Planning Department Research Articles

TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING IN GEORGIA

Trends in the development of management accounting in Georgia although the term management accounting has been used around the world since the second half of the 20th century, in Georgia, the scientists have been arguing about the essence of this phenomenon since about the 80s. Is it an independent science? Is it part of science that does not have an independent subject? This is pseudoscience, e.g., such a phenomenon does not exist at all and so on. The dispute is largely due to the reality of accounting science and practice in specific countries. It would be a mistake to think of management accounting as a novelty for the domestic economy. The accountant of that time was engaged both in accounting and in planning and analytical work. Along with the development of the socialist economic system in the country and the strengthening of central planning, there was a gradual separation from the Accounting Service of the Planning and Financial Departments, with the transfer of part of the accounting authority to them. As a result, the activities of the accountant were actually reduced to the accounting of the facts of the economic life of the enterprise. As a result, the activities of the accountant were actually reduced to the accounting of the facts of the economic life of the enterprise. Thus, summarizing the issues discussed above, it should be noted that management accounting - is an integrated system of cost accounting and revenue, valuation, planning, monitoring, and analysis which systematizes information for operational management decisions. The existing organizational structure of the enterprise should be regularly reviewed and revised to reflect the changes occurring in the economic activity (production of new products, technological change, change management, etc.), and the achievements of scientific and technological progress. In improving the organizational structure of enterprises, it is important to properly change the approaches to the preparation of internal reporting and performance assessment.

Application of Waterfall model in development of family planning participants information system

The purpose of the family planning program is to improve the welfare of mothers and children, which is the basis for the realization of a prosperous society by controlling birth control as well as controlling population growth. The Department of Population Control and Family Planning in Labuhanbatu Regency has the task of carrying out family planning programs in the Labuhanbatu Regency area whose implementation is assisted by Family Planning Extension Officers in 9 existing sub-districts. District officers record and report family planning data in each sub-district every month. Recording and reporting of family planning data is still done manually. This manual system resulted in the process of submitting reports being delayed due to distance problems between sub-districts and districts. The delay in submitting this report has an impact on the performance of the institution itself. This study aims to overcome these problems with the solution of making a web-based family planning participant data collection information system. The system development method used is the Waterfall model. From the results of the implementation and testing of the system, it is found that the Codeigniter framework can be implemented in a family planning participant data collection information system quickly and easily. Tests using the Blackbox testing method also show valid results. From the results of this study, it can be concluded that to apply the waterfall method in designing and developing a KB participant data information system in Labuhanbatu Regency, it must go through five stages, namely, analyzing system requirements, designing systems using UML, implementing systems with a codeigniter framework, conducting trials with blackbox testing methods, and perform system maintenance. With this system, it is hoped that it can become a recommendation and reference for the Labuhanbatu Regency Population Control and Family Planning Service to implement it so that the problem of delays in reporting family planning data can be handled properly.

Implementasi Akuntansi Pertanggungjawaban Sebagai Alat Penilaian Kinerja Pusat Biaya Pada Rumah Sakit Umum Wilayah Tarutung

Research is very important to identify the implementation of accountability as a tool for evaluating the performance of a hospital, which can be measured through the organizational structure, the budget arrangement of expenditures and the coding of accounts and statement of operating expenses. This research uses qualitative descriptive research using primary information. Where the method of collecting information is tested through questionnaires and interviews. The respondents to this study were the Planning and Training Department and Support Department of Tarutung Regional General Hospital. The results of Tarutung Regional General Hospital Accountability Accountability have been implemented which is reflected in the organizational structure which clearly and unequivocally separates the powers and responsibilities of each accountability center. Budget regulation for hospital expenditure has been implemented but for coding of accounts it has not been implemented in hospitals as can be seen in 2019 and 2020 LKIP (Government Institutions Performance Reports) over a period of time. The performance of expenditure managers is measured and evaluated by comparing budget targets and budget execution. It is not only an evaluation of the performance of the department head, because there are other aspects apart from the implementation of the responsibility, such as: B. Absenteeism and loyalty. Keywords: Bookkeeping and Cost Center Performance Evaluation

Contributors

Jessica Ball, MPH, PhD, is a professor with the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria, Canada. She has taught, consulted, and completed research on the determinants of marginalization of children and youth on three continents, focusing primarily on Southeast Asia. Her recent studies have addressed outcomes of transnational labor migration for children and families in Indonesia as well as the experiences of forced migration among young people from Myanmar and the Middle East who are living in Thailand and Malaysia (www.youthmigrationproject.com).Harriot Beazley is an associate professor of human geography at the University of the Sunshine Coast Maroochydore. Her research interests are located within social and development geography and children's geographies in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.Amanda R. Cheong is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia. Her research examines the relationships between legal status and inequality, with a focus on undocumented, stateless, and refugee populations. She is currently working on a book project, tentatively titled Omitted Lives, that explores the causes and consequences of exclusion from civil registration systems.Carolyn Areum Choi is a Guarini Dean's postdoctoral fellow in Asian and Asian American studies at Dartmouth College. Her research examines how race, class, education, and migration intersect across the Asian diaspora, and her current book project looks at the rise of South Korean labor and educational mobilities in intra-Asian and different Anglo-American settler contexts.Sari K. Ishii is a professor at the College of Sociology, Rikkyo University, Tokyo. Her research interests include minorities, transnationalism, citizenship, and statelessness. Her work has focused on migration and tourism in East and Southeast Asia, especially Thailand and Japan.Misaki Iwai is a professor with the Department of Asian Languages, Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan. Her research interests are in the fields of family relations, care, and transnational marriage migration, with a special focus on Vietnam.Maggi W. H. Leung is a professor of international development studies with the Department of Geography, Spatial Planning, and International Development at the University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on the uneven geographies of migration and development, Chinese diaspora, and the internationalization of education.Rhacel Salazar Parreñas is a professor of sociology and gender and sexuality studies at the University of Southern California. Her areas of interest include gender, labor, migration, family, and economic sociology.Nicola Piper, formerly a professor of international migration and founding director of the Sydney Asia Pacific Migration Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia, is a Global Professorial Research Fellowship awardee, funded by the British Academy, at the Queen Mary University of London. Her key research interests are global and regional governance of labor migration, advocacy politics, and gendered migration.Charlie Rumsby is a fellow at the Sociological Review Journal, based at Keele University, and has a visiting research fellowship with the Anthropology Department at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her recent work explores identity and belonging among Vietnamese children living as de facto stateless in Cambodia, and it covers themes such as citizenship, human rights, morality, religious conversion, ethnicity, and intergenerational mobilities.Johanna L. Waters is a professor of human geography at University College London, where she is the codirector of the Migration Research Unit. She specializes in migration, transnationalism, and (international) education. Her work has largely focused on East Asia and trans-Pacific educational mobilities.

Implementation Plan in Response to The Board - Endorsed Recommendations from The IEO Evaluation Report on Growth and Adjustment in IMF - Supported Programs

This management implementation plan (MIP) proposes actions in response to the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)’s report on growth and adjustment in IMF-supported programs. The full implementation of the MIP package will help ensure that, at a time when many countries face strong headwinds, IMF-supported programs not only deliver necessary adjustment to address balance of payments needs but also pay greater attention to their growth effects. While the policy-related deliverables are already incorporated into current departmental work plans and budgets, the operational implementation of these recommendations may require mobilizing additional resources.

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF COVID-19 CASES NOTIFIED IN THE HEALTH SECRETARY OF ARAGUARI CITY, MG, BRAZIL

In 2020, Public Health has experienced a period of pandemic with the confrontation against the disease that initially appears in China Popular Republic and spread worldwide population, causing, in addition to major public health disorders, numerous losses with a high rate of deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed to analyze the epidemiological profile of COVID-19 in Araguari city, MG, Brazil, between March 2020 and November 2021. The study was carried out by collecting data on occurrences, deaths, age and sex of those people affected by the disease in the mentioned city. The information was extracted using a control spreadsheet prepared by the Planning and Epidemiology Departments of the Municipal Health Department. The data obtained were tabulated, analyzed and presented in the form of tables and figures. The pandemic triggered moments of fragility in the world health system and, in Araguari, caused high rates of its occurrence with great losses being 19,939 citizens who contracted the disease, with 474 deaths motivated by COVID-19. There was a prevalence of the disease in males and in people between 60 and 89 years old. The analysis of the evolution of COVID-19 cases, in absolute numbers, showed that between May and June 2020 there was an increase in COVID-19 notifications, as well as in the months of January to July 2021, with a reduction in August. Variations in the evolution of COVId-19 cases are probably related to the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2.

Analisis Penambahan Serat Sabut Kelapa pada Campuran Beton

In the current technological era, concrete is one of the most widely used building materials in Indonesia, therefore good quality concrete will greatly support structural safety. In general, the people of Tolitoli have a lot of income from plantations, one of which is coconut plantations located in Dampal Selatan District, Tolitoli Regency. There are quite a lot of coconut plantations, and this causes the presence of coco fiber waste. In this study, the materials used for normal concrete mixtures consist of water cement, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate. The water used to mix the concrete is taken from the PDAM channel. To add coconut fiber to the concrete mix to determine the effect of adding coconut fiber to the compressive strength of concrete. The test objects to be made using a cube with a diameter of 150 mm, a width of 150 mm and a height of 150 mm, a total of 16 specimens with the design requirements, the compressive strength is based on the results of the compressive strength of the cube which has a size of 150x150x150 mm. to determine the compressive strength of cube-shaped concrete made and treated in the laboratory. The compressive strength of concrete is the load per unit area that causes the concrete to crumble. That is by performing a compressive test of concrete with a concrete compressive test tool that is available at the laboratory of the public works and spatial planning department of the Tolitoli district. The results obtained from the data analysis showed that the compressive strength of normal concrete at the age of 28 days was 22.63 MPa, for concrete with the addition of 0.5% coconut coir fiber at the age of 28 days it produced a compressive strength of 17.43 MPa, and decreased by 22.97% of the compressive strength of normal concrete, and concrete with the addition of 1.5% coconut coir fiber at the age of 28 days produced a compressive strength of 13.92 MPa and decreased 38.49% of the normal concrete strength, and for concrete that had added coconut coir fiber of 2.5% produces a compressive strength of 9.91 Mpa at the age of 28 days, a decrease of 56.21% from the normal compressive strength of concrete. 5% does not reach the planned concrete strength, which means that it is not yet suitable for use for 20 MPa concrete.

Urban form planning and tsunami risk vulnerability: Analysis of 12 Chilean coastal cities

Urban form has a significant impact on risk. Spatial planning instruments can optimize urban form in areas exposed to hazards. This work discusses how urban planning instruments, specifically Communal Regulatory Plans (CRPs), affect vulnerability to the risk of tsunami inundation in Chilean coastal cities. We analyze urban form and address exposure, susceptibility, and response capacity parameters. Exposure is evaluated by comparing existing and planned densities and to what extent planned risk areas coincide with inundation zones. We analyze existing critical facilities and land uses permitted by the CRP in inundation zones to evaluate susceptibility. We explore response capacity through the street network connectivity and green areas outside the inundation zone and how CRPs influence the structuring of new roads and new green spaces. We found that CRPs do not hold the sufficient capacity to incorporate and manage the tsunami inundation risk adequately. The planning scenario leads to a systematic increase in vulnerability as cities develop in exposed areas. We suggest to strengthen CRPs capacities to prevent the construction and reconstruction of areas affected by tsunamis, reinforcing the urban fabric’s potential for evacuation, and to strengthen joint work between municipal urban planning and disaster risk management departments, among other recommendations.

HDR prostate brachytherapy plan robustness and its effect on in-vivo source tracking error thresholds: A multi-institutional study.

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of departmental planning techniques on appropriate in‐vivo source tracking error thresholds for high dose rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy (BT) treatments, and to determine if a single in‐vivo source tracking error threshold would be appropriate for the same patient anatomy.MethodsThe prostate, rectum, and urethra were contoured on a single patient transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) dataset. Anonymized DICOM files were disseminated to 16 departments who created an HDR prostate BT treatment plan on the dataset with a prescription dose of 15 Gy in a single fraction. Departments were asked to follow their own local treatment planning guidelines. Source positioning errors were then simulated in the 16 treatment plans and the effect on dose–volume histogram (DVH) indices calculated. Change in DVH indices were used to determine appropriate in‐vivo source tracking error thresholds. Plans were considered to require intervention if the following DVH conditions occurred: prostate V100% < 90%, urethra D0.1cc > 118%, and rectumtt Dmax > 80%.ResultsThere was wide variation in appropriate in‐vivo source tracking error thresholds among the 16 participating departments, ranging from 1 to 6 mm. Appropriate in‐vivo source tracking error thresholds were also found to depend on the direction of the source positioning error and the endpoint. A robustness parameter was derived, and found to correlate with the sensitivity of plans to source positioning errors.ConclusionsA single HDR prostate BT in‐vivo source tracking error threshold cannot be applied across multiple departments, even for the same patient anatomy. The burden on in‐vivo source tracking devices may be eased through improving HDR prostate BT plan robustness during the plan optimisation phase.

When Robots Dream: In Conversation with Alexandra Carlson

AbstractMatias del Campo interviews Alexandra Carlson who had a key role in founding the pioneering Architecture and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AR2IL) at the University of Michigan's Robotics Department and Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. The synthesis of the architectural and dataset sharing adds another dimension to design possibilities.

The potential for indoor fans to change air conditioning use while maintaining human thermal comfort during hot weather: an analysis of energy demand and associated greenhouse gas emissions

Increasing air conditioner use for cooling indoor spaces has the potential to be a primary driver of global greenhouse gas emissions. Moving indoor air with residential fans can raise the temperature threshold at which air conditioning needs to be turned on to maintain the thermal comfort of building occupants. We investigate whether fans can be used to reduce air conditioner use and associated greenhouse gas emissions. We developed an integrated framework, featuring a dynamic adaptive thermal comfort model with a geographical information system-based spatially gridded map of Australia, further complemented with census data. We assessed the change in energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions for five scenarios of air conditioner and fan use: an air conditioner-only scenario (no fans); and four fan-first scenarios with fans operating at speeds of 0·1 m/s, 0·3 m/s, 0·8 m/s, and 1·2 m/s, with air conditioning used only once the upper temperature threshold for thermal discomfort is exceeded. For each day of the selected case study year, we estimated the upper temperature limit for thermal comfort and the number of hours in which air conditioning would be switched on. The thermal comfort threshold was increased by the use of fans compared with air conditioner use alone. We found that widespread indoor fan use had the potential to reduce energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions attributable to air conditioner use, without compromising thermal comfort. Taking an annual perspective, the use of fans with air speeds of 1·2 m/s compared with air conditioner use alone resulted in a 76% reduction in energy use (from 5592 GWh to 1344 GWh) and associated greenhouse gas emissions (5091 kilotonnes to 1208 kilotonnes). A common strategy to cope with hot weather is the use of air conditioners, which feed a cycle of high electricity consumption, often delivered by fossil fuel power stations that in turn contribute to further increases in emissions. Moving air with electric fans could serve as a sustainable alternative, reducing air conditioner use and associated greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing thermal comfort. Australian Research Council, New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, and The University of Sydney.

MAHAKAM ULU FIVE MONTHS ZERO COVID-19 CASES: WHAT IS THE POLICY OF THE MAHAKAM ULU REGENCY GOVERNMENT IN HANDLING COVID-19?

This study aims to see how the policies carried out by the Mahakam Ulu Regency Government in handling Covid-19. This is based on the fact that in the midst of the widespread spread of Covid-19 cases in East Kalimantan, Mahakam Ulu Regency was able to maintain a status of zero cases from March to early August 2020. Furthermore, this research is a qualitative study. Primary and secondary data are used as data sources in this study. This study uses a purposive sample approach to select sources to determine informants. There were two informants in this study including the Head of the Department of Health, Population Control and Family Planning of Mahakam Ulu Regency who also served as the Covid-19 Rapid Response Team (first informant) and Chairman of Commission III of the Mahakam Ulu Regency DPRD (second informant). The results of the study stated that temporary opening and closing access was carried out with a period of 2 weeks open and 2 weeks closed. Furthermore, in the closed situation, travelers are not allowed to enter except with special permission from the Regent of Mahakam Ulu Regency and during the opening period for travelers who want to enter Mahakam Ulu Regency, they must first fill out SIMAS (Entry Permit) through the Task Force Team and follow the requirements- other requirements such as PCR or Antigen Swab Test according to the decision of the Task Force Team.

물순환 및 저영향개발(LID)계획 수립을 위한 도시기본계획 수립지침 개선방안

This study proposes revised guidelines for urban master planning to establish water cycle and Low Impact Development (LID) plans. To this end, this study initially sets the revision direction of the water cycle and LID plans, using a theoretical consideration. Subsequently, the planning elements that consider the water cycle and LID are examined, using LID literature and expert interviews. Finally, we draft revised guidelines based on element planning, and the organization of a focus group interview. The outcomes of this study expanded the environmental performance specified in the general provisions and fundamental principles of urban master planning guidelines, when the water cycle and LID were considered. Secondly, new departmental ‘water cycle and LID plans’ were established. The plans included the ‘analysis on the regional status of water cycle,’ ‘basic conception,’ ‘development of LID management areas,’ and ‘management road map.’ Thirdly, the contents of the departmental plans were modified to maintain consistency in the water cycle and LID plans.

Disaster risk management, or adaptation to climate change? The elaboration of climate policies related to agriculture in Colombia

If climate policies are the result of transnationalization of public policies, how are they reinterpreted at the national level? This study has examined the context in which climate policy is formulated in Colombia from an actor-oriented perspective. Using a traveling model approach,we analyzed the role of actors at international and national levels in raising climate issues and shaping climate policies. The results showed that the translation chains from several governmental and non-governmental actors increase the visibility of climate issues in Colombia and how such consultations help defining and addressing these issues. The analysis arising from the climate traveling model exposes power struggles between competing agencies: the National Planning Department (DNP), which promoted climate-change adaptation, and the National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD), which favored disaster risk management. At the end of the translation chains, governmental actors re-appropriated the international consultants’ interpretations of the issues and solutions within an economic perspective. Hence, adaptation to climate change came to be seen as an economic opportunity or as a way to avoid economic loss. International dominance in the elaboration of climate policies combined with scant involvement of local actors could constitute a challenge for policy implementation and potentially inhibit achieving successful outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities of Urban Planners to Address the Issues of Built-up areas in Pakistan

Town planning is defined as the art and science of ordering the use of land and the character and siting of buildings and communication routes so as to secure the maximum practicable degree of economy,convenience, health and beauty. So is the role of urban planners to manage and maintain this for the sustainability of the cities. They look for the present conditions of their surroundings and work to improve them and add new additions if required. But Unfortunately, lately, Pakistan lack planners in their said roles and responsibilities. The planners are not consulted before most of the urban development projects, thereby ignoring and not coordinating with various planning departments, the decisions of the government will become nothing but a blot on the future of already blighted cities. Hence there is a dire need to empower the planning profession in order to improve the urban contexts of our country. Sharing the field knowledge via hands-on workshops is a solution to better engage planners and help policymakers to internalize the findings. The Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Management and Technology have gathered planners from all over Pakistan and asked for major planning issues and their subsequent suggestions to resolve these issues. Highlighted in the workshop, most of the core problems are related to housing, transportation, and sustainable development. The paper is basically to channel the findings of a workshop aiming at fostering discussions on urban issues among the professionals who're the ultimate stakeholders. Focusing on a multidimensional urban phenomenon, the paper aims to deepen the understanding of contemporary urban issues in Pakistan, leading toward the solutions to be adopted by government officials to advance progress and sustainability ultimately

Performance Evaluation of Graduates Department of Civil Engineering and Planning of Pontianak State Polytechnic

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the performance of graduates from the Civil Engineering Department at the Pontianak State Polytechnic to know the assessment of service users from the Civil Engineering and Planning Department graduates on the ability to integrity (ethics and morals), professionalism, foreign language skills, information technology, communication, teamwork, and self-development. Our study method collects field data in interviews, surveys, and observation data. Researchers also use questionnaires distributed to alumni and alumni who use the services of contractors and consultants. The field passed the data research tracer study that determines the extent to which the assessment of alumni and graduate users on the performance of graduates of the Department of Civil Engineering and Planning at the Pontianak State Polytechnic at the same time received advice or input to improve the performance of graduates From the evaluation results above, it is hoped that the data obtained can improve the performance of graduates so that by itself it can increase accreditation for two study programs, namely the D-III Civil Engineering Study Program and the D-IV Housing and Settlement Planning Study Program—learning program and learning program. Thus, we hope that the results of this study will be helpful for all parties; academics, policymakers, and other researchers.

SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE CONTEXT OF POST-COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN TRA VINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM

The purpose of this research is to find solutions to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in the context of the Post-Covid-19 pandemic in Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam, by collecting secondary data from reports from Tra Vinh Provincial People’s Committee, Tra Vinh Department of Planning and Investment, and Tra Vinh Provincial Statistics Office in the period 2016-2020. The authors used descriptive statistics, synthesis, analysis, evaluation, and expert surveys to verify former hypotheses about small and medium-sized enterprises and search for feasible solutions to enhance the competitiveness of small and mediumsized enterprises in Tra Vinh Province. The study analyzed the situation of small and mediumsized enterprises during the period 2016–2019 regarding the actual operation status, advantages, and limitations in the competition of Small and Medium Enterprises in Tra Vinh, Vietnam. From the research findings, the study proposes solutions to improve competitive advantages for Small and Medium Enterprises in Tra Vinh in thepost-Covid-19 pandemic future.

Analyzing causes of urban blight using cognitive mapping and DEMATEL.

Blight is a concept not commonly discussed. However, blight is a problem that exists in the lives of many people, especially if they reside in urban areas. Blight originates whenever properties are neglected, contributing to both a functional and social depreciation process and ultimately leading to uninhabitable dwellings. Despite being blighted, these properties and surrounding neighborhoods often are occupied by families who fail to have sufficient income to afford residences that meet minimum standards or to live in neighborhoods free from drug trafficking and prostitution or other forms of crime. Blight may spread rapidly, thus, experts must, in a timely manner, analyze its causes, which are essential to preventing and mitigating blight problems. The purpose of this study is to seek an understanding of blight and identify its causal factors. The generic methods commonly applied in previous blight research present limitations that this study aims to overcome by using cognitive mapping and the decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) technique. This dual methodology provides a more transparent and less restrictive approach for analyzing and complying with the dynamics of cause-and-effect relationships among variables. Group debate involving a panel of specialists in this field identified six causation clusters based on the experts’ experience and knowledge. The resulting framework and its application were validated both by these specialists and the head of the Territorial and Environmental Assessment and Monitoring Division of Cascais City Council Strategic Planning Department, Portugal.

A blueprint for measuring and improving graduate student mental health

Objective We provide a step-by-step guide for developing, administering, evaluating, and acting on a survey-based study of graduate student mental health. Methods: Blueprint focuses on forging student-faculty collaboration and is based on Harvard University’s Graduate Student Mental Health Initiative (GSMHI). The survey tool we use includes validated screening instruments for depression, anxiety, imposter phenomenon, self-esteem, alcohol consumption, exercise and sleep habits, and loneliness. It also includes environmental questions that collect epidemiologic data, as well as ratings of advising relationships and student dynamics. Results: After 6 years, GSMHI has analyzed data from 30 different PhD programs and 4,866 students, overseen the implementation of more than 60 departmental action plans, and performed 9 follow-up surveys to assess progress. It has achieved high response rates (60–90%), discovered wide variation in mental health and environmental factors across departments, and supported experiments with interventions. Conclusion: We hope this blueprint helps other universities run similar initiatives.

Metodología para el seguimiento y evaluación de las políticas públicas de Medellín

The Office of the Comptroller General of Medellin (CGM) developed a methodology to comprehensively evaluate public policies, ensuring quality and relevance. This methodology adapts the “Hourglass” model and complements it with the “Synergy” guide of the Administrative Department of Planning (DNP) and concepts of the Public Policy Cycle. The proposed method includes three interdependent phases. The first validates the theoretical and technical rigor of the municipal agreements to be considered “Public Policy”. The second phase evaluates the implementation of the policy, determining actions, resources and the implementation model used: Top Down, Bottom Up or Mixed. The third phase performs the micro fiscal control, integrating the previous phases to carry out a transversal audit. This methodology allows the CGM to pronounce on the effectiveness and efficiency of public policies, providing a robust system for comprehensive evaluation. By adapting and complementing established methodologies, the CGM seeks to improve the management and results of the policies implemented in Medellín.