Points for Engagement; and, (iii) Intensity of Involvement. It further outlines key ingredients to enhance the quality of co-producing climate services with users and stakeholders. Based on the analysis of the lessons learned from ERA4CS projects, as well as a review of key concepts in the recent literature on climate service co-production, we provide a set of recommendations for researchers, users, funders and private sector providers of climate services.
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Saville, Alan, and Caroline Wickham-Jones, eds. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Scotland : Scottish Archaeological Research Framework Panel Report. Society for Antiquaries of Scotland, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.9750/scarf.06.2012.163.
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Why research Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Scotland? Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology sheds light on the first colonisation and subsequent early inhabitation of Scotland. It is a growing and exciting field where increasing Scottish evidence has been given wider significance in the context of European prehistory. It extends over a long period, which saw great changes, including substantial environmental transformations, and the impact of, and societal response to, climate change. The period as a whole provides the foundation for the human occupation of Scotland and is crucial for understanding prehistoric society, both for Scotland and across North-West Europe. Within the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods there are considerable opportunities for pioneering research. Individual projects can still have a substantial impact and there remain opportunities for pioneering discoveries including cemeteries, domestic and other structures, stratified sites, and for exploring the huge evidential potential of water-logged and underwater sites. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology also stimulates and draws upon exciting multi-disciplinary collaborations. Panel Task and Remit The panel remit was to review critically the current state of knowledge and consider promising areas of future research into the earliest prehistory of Scotland. This was undertaken with a view to improved understanding of all aspects of the colonization and inhabitation of the country by peoples practising a wholly hunter-fisher-gatherer way of life prior to the advent of farming. In so doing, it was recognised as particularly important that both environmental data (including vegetation, fauna, sea level, and landscape work) and cultural change during this period be evaluated. The resultant report, outlines the different areas of research in which archaeologists interested in early prehistory work, and highlights the research topics to which they aspire. The report is structured by theme: history of investigation; reconstruction of the environment; the nature of the archaeological record; methodologies for recreating the past; and finally, the lifestyles of past people – the latter representing both a statement of current knowledge and the ultimate aim for archaeologists; the goal of all the former sections. The document is reinforced by material on-line which provides further detail and resources. The Palaeolithic and Mesolithic panel report of ScARF is intended as a resource to be utilised, built upon, and kept updated, hopefully by those it has helped inspire and inform as well as those who follow in their footsteps. Future Research The main recommendations of the panel report can be summarized under four key headings: Visibility: Due to the considerable length of time over which sites were formed, and the predominant mobility of the population, early prehistoric remains are to be found right across the landscape, although they often survive as ephemeral traces and in low densities. Therefore, all archaeological work should take into account the expectation of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic ScARF Panel Report iv encountering early prehistoric remains. This applies equally to both commercial and research archaeology, and to amateur activity which often makes the initial discovery. This should not be seen as an obstacle, but as a benefit, and not finding such remains should be cause for question. There is no doubt that important evidence of these periods remains unrecognised in private, public, and commercial collections and there is a strong need for backlog evaluation, proper curation and analysis. The inadequate representation of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic information in existing national and local databases must be addressed. Collaboration: Multi-disciplinary, collaborative, and cross- sector approaches must be encouraged – site prospection, prediction, recognition, and contextualisation are key areas to this end. Reconstructing past environments and their chronological frameworks, and exploring submerged and buried landscapes offer existing examples of fruitful, cross-disciplinary work. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology has an important place within Quaternary science and the potential for deeply buried remains means that geoarchaeology should have a prominent role. Innovation: Research-led projects are currently making a substantial impact across all aspects of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology; a funding policy that acknowledges risk and promotes the innovation that these periods demand should be encouraged. The exploration of lesser known areas, work on different types of site, new approaches to artefacts, and the application of novel methodologies should all be promoted when engaging with the challenges of early prehistory. Tackling the ‘big questions’: Archaeologists should engage with the big questions of earliest prehistory in Scotland, including the colonisation of new land, how lifestyles in past societies were organized, the effects of and the responses to environmental change, and the transitions to new modes of life. This should be done through a holistic view of the available data, encompassing all the complexities of interpretation and developing competing and testable models. Scottish data can be used to address many of the currently topical research topics in archaeology, and will provide a springboard to a better understanding of early prehistoric life in Scotland and beyond.
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Posacka, Anna, and Peter Ross. Tackling microfibre pollution through science, policy, and innovation: A framework for Canadian leadership. Raincoast Conservation Foundation, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.70766/47.9973.
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Microfibre pollution has emerged as a global conservation and public health concern, prompting a wave of research related to its source, transport, fate and effects, as well as mitigation strategies. This report provides support for the Government of Canada in decision-making on microfibres, by summarizing important elements of the topic from the scientific literature, stakeholder consultations and cross-sector activities. The goal herein is to characterize the primary sources, discharge mechanisms and environmental fate of microfibre pollution in Canada, review available methodologies and definitions, list candidate solution strategies for Canadian application, and review global advances in policy and industry. Many sources and types of microfibres exist, but current evidence suggests that environmental microfibre contamination originates largely from the textile sector, with releases arising during manufacturing, trade and laundry processes. Two broad categories of textiles in this sector are relevant to the characterisation of sources, applications and processes that result in microfibre pollution in Canada, namely conventional (clothing) and technical textiles. We focus herein on conventional textiles, as a significant, but not exclusive, source of microfibres to the Canadian environment. Additional types of products that contribute microfibres to the environment are those used in the fishing, civil engineering, medical, personal care and construction sectors, and consumer products such as cigarettes. The underlying polymers used in these products can be both synthetic and natural, with both being the focus of this report. Our awareness of microfibre pollution grew out of the broader research on microplastics. This research demonstrates that microfibres, often the dominant type of microplastics, are pervasive in the environment, wildlife and drinking water. In Canada, microfibres account for approximately 80 per cent of the microplastic particles reported across water, soil, biota, air, and wastewater samples. While Canadian researchers will continue to benefit from new approaches to the sampling, detection and identification of microfibres and microplastics in the environment, having comparable data among studies and monitoring programs is crucial. Agreed-upon Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) protocols are needed by producers, researchers, natural resource managers, consultants and regulators. This report assesses progress in the important, but at times challenging developments in the standardization and harmonization of microfibre methods, and provides guidance for stakeholders on best scientific and technical practices and the latest measurement methods. Microfibre pollution arising from textiles is a multifaceted environmental challenge that cannot be effectively mitigated through technical solutions alone. Meaningful and lasting reductions in microfibre pollution will require a holistic approach that recognizes the interconnected role of the textile value chain and the ways in which microfibres contaminate the environment. Such a system prioritizes waste reduction and waste management at all stages. Achieving a demonstrable reduction in microfibre pollution in the environment necessitates a re-evaluation and transformation of how textiles are designed, produced, used, and disposed of, ensuring sustainability is embedded at every stage. While domestic circumstances in Canada offer the most immediate regulatory and policy solution opportunities, a dual approach that helps to also capture the international supply chain is critical to the success of efforts to curtail microfibre pollution in the Canadian environment. Microfibre pollution is but one – albeit important – environmental impact associated with the textile sector. We therefore touch herein on additional impacts that may be considered so as to maximize sustainability aims and the protection of human health. A systems change approach will allow Canada to achieve wider environmental goals around the textile sector, such as reducing plastic and microfibre pollution, conserving water and energy resources, reducing the release of potentially harmful dyes and additives, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ultimately minimizing the overall ecological footprint of our clothing choices.
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Gattenhof, Sandra, Donna Hancox, Sasha Mackay, Kathryn Kelly, Te Oti Rakena, and Gabriela Baron. Valuing the Arts in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Queensland University of Technology, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/rep.eprints.227800.
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The arts do not exist in vacuum and cannot be valued in abstract ways; their value is how they make people feel, what they can empower people to do and how they interact with place to create legacy. This research presents insights across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand about the value of arts and culture that may be factored into whole of government decision making to enable creative, vibrant, liveable and inclusive communities and nations. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a great deal about our societies, our collective wellbeing, and how urgent the choices we make now are for our futures. There has been a great deal of discussion – formally and informally – about the value of the arts in our lives at this time. Rightly, it has been pointed out that during this profound disruption entertainment has been a lifeline for many, and this argument serves to re-enforce what the public (and governments) already know about audience behaviours and the economic value of the arts and entertainment sectors. Wesley Enoch stated in The Saturday Paper, “[m]etrics for success are already skewing from qualitative to quantitative. In coming years, this will continue unabated, with impact measured by numbers of eyeballs engaged in transitory exposure or mass distraction rather than deep connection, community development and risk” (2020, 7). This disconnect between the impact of arts and culture on individuals and communities, and what is measured, will continue without leadership from the sector that involves more diverse voices and perspectives. In undertaking this research for Australia Council for the Arts and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture & Heritage, New Zealand, the agreed aims of this research are expressed as: 1. Significantly advance the understanding and approaches to design, development and implementation of assessment frameworks to gauge the value and impact of arts engagement with a focus on redefining evaluative practices to determine wellbeing, public value and social inclusion resulting from arts engagement in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. 2. Develop comprehensive, contemporary, rigorous new language frameworks to account for a multiplicity of understandings related to the value and impact of arts and culture across diverse communities. 3. Conduct sector analysis around understandings of markers of impact and value of arts engagement to identify success factors for broad government, policy, professional practitioner and community engagement. This research develops innovative conceptual understandings that can be used to assess the value and impact of arts and cultural engagement. The discussion shows how interaction with arts and culture creates, supports and extends factors such as public value, wellbeing, and social inclusion. The intersection of previously published research, and interviews with key informants including artists, peak arts organisations, gallery or museum staff, community cultural development organisations, funders and researchers, illuminates the differing perceptions about public value. The report proffers opportunities to develop a new discourse about what the arts contribute, how the contribution can be described, and what opportunities exist to assist the arts sector to communicate outcomes of arts engagement in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.