Activities Of Civil Servants Research Articles

Utilising Design Thinking To Alleviate The Effects Of Covid-19 On Civil Servant Operations

The phenomenon of design thinking has a significant potential to form a synergistic interaction of individual abilities of leaders, managers and civil servants in the context of global challenges caused by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Against the backdrop of these issues, ensuring the effectiveness of key state institutions and organisations is of particular relevance, which, in turn, requires a detailed analysis of potential measures to counteract negative impacts. The aim of the study is to analyse the potential of design thinking in the context of developing and implementing a comprehensive mechanism for overcoming the effects of COVID-19 on the activities of civil servants. The article focuses on the functionality of design thinking in terms of civil servants’ basic professional and personal skills. The possibility of their allocation as separate indicators of the concept is considered. The structural elements of design thinking are outlined, and each of them is described in detail. The imperative for establishing a unified mechanism to address the pandemic’s existing and potential adverse consequences is clearly demonstrated. The peculiarities of integrating design thinking based on the Stanford concept into the work of civil servants in Ukrainian public institutions are described. It is assumed that implementing this goal will increase the efficiency of civil servants, forming an effective mechanism for mitigating the risks caused by the pandemic. The author identifies sustainable principles that can facilitate the operational and strategic management of team performance in the civil service. The priorities for further improvement of design thinking skills to improve the efficiency of public institutions are revealed. The specifics of the Stanford model as an effective tool for team development and management decision-making are investigated. The main principles of the mechanism for overcoming the destructive effects of COVID-19 through the introduction of design thinking technology, which helps improve public institutions’ efficiency and quality of work and create favourable conditions for team effectiveness, are analysed. The study’s results have practical value in the development, improvement and modernisation of the design thinking concept to minimise the impact of the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Training Vietnamese Civil Servantsin The Context Of Industrial Revolution 4.0

The activities of civil servants are associated with the performance of public duties, serving the political goals of the state, and serving to best meet the legitimate demands of the people. However, civil service activities of countries are being affected by the development of technology in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (revolution 4.0), so training of civil servants needs to have suitable change to build a team of civil servants that meets the requirements of serving the state and the people in new conditions. To plan and organize the good implementation of policies for civil servants, including training policies, managers need to rely on the characteristics of civil service activities in the process of developing and promulgating policies. At the same time, policies need to be consistent with the changing movement trends of society, especially the strong changes in the context of the Industrial revolution 4.0. In this study, the author focuses on analyzing the issue of civil servants training to meet the requirements of the revolution 4.0 in Vietnam. By analyzing and synthesizing secondary documents, the author clarifies a number of contents: Characteristics of civil service activities; requirements of the revolution 4.0 for civil servants; innovating civil servant training content in Vietnam to meet the requirements of the revolution 4.0.

Role of civil servants in the process of forming the image of the state apparatus

Civil servants are the main social link of public administration, fulfilling the regulatory requirements of the department, which should be based on the will of the country’s top leadership, the interests and needs of the population. The activities of civil servants are also included in the regulation of public life, in this regard, the performance of public duties imposes strict requirements on each civil servant, which must be fulfilled to ensure the good reputation of the entire public administration. This article describes the basic approaches to understanding the phenomenon of “organizational reputation”. The article also discusses the main factors affecting the reputation of civil servants. The purpose of the article is to determine the role of civil servants in the formation of the organizational reputation of the state apparatus. The current reputation of the state apparatus and civil servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan was determined by the method of a sociological survey. The conducted sociological research revealed the influence of the reputation of civil servants on the reputation of the entire state apparatus. The formation of a positive reputation of the state apparatus through the maintenance of the reputation of civil servants is an integral part of the development of the state apparatus, since a positive reputation is evidence that an organization has unique qualities and abilities that allow it to successfully conduct its activities.

Modern public administration: issues of improving the duties and functions of public bodies and servants

"This article focuses on modern state management and administrative reforms implemented in this field, improvement of public service, development of requirements for modern civil servants. This topic is analyzed on the basis of ongoing legal reforms and legal documents. On the basis of scientific and legal sources, modern state administration, the main functions of civil servants and the mechanisms of their implementation have been scientifically and theoretically researched. Opinions were expressed on the implementation of a unified personnel policy, rules on the elimination of corruption and conflicts of interest in the activities of civil servants, as well as the implementation of digital technologies, meritocracy, and career models in the civil service. Proposals and recommendations have been developed for the improvement of public service"

DISCUSSION OF THE DRAFT OF THE LAW “ON STATE CIVIL SERVICE” FOR THE PURPOSE OF ITS IMPROVEMENT

"In the Republic of Uzbekistan, the public service is functionally divided into the special service of the state and the civil service. The special service of the state is regulated by laws that apply to each area. However, the activities of civil servants are not regulated by a single law. The Agency for Development of Public Service under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan has developed a draft of the law “On Civil Service” in 2020, which is currently being discussed by the chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Therefore, the main purpose of the article is to analyze the draft law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Civil Service” in detail and recommend proposals for its improvement. The need to regulate the legal status of civil servants in the Republic of Uzbekistan by law is based on the views of scientists, government programs and the views of the head of state. The draft of the law “On Civil Service” was analysed item by item in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code and other legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The experience of countries such as Russia and Kazakhstan in the legal regulation of the civil service was studied. The study developed a number of practical proposals and recommendations based on the theories of local and foreign scientists, the analysis and interaction of the legislation of the Republic as well as the experience of foreign countries. "

Principles of communication used in public administration

"Undoubtedly, internal communication in public administration is the most sought after point of good management practices. The activity of public institutions based on principles such as the principle of face-to-face or online communication, the principle of information, the principle of motivation and the principle of unity of success are an integral part of public administrations. The implemented principles have the role of improving the activities of civil servants, which can increase the level of efficiency. The lack of an efficient communication within the public institution will lead to unproductiveness, misunderstandings, frustrations and non-fulfillment of work tasks, implicitly of the job description. Time, planning work tasks, clear setting of priorities; self-discipline, punctuality, perseverance, are an essential pillar in labor productivity. This study aims to reflect and understand the nature of communication as an activity and as a process in the context of the present transformations and how important the principles of communication are in the performance of employees. "

МОТИВАЦИЯ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ СЛУЖАЩИХ И ПУТИ ЕЕ СОВЕРШЕНСТВОВАНИЯ

Motivation is the most important tool in the activities of civil servants. Each leader in any organization must properly manage any kind of resources in order to competently organize the activities of the entire organization. The success of any organization depends on how the manager manages property resources and motivates employees. A properly formed system of motivation of civil servants will increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization.

Нравственно-этические проблемы развития государственной службы

The civil service is a structural entity endowed with a certain amount of competence and authority necessary for the implementation of the tasks assigned to it. An analysis of the effectiveness of the public administration sector indicates a clear relationship between the activities of civil servants and the performance of government bodies. The quality of the work of the authorities has a significant impact on the effectiveness of the implementation of government programs. Modern conditions for reforming the civil service require civil servants to have such qualities as: education, upbringing of civil servants, their professionalism, driving motives for entering and passing the civil service. It becomes obvious that the lack of these qualities among civil servants reduces the effectiveness of the implementation of government initiatives. The article presents the results of research on the moral and ethical problems of the development of the state civil service at the level of the country and a separate region.

Problems of improving the legal regulation of conflict of interests in the public civil service

This article provides a scientific and theoretical analysis of the legal nature of conflicts of interest and the problems of legal regulation. In the experience of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the World, effective mechanisms for preventing conflict of interests scientifically researched. In addition, the scientific views of scientists and current practices are studied, and theoretical ideas, suggestions and conclusions aimed at improving the legal regulation of conflict of interests are proposed. The article also provides a scientific and legal assessment of the causes of conflicts of interest in the public andprivate sectors, as well as commercial conflicts. The system of income and expenditure declaration is described asone of the key mechanisms in minimizing corruption and its other manifestations in the activities of civil servants. Bu identifying priorities for the development of legislation in Uzbekistan, positive solutions are advanced.

Профессиональные и образовательные цели подготовки государственных служащих

The article presents a system-activity approach to implementing the new federal state educational standard of higher education in the training direction 03.38.04 “State and Municipal Administration”. The article substantiates the methodology for designing a model of activities for public servants as the basis for determining professional goals of the educational process at a university. The author defines and differentiates the types of their activities according to the functional characteristics of various categories of civil servants. Professional goals are achieved through the development of professional competence of students, which implies the setting of the following educational goals: developing the student’s leadership potential; developing the citizenship as the ability to realize the rights and responsibilities of a citizen of the country; forming and developing meta subject skills, which are the signs of a civil servant’s professional qualities; mastering management technologies in a certain area of activity. The work presents the experience of approbation of the system-activity approach in the process of teaching. A special role is assigned by the author of information and communication activities of civil servants in the process of exercising their powers.

ОСНОВНЫЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ ПОВЫШЕНИЯ ПРОФEССИОНАЛИЗМА ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ ГРАЖДАНСКИХ СЛУЖАЩИХ (НА МАТЕРИАЛАХ ОРЛОВСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ)

The analysis is based on the study of the process of increasing the professional competence of civil servants, carried out among their representatives in the Orel region. This work reflects the dynamics of the professionalization of civil servants over a ten-year period. The empirical subject of the research is divided into four blocks: the opinion of civil servants on the goals and significance of professional development; their ideas about the most optimal forms and methods of increasing the level of professionalism; experience of civil servants in improving their professionalism and their professional attitudes. In the course of the study, the following main trends were identified: an increase in the number of civil servants aimed at achieving a high level of professionalism; the growing importance of indicators related to the professionalism of civil servants; the growth of this social group's awareness of the importance of professional development and professional competence as the main condition for the high-quality performance of the professional activities of civil servants; the most significant direction of retraining of civil servants is strategic management; increasing the intensity of retraining of civil servants.

Implementing the personnel potential of the public civil service of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the context of the introduction of a comprehensive assessment of personnel

Under the conditions of administrative reform, implemented within the ideology of public management, the issues of assessing the effectiveness of the institution of public service turn out to be one of the systemic. The priority established by the state in favor of the introduction of key performance indicators (KPIs) in the professional evaluation of civil servants requires thinking about its impact on the formation of human resources capacity. The purpose of the article is to evaluate the mechanisms of implementation of a comprehensive assessment of the professional activities of civil servants in the constituent entity of the Russian Federation (based on the materials of the Omsk region). The methodological basis of the study is a systematic methodological approach and methods for assessing the personnel potential of public service. The novelty of the work lies in the involvement of the source base of the Omsk region as one of the typical regions of the Siberian Federal District. The results of the study are of particular value for the summarization of the practice of implementing the mechanism of comprehensive professional evaluation of civil servants in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Formation of Regional Public Organizations in Last Quarter of XIX — Early XX Century (Tomsk Province)

The activity of officials on the formation of public non-political organizations of the Tomsk province in the last quarter of the XIX — early XX centuries is considered. The picture of the current state of research of public organizations and officials of the Russian Empire is presented. Based on the analysis of a number of published and unpublished sources, examples of the participation of representatives of the Tomsk administration in the process of creating various societies are revealed. The features of interaction of officials with representatives of the local society (scientists, political exiles, merchants, industrialists), as well as with city government bodies are highlighted. The main forms of the contribution of the Tomsk bureaucracy to the creation of societies are determined: the development of a charter, a petition to the state to open an organization, a search for like-minded people, and financial support. The author establishes the main reasons for the participation of employees of administrative institutions of the Tomsk province in the formation of new societies: job responsibilities, joint initiative with members of the public, personal interest. A correlation was found between the direction of work of some organizations and the official and non-official activities of civil servants. In general, the potential for establishing interaction between officials and the local community in the process of creating non-political organizations was noted.

ДАВЛАТ ФУҚАРОЛИК ХИЗМАТЧИЛАРИ ФАОЛИЯТИ САМАРАДОРИЛИГИНИ БАҲОЛАШНИНГ ЗАМОНАВИЙ УСУЛЛАРИ

This article analyzes modern methods of evaluating the effectiveness of the activities of civil servants. It is also planned to introduce software "KPI-Drive", "1C: Goalsand KPI Management", "HighPer", "KPI Monitor", "Apple KPI", "KPI Suite", "Sucsess Factors" to assess the effectiveness of civil servants. suggestions and recommendations are given

Activities of Civil Servants: Features of Evaluation in Ukraine

Activities of Civil Servants: Features of Evaluation in Ukraine

Ensuring the quality of professional activity of civil servants

The professional activity of civil servants plays a significant role in streamlining and normalizing the processes of social and economic life of the country. Activities for the practical implementation of tasks and functions of the state in a crisis, aimed at bringing the existing system of public administration to a new level in ensuring the quality of life. Digitization of public space of public administration provides standardization of work processes of civil servants. The issue of ensuring the quality of professional activity of civil servants on the basis of standardization will include a subsystem of competencies as a whole of the quality management system of professional activity.

ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ МЕТОДИК ТАЙМ-МЕНЕДЖМЕНТУ ТА ЇХ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ В ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ДЕРЖАВНИХ СЛУЖБОВЦІВ

Our country pursues a strategic direction of joining the European community, this fact createsmore and more requirements on the government and civil servants. High-quality and timely fulfillmentof the undertaken obligations, effective performance of the official duties assume ability to organizeeffectively both working and personal time, to plan and coordinate actions for performance of thetasks. The lack of time problem is the main one faced by the mass of employees, and the correctuse of time is the key to successful performance of professional duties, achievement of goals inany field of activity including public administration. Every civil servant, as a subject of management, strives to perform his professional duties well, but the organization of the management process isconditioned by the emergence of a large number of situations that need immediate resolution (withinits competence): consideration of applications, complaints, urgent meetings, etc. In many cases,inefficient use of working time is due to insufficient ability of civil servants to set priorities, plan theiractivities, manage time and human resources. One of the tools that has been successfully testedin the commercial sphere is time management. Time management combines a set of techniques,methods and technologies that allow the distribution of working and personal time in order toincrease the effectiveness of use. Using time management techniques (namely time managementtools) civil servants will be able to plan their working day in the most rational way, set priorities ineveryday affairs, and focus on the most important aspects of work. The article is dedicated to theessence of time management and the need to use for to improve the effectiveness of working hoursin the activities of civil servants. Features of working time planning are revealed. The existing timemanagement methods with the purpose of use during formation of own management working hourssystem of civil servants are considered. The advantages of using time management in the activitiesof civil servants are presented.The subject of further scientific research should be the study of methods and technologiesof self-control and self-motivation, as well as adaptation of these methods to the activities of civilservants, which will increase the effectiveness of their activities.

Corruption as a factor of national instability and measures to prevent it

Corruption in state agencies constitutes a major social threat, since it both directly and indirectly affects social values, morality and national foundations. The level of corruption in a society or a country is the key factor for making a judgment of its civil society development, as well as for estimating its political, economic and social risks. Today, in the age of globalization, corruption is of particularly great concern. This phenomenon is perceived by the authorities of many countries as a deep problem for national security. Moreover, corruption is considered both internal and external threat. Many countries being aware of danger posed by corruption execute consistent works to reduce its rate through introducing and exercising appropriate legislation, which always has prominent national characteristics. On the basis of the legislation adopted in Russia, an integrate and sound system of organizing the activities of civil servants was built, which is able to reduce the corruption rate in the country. However, all measures implemented have not taken any sufficient effect yet. When it is not being constantly tackled, corruption tends to expand and develop, so anti-corruption activities are among the basic functions of any state.

Stages of Assessing the Results of Activities of Civil Servants of Local Prosecutors’ Offices

Stages of Assessing the Results of Activities of Civil Servants of Local Prosecutors’ Offices

Development of public control of public service in Russia at the present stage

A negative trend in power and public relations in Russiain the last year was the decline in public confidence in the authorities. One of the possible reasons for this is the dissatisfaction of citizens with the professional activities of civil servants, the distance of this institution from society. The public service is the main institution for the implementation of the functions of the state. Therefore, one of the important organizational tasks of public administration should be to ensure transparency and social acceptability of the activities of civil servants. Such a tool by its very nature is public control, but the Russian Federationhas not yet developed its legal framework and mechanisms, which determines the low efficiency of this institution of interaction between government and society. Despite a number of regulations adopted recently and aimed at increasing the transparency of public authorities, the desire of state bodies to conceal information from citizens remains. On the basis of the analysis of the forms of public control fixed in normative acts the reasons of its insufficient efficiency are revealed in the article. The authors put forward a number of proposals aimed at the development of the system of public control and designed to contribute, ultimately, to increase the legitimacy of the government as a whole, which is an urgent problem for Russia.