Deputy Minister Research Articles

TINJAUAN YURIDIS KEWAJIBAN DISVESTASI BAGI PERUSAHAAN ASING DALAM PENGELOLAAN PERTAMBANGAN DI INDONESIA

<p>The mining divestment policy has 3 main key components. First, how much is the<br />divestment amount. Second, who can buy divested shares. Third, how much is the sale<br />price of the divested shares. The first element, the divestment requires that every<br />foreign-owned mining company divest a portion of the increased shares to the<br />government, BUMN or national private sector. (Government Regulation Number 1<br />of 2017, concerning Amendments to Government Regulation Number 23 of 2010,<br />concerning the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Business Activities).<br />The second element, regarding the divestment rules, determines who can buy<br />(Permen ESDM No. 9 of 2017, concerning Procedures for Stock Divestment and<br />Mechanism for Determining the Price of Divestment Shares in Minerba Mining<br />Business Activities).While the third element is the rule that determines the stock price<br />when it is sold, the share price offered to the Government is determined through<br />negotiation. (Government Regulation No. 23 of 2010, concerning the<br />Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Business Activities).Industrial<br />developments in the country are still difficult to do, including mining. According to<br />Archandra Tahar, Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) there<br />are at least three factors inhibiting the development of the mining sector in Indonesia.<br />These three factors are the problem of banking, technology and political interest<br />rates.</p>

Key Factors in the establishment of an academia-government center of public sector administrative data and policy research

A collaborative between the Government of New Brunswick (GNB) and the University of New Brunswick to establish a center of public sector administrative data and policy research was envisioned in 2012. Subsequent work between the parties led to the establishment of the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) in 2014.
 Academia-government partnerships are not unique in Canada, however what sets this apart is: 1) the legislative approach used to support research, 2) scope of administrative data made available, 3) value placed on anonymized linked data, 4) governance overseeing the partnership, and 5) measures taken to ensure the protection of citizens’ data.
 In 2017, the New Brunswick Act Respecting Research received proclamation. This Act serves to provide clarity and addresses gaps in access and use of personal / health data for research. The Act has opened the doors for NB-IRDT with data owners of public sector organizations. NB-IRDT may now receive pseudonymous personal data from any public sector program collecting personal information.
 The partnership is governed by several advisory committees each serving a different role in overseeing the growth of NB-IRDT; overall direction setting being led by a panel of Deputy Ministers and the Clerk (the senior ranking civil servant in GNB.)
 The collaboration is well positioned to support public policy research and fosters the use of evidence-based information in the development of government programs and services. The partnership has also helped to encourage new and innovative thinking within GNB about the value of linkable data to support decision-making.

Key messages from Setting Priorities Fairly: Sustainable Policies for Effective Resource Allocation

In September 2018 iDSI and Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) were delighted to host a first-of-its-kind event focused on sustainable resource allocation policies for low and middle income countries (LMICs) in Accra. The two-day event set out to address the difficulties that LMICs face with UHC attainment; and put the spotlight specifically on how HTA can provide solutions. Almost 100 policy representatives from across Africa and Europe attended workshops that provided an overview of HTA, covering core technical components and how HTA could be integrated within a broader decision-making process. Speakers presented on their experiences of HTA in SSA nations in plenary and parallel sessions covering a wide array of issues pertinent to HTA. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Health Ghana, endorsed by the Minister for Health, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu and formally opened by the Deputy Minister for Health Mr Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu. By leveraging the collective inputs and suggestions from a great mix of delegates with a vast collection of knowledge iDSI and HTAi anticipate the ideas and recommendations that stem from the event will further incite development and innovation within the region. This document rounds up key messages from the event.

Financial Transactions: Dutch Guidance versus the OECD Discussion Draft

On 3 July 2018, the OECD published a discussion draft on the transfer pricing of financial transactions. The Discussion Draft is follow-up work from the OECD/G20 BEPS Action Plan, more specifically Actions 8-10, as far as financial transactions are concerned. On 11 May 2018, the Dutch Deputy Minister of Finance published the updated Dutch transfer pricing decree (the 2018 Decree), which also includes guidance on financial transactions. This article compares the guidance on financial transactions in the 2018 Decree to the guidance provided in the Discussion Draft. The article is not intended to be a fully comprehensive overview of all items discussed in the Discussion Draft, but mainly focuses on the overlap with the 2018 Decree.

Політичний діалог між Україною та ЄС в рамках Угоди про асоціацію

Розкрито роль Угоди про асоціацію в поглибленні політичного діалогу між Україною та ЄС. Висвітлено роль політичного діалогу у формуванні політичної асоціації між Україною та ЄС. Проаналізовано політичний діалог між Україною та ЄС в рамках самітів Україна – ЄС, Ради асоціації, Комітету асоціації, Парламентського комітету асоціації та Платформи громадянського суспільства. Виявлено основні проблеми політичного діалогу між Україною та ЄС.

Yuri Fedorovich ISAKOV - academician of the USSR Academy of medical Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences, three times laureate of the State prizes, chief pediatric surgeon of the USSR and the Russian Federation, Deputy Minister of health of the USSR (to the 95th anniversary from birthday)

Yuri F. Isakov was born in 1923 in the city of Kovrov of the Vladimir region. Participated in the great Patriotic war. In 1951 he graduated from the medical faculty, 1951-1953. – Intern, post – graduate student of Department of pediatric surgery of the 2nd Moscow medical Institute. In 1955 he defended his candidate thesis on "Intravenous and intraosseous anesthesia in operations on the extremities in children", in 1963 – his doctoral thesis on the topic: "Hirschsprung's Disease in children (pathogenesis, clinic, treatment)". In 1964 he became Professor, and in 1966 head of the Department of surgical diseases of childhood of the 2nd Moscow medical Institute and was appointed chief pediatric surgeon, head of the Main Department of educational institutions of the Ministry of health of the USSR. Under his leadership, held a number of progressive reforms, including was introduced biennial specialisation, adapted to the tasks of practical health care curricula, the initiative was created by the initiative of the all-Union children's surgical centre. Since 1981, Yuri F. Isakov, Deputy Minister of health of the USSR, 1989 – Vice-President, Academy of medical Sciences of the USSR (later the Russian Academy of medical Sciences), 1993-2005 was chief pediatric surgeon of the Ministry of health of Russia. He was Chairman of the Presidium of the Russian Association of pediatric surgeons, the Bureau of the scientific Council on pediatric surgery of the Ministry of health of the Russian Federation and the Russian Academy of medical Sciences, editor-in-chief of the journal "Pediatric surgery", Advisor of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of medical Sciences. Yuri Isakov is the author of over 400 scientific works, including 23 monographs, 8 textbooks and manuals, 12 inventions. Yuri F. Isakov died on August 4, 2016 in Moscow, Troekurov buried at a cemetery.

Combating Corruption in Yudhoyono’s Indonesia: An Insider’s Perspective1

This paper shares my experiences in combating corruption under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s (SBY) administration from 2004 to 2014. In particular, I want to give you my inside story as President SBY’s Special Advisor for Legal Affairs from 2008 to 2009; his Special Advisor for Legal Affairs, Human Rights, and Anti-Corruption from 2009 to 2011; and his Deputy Minister for Law and Human Rights from 2011 to 2014. I hope my experience of six years in government that I will share with you tonight may be of some use in building a better understanding of how difficult is to combat corruption, even for the strongest authority in the country, the President.

Mortgage Lending and Borrowing Regulatory Changes

Prices in Vancouver and Toronto housing markets are forcing a tightening of mortgage lending across Canada by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI). This form of risk mitigation is carried out through increased stress testing of mortgage borrower income levels along with more strictly enforced loan-to-value requirements used to regulate lending practices by Federally Regulated Financial Institutions (FRFIs).The goal of the tightened mortgage lending is due to concerns surrounding the increasingly alarming debt problem as Canadian debt to income levels doubled in the past two decades, along with historical drops in Debt-Service ratios of Canadians during economic downturn. With Canadian debt to income levels at an all-time high, coupled with the facts that the current Canadian rates are higher than those of the US prior to the 2008 Financial Crisis, and the high level of mortgage debt that makes up the overall debt of Canadians, tightening of mortgage regulation is something that the Government deems necessary.Written in the format of a Memorandum to a Deputy Minister in the Federal Canadian Government, this paper examines and addresses key issues related to the increased mortgage regulation being carried out by OSFI and the Federal Government.

دراسة تقویمیة لالیات تطبیق التنمیة البشریة المستدامة بالمؤسسات الریاضیة فى ضوء نظم ومعاییر إدارة الجودة الشاملة

يهدف البحث الي دراسة تقويمية لاليات تطبيق التنمية البشرية المستدامة بالمؤسسات الرياضية فى ضوء نظم ومعايير إدارة الجودة الشاملة وکان من اهم نتئج البحث التوصل الي تقييم وتقويم لاليات تطبيق التنمية البشرية المستدامة بالمؤسسات الرياضية فى ضوء نظم ومعايير إدارة الجودة الشاملة وتقديم مقترح لها . The current research is aimed at assessing the sustainable human development of sports institutions applying mechanisms in light of the systems and standards of total quality management . The researcher used a descriptive approach (surveys style), is research community in Sada, deputy ministers and general managers and directors of departments and personnel and human resource management at the Ministry of Youth and Sports and some workers Olympic Committee and sports federations and departments of Youth and Sports, the Arab Republic of Egypt, was chosen as the research sample randomly from the research community and adult stature (126) members . The researcher used an analysis of documents and records and a questionnaire evaluating sustainable human development of sports institutions applying mechanisms in light of the systems and standards of total quality management . One of the most important findings is not clear strategies clear and stated policies, which are the basis of the practice in all the activities of human resource management, and it was the recommendations put a clear strategy and specific sustainable human development of sports institutions could follow in refining and rehabilitation and preparing workers to ensure the preparation of cadres and administrative leaders qualified . Assistant Prof. of Sport Management Department , Faculty of Physical Education for Girls, HelwanUniversity .

دراسة تقویمیة لالیات تطبیق التنمیة البشریة المستدامة بالمؤسسات الریاضیة فى ضوء نظم ومعاییر إدارة الجودة الشاملة

یهدف البحث الی دراسة تقویمیة لالیات تطبیق التنمیة البشریة المستدامة بالمؤسسات الریاضیة فى ضوء نظم ومعاییر إدارة الجودة الشاملة وکان من اهم نتئج البحث التوصل الی تقییم وتقویم لالیات تطبیق التنمیة البشریة المستدامة بالمؤسسات الریاضیة فى ضوء نظم ومعاییر إدارة الجودة الشاملة وتقدیم مقترح لها . The current research is aimed at assessing the sustainable human development of sports institutions applying mechanisms in light of the systems and standards of total quality management . The researcher used a descriptive approach (surveys style), is research community in Sada, deputy ministers and general managers and directors of departments and personnel and human resource management at the Ministry of Youth and Sports and some workers Olympic Committee and sports federations and departments of Youth and Sports, the Arab Republic of Egypt, was chosen as the research sample randomly from the research community and adult stature (126) members . The researcher used an analysis of documents and records and a questionnaire evaluating sustainable human development of sports institutions applying mechanisms in light of the systems and standards of total quality management . One of the most important findings is not clear strategies clear and stated policies, which are the basis of the practice in all the activities of human resource management, and it was the recommendations put a clear strategy and specific sustainable human development of sports institutions could follow in refining and rehabilitation and preparing workers to ensure the preparation of cadres and administrative leaders qualified . Assistant Prof. of Sport Management Department , Faculty of Physical Education for Girls, HelwanUniversity .

International Automobile Scientific Forum (IASF-2017) Intelligent Transport Systems

International Automobile Scientific Forum (IASF-2017) “Intelligent Transport Systems”Prospects of the creation, production and operation of autonomous (driverless) vehicles and related infrastructure became the main topic of IASF-2017, which took place at FSUE “NAMI”. More than 350 people participated in the Forum, including representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, KAMAZ PTC, PJSC AVTOVAZ, GAZ GROUP, GLONASS NP, Yandex, FEV, VOLVO, Bosch, AVL, National Instruments, Cognitive Technologies, Mechanical Engineering Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Yandex, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI), Moscow Polytechnic University, South Ural State University and other institutions. Among the participants, there were young scientists and engineers developing technologies in the field of intelligent transport systems (ITS).Within IASF-2017, ITS development trends, creation and improvement of regulatory and legal framework in this field, development of processing equipment and ITS testing procedures, risks related to the implementation of such systems in everyday life were discussed.Alexander Morozov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, has invited the audience to participate in the activities of AUTONET National Technological Initiative, which supports projects aimed at development of the related components, programs and systems.There was also an exhibition of R&D achievements in the field of autonomous vehicles and their components organized within the Forum. FSUE “NAMI” presented some projects, which are already well known to the public – SHATL driverless electric bus and electric driverless vehicle – as well as electronic control systems and vehicle components. KAMAZ together with FSUE “NAMI” presented the “Driverless KAMAZ” Project. GAZ GROUP presented a driverless bus based on a light electric platform and a new-generation frame bus, which completely meets the requirements of the “Accessible Environment” program. MADI showed the “Open Automobile Platform for Autonomous Vehicle Technology Testing” project.On the second day of the Forum, October 19, a joint session of young professionals, students and postgraduates’ section and “Vehicle Intelligent Systems” section was held.All postgraduates and students who presented their papers within the session were granted IASF-2017 Certificates of Participation.

Policy‐Seeking and Office‐Seeking: Categorizing Parties Based on Coalition Payoff Allocation

AbstractCharacterizations of political parties as policy‐seeking or office‐seeking have been vague, anecdotal, or theoretical. This research builds on coalition allocation research to develop an empirical determination of parties’ behavior. Through analysis of eight coalition governments in Israel from 1992 to 2015, this work classifies parties based on the degree to which the payoffs they obtain in coalition negotiations are conducive to their policy goals. The results indicate that nonformateur parties tend to be more policy‐seeking and formateur parties more office‐seeking. The research also reveals disparities in proportions of policy‐seeking and office‐seeking payoffs obtained by different types of parties. This work makes several research contributions, including development of an empirical method for identifying parties as policy‐seeking or office‐seeking, broadening allocation analysis to include deputy ministers and committee chairs, and providing a qualitative evaluation of coalition allocation based on the policy value of each payoff for the party obtaining it.Related Articles Vercesi, Michelangelo. 2016. “.” Politics & Policy 44 (): 168‐219. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1747-1346 Posey, Kevin H. 1994. “.” Southeastern Political Review 22 (): 549‐557. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1747-1346 Mizrahi, Shlomo, Fany Yuval, and Nissim Cohen. 2014. “.” Politics & Policy 42 (): 850‐880. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1747-1346

“Transformation of Libraries and Library Systems in the Modern Conditions”: Annual Meeting of the Heads of Federal and Central Regional Libraries of Russia

The article presents analytical review of the events and key presentations of the Annual Meeting of the Heads of Federal and Central Regional Libraries of Russia, held in St. Petersburg on 14—16 November, 2017. Within the framework of the Meeting there were organized the plenary sessions and round tables (“Transformation of library systems. Regulatory support”, “Program of support for children and young adults reading in the Russian Federation: challenges and opportunities”, and “Formation and use of the Union catalogue of the libraries of Russia”). The official ceremony of awarding the winners of the All-Russian contest “Librarian 2017”, established by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and carried out by the National Library of Russia and St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture under the auspices of the Russian Library Association. The report “On the status and prospects of the development of library-information activity in the Russian Federation” was presented by Vladimir V. Aristarkhov, the First Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation. He outlined the main priorities of the development of librarianship in Russia. In the reports of the participants of the Meeting were raised the problems of preservation of library collections and training of library staff, as well as discussed the program of support for children and young adults reading in the Russian Federation, and other important issues of the development of librarianship in the country.

Parties’ foreign policy approach and the outcome of coalition allocation negotiations: the case of Israel

Foreign policy research has explored the impacts of different aspects of domestic politics on actors’ international behavior. This work looks in the other direction, examining how political parties’ foreign policy approach affects the share of payoffs they successfully negotiate in parliamentary government coalitions. This study integrates political psychology research, correlating IR paradigms and negotiating behavior, with studies of coalition formation. The article also expands on previous coalition allocation research through analysis of ministers, deputy ministers, and committee chairs in eight coalition governments in Israel from 1992 to 2015. The results indicate that political parties characterized by a realist approach obtain a higher share of coalition payoffs, quantitative and qualitative, than parties with a constructivist or liberal approach. Realists’ advantage is revealed to be significantly greater among non-formateur parties. This work contributes to research on coalition allocation, political behavior, political parties, and foreign policy analysis.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATION IN THE TERRITORY FROM LISBON TO VLADIVOSTOK

[For the English full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].On May 31, 2017 in St. Petersburg State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia Sergey Aristov took part in an international conference on development of cooperation in the territory from Lisbon to Vladivostok. The conference was held within the framework of the «zero day» program of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. During the first session, representatives of government, business, and the analytical and financial sectors offered their solutions to the large-scale and ambitious task of forming a common economic space on the Eurasian continent. On the basis of press releases of the Press service of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation

Insecurity and lack of funds hamper progress on Afghan health service

Ambitious Afghan Government plans to provide basic health-care services to 25 million Afghan people who have one of the lowest health standards in the world are being hampered by a lack of funds and mounting insecurity, government and humanitarian officials said. Abdullah Sherzai, Deputy Minister of Public Health, told the Bulletin that his ministry was still waiting for almost half the funds needed for this year's budget alone. Donors, like USAID and The World Bank, have approved the Afghan Government plan. But some donors are not providing enough funds for this, preferring more visible projects with more immediate results, such as building a big hospital in Kabul and other cities, officials say. Out of a total US$ 200 million we budgeted for the provision of the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) this year, only 50-60% of the money has been disbursed, Mr Sherzai said, speaking from Kabul in August. The Basic Package initiative, developed by the Afghan Government in cooperation with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and United Nations agencies including WHO, aims to provide a standardized set of basic health services at primary level to improve the health status of Afghans. Maternal mortality is alarmingly high, with about 1700 women dying for every 100 000 live births because of complications that could easily be prevented. The situation is worse in remote areas. The country has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world--with 165 deaths per 1000 live births. One in four children die before their fifth birthday. Life expectancy at birth is only 46 years. Most Afghans, particularly those in rural areas, do not have access to health care because more than two decades of war have destroyed or damaged the majority of health facilities and educational institutions, and many health-care workers have been displaced or killed. Dr Khalid Shibib of WHO's Emergency and Humanitarian Action Department said that although access to health care in Afghanistan has been improving slowly, it is not very different to many other underdeveloped countries. A serious problem is a lack of mental health resources and a shortage of professional mental health care workers. A team of researchers warned in August that the prevalence of mental disorders in Afghanistan was alarming and required immediate attention by donors and policy-makers (JAMA 2004;292:575-93). With decades of war, the people of Afghanistan have gone through uniquely traumatic experiences that have affected their mental health, said Dr Barbara Lopes Cardozo, a psychiatrist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. …

The Rise of Court Government? Testing the Centralisation of Power Thesis with Longitudinal Data from Canada

Whether there has been a centralisation of power towards the first minister and her entourage of courtiers during the 20th century is a contentious issue among scholars of parliamentary systems. A principle reason for the endurance of this debate is the absence of empirical indicators that can be compared over time. This article contributes to this research by examining a primary means the centre is believed to have increased its control: the appointment of administrative elites. Using an original data set of deputy minister turnover in Canada’s provincial bureaucracies from 1920 to 2013, this article tests whether the relationship between a change in the first minister and bureaucratic mobility has shifted over time. Consistent with the centralisation of power thesis, the results show that the level of mobility following a transition in the first minister and party has increased since 1980. Moreover, whereas before 1980 only a change in first minister alongside a transition in party leads to increased mobility, since then, mobility increases alongside all newly elected first ministers, regardless of party change. This relationship is not found among unelected first ministers, who are believed to have a different relationship with cabinet and party members than elected first ministers.

Black Economic Empowerment, Employment Creation and Resilience: The Economic and Social Contribution of Lennox Mine to the Development of Zimbabwe, 1970-2016

<div><p><em>This research sets out to unravel the history of Lennox Mine from its inception in 1970 tracing the contribution of the mine to the economic development of Zimbabwe from its colonial beginnings up to the current period when the new visionary owner, Honourable Gandiwa Moyo, Deputy Minister of Mines who inherited a dysfunctional mining enterprise set it on course again as a pillar for economic production, under the erstwhile management of the Lennox General Mine Manager, Edgar Mashindi. The research seeks to explore how the mine management, operating under harsh economic conditions prevailing in Zimbabwe has empowered African entrepreneurs and employees and resuscitated life to the dying town of Mashava. Mashava is back on its former footing as a lively booming bedroom town of Masvingo City, forty kilometres away: supermarkets, bars, salons, housing projects, new shops are sprouting up once again as Mashava claims its proud place as a gold producing enclave of the Zimbabwean economy. Hundreds of unemployed youths from all over Zimbabwe have descended on Mashava, seeking employment and investment opportunities resulting in an unprecedented economic boom which is being felt country wide. Only recently hordes of flea female market traders opened shop at Mashava to sell clothes, shoes, household furniture and related paraphernalia to local residents and they reported that business was excellent and confirmed business plans to return every month end to sell their wares. A few years back Mashava was an abandoned mining town with all services shut down after the Capitalist oligarchic organization which owned Mashava ceased all operations and expropriated capital to Australia and Europe and started out new commercial ventures in those respective European countries. The Zimbabwean Electricity Supply Association [ZESA] shut down electricity supplies to Lennox Mine after the mine incurred a debt of close to a quarter of a million. Today, Lennox has agreed on a payment plan and electricity has been reopened triggering high gold productivity as the mine returns to its normal production levels.</em></p></div>

Performance measurement in the Government of Alberta

Despite the proposed positive aspects of performance measurement, there have been numerous concerns raised about the limitations of being able to measure in a public sector environment. While some people tend to raise more technical concerns, others raised more philosophical concerns about the legitimacy and authenticity of the performance measurement process, given the measures are publicly reported in the government’s business plans and annual reports. In this sense, the legitimacy of performance measurement is threatened because the measures, targets, and results are perceived to be “massaged and manipulated” by management, a central agency, or a communications department. In other words, high-risk measures, such as those that fluctuate, are difficult to attribute, never meet their target, and have a low citizen satisfaction rating, are unlikely to get or remain in a business plan. The third challenge to measuring performance in a government setting is that the external performance measures and targets are linked to department, deputy minister and individual performance plans. This final challenge threatens the validity of the performance measurement framework in the sense that civil servants are likely to choose performance measures and targets that are easy to measure, are stable, and the targets are met or surpassed each fiscal year. It is this subjectivity and the technical challenges of performance measurement that lead to the questioning of the legitimacy and authenticity of reporting on performance in a public sector setting. This subjectivity of both performance and results contributes to the paradox of public reporting. On the one hand, a government can be praised for being transparent in its plans; on the other hand, it can be criticized for publishing politically safe and strategic information for fear of retaliation from the media, opposition parties, and disgruntled citizens. It is this paradox that will be explored in the article under the realm of bureaucratic propaganda.

Parks and Arbitration

Parks and Arbitration