Governance Capabilities Research Articles

Carbon peak prediction and emission reduction pathways of China’s low-carbon pilot cities: A case study of Wuxi city in Jiangsu province

Carbon peaking is a research hotspot in China, aiming to reduce the impact of human activities on global climate change, promote the transformation of Low-carbon economy and realize high-quality development. The article takes Wuxi City in China's Jiangsu Province as a pilot low-carbon city to study its carbon emissions characters, then introduces the KAYA model, and sets different scenarios for the influencing factors, further predicts carbon emissions peak in 2019∼2030, and finally proposes the corresponding carbon reduction pathways. Results show that the total of carbon emissions in the study area is still in the upward period of the Kuznets' inverted U-shaped curve, the main factors are population growth rate, economic growth rate, energy consumption intensity and energy structure. If the enhanced carbon reduction scenario is adopted, carbon emissions peak will occur in 2025 or 2026, and the total carbon emissions will be between 120 million tCO2 e to 130 million tCO2 e, and the per capita carbon level will be about 17.5–19.5 tCO2 e. On the future, ten emission reduction pathways for China's low-carbon cities are put forward: strengthening urban spatial planning, upgrading economic structure, developing low-carbon systems in energy, industry, housing, transportation, and agriculture, encouraging low-carbon lifestyles, reforming low-carbon boosting mechanism, and improving low-carbon governance capability.

Enhancing Banking Sector Performance: Assessing IT Capabilities with COBIT 2019 Framework Analysis

The growth of Information Technology within companies has been following its advancements. However, the unattained objectives stem from inefficient transitional systems within the company, leading to inaccurate data and project delays, consequently hindering the fulfilment of corporate expectations. This study aims to offer developmental recommendations through the assessment of IT governance capabilities. The measured capabilities reveal that objectives within processes BAI03, BAI05, and APO03 are stagnant at level 2. The findings from these processes highlight areas for improvement that can be rectified by the company. The proposed enhancements align with recommendations focusing on transitional system development and monitoring to enhance data transition efficiency, thus establishing a monitoring system to mitigate errors resulting from inefficient data transitions.

Preventing and mitigating risks of rumours during major pandemics in the era of artificial intelligence: A perspective on vulnerability

AbstractThe sudden outbreak of a major pandemic often leads to the widespread dissemination of rumours related to the event. The public serves as both disseminators and regulators of rumours. Enhancing the public's capability to defend against rumours and strengthening their resilience are crucial for turning the tide of the pandemic. This study focuses on the rumours surrounding the COVID‐19 event and explores their impact on public vulnerability. Researching rumours during the pandemic reveals that in the era of artificial intelligence, the public's information needs, scepticism towards government resilience, and distrust in social relationships can deepen vulnerability, resulting in a proliferation of rumours. Therefore, it is proposed that governments should utilize new technologies, break away from traditional governance systems, and construct a rumour resolution system focusing on demand‐oriented approaches, employing artificial intelligence techniques, and precision repairing of social trust. This approach aims to reduce public vulnerability during significant pandemics and enhance the government's capabilities in rumour prevention and emergency management.

Intelligence Theory and Democratic Governance: An Epistemological Approach from Political Science

The contemporary concept of national and state security is currently undergoing a significant change with regard to its scope and structure. In the light of the risks that threaten present-day societies and their democratic political systems, the viability of the old paradigm of intelligence is being called into question. The increase in the Intelligence Community calls on a plurality of actors from different epistemological fields inside social sciences to contribute to the strengthening of a new paradigm of intelligence suitable to promote and strengthen peacebuilding and democratic governance capabilities. Exploring the changes that underlie proposals for a new approach to intelligence, this article formulates a proactive and preventive approach from the conceptual, methodological, professional, and academic perspective of political science.

지방정부의 재난안전 역량 강화

This paper aims to propose strategies to enhance the disaster management capabilities of local governments. It is necessary for local government leaders to increase their interest in disaster safety, boost the self-efficacy of officials, and find ways to enhance their pride. It is vital to establish collaborative governance that mobilizes the disaster safety capacities within the region. Reflecting on the work experience of the disaster safety department when appointing senior officials and expanding recruitment is essential steps. Additionally, promoting the stable and efficient operations of disaster safety organizations can be achieved by conducting regular personnel appointments every January. Furthermore, it is necessary to establish disaster safety specialized institutions in the form of foundation corporations in 17 metropolitan local governments and set up crisisonomy graduate school to nurture specialized professionals. Practical on-site manuals and conducting on-site training are also essential. Lastly, managing the early stages of disaster occurrences and operating a disaster situation room equipped with on-site response capabilities are crucial.

Personal Information Preservation and Balance of Interests

On the one hand, emerging information technologies such as data and information in modern society not only bring a lot of benefits to the development of human society but also lead to the ubiquitous risk of personal message infringement. Therefore, information subjects have the interest expectations and claims to limit the processing and use of their information by others, to protect personal information from illegal collection, processing, dissemination, and intrusion by others. Conversely, the free flow and rational use of individual data have greatly improved the quality of People's Daily social life and have also become an important strategic resource and driving force to promote the enhancement of government governance capabilities and the social development of the future digital economy. Therefore, it can be said that the balance of interests between the preservation and Use of personal messages has become the foundation of the rule of law development of privacy preservation for personal data in contemporary society. Given this, based on previous studies, this paper will further study and discuss the interest balance between the preservation and application of private data in the advancement of contemporary civilization by using the methods of value analysis, legal hermeneutics analysis, and comparative analysis, and propose that within limits permitted by law and with the interests of the information subject as the bottom line, The legal foundation for information users' usage of personal data can be suitably increased to strike a balance between the needs of usage and security of personal messages.

China’s Digital Expansionism in Africa and the US Counter-Strategies

This article explains that digital geopolitics is a key component of Sino-US rivalry, as digital technologies have taken the centre stage in the new global conflict between the United States and China. China’s digital expansionism through its Digital Silk Road (DSR) projects is promoting its geopolitical agenda in African countries. Chinese financial institutions are funding African countries’ digital infrastructure projects, which are being implemented by Chinese companies. Chinese companies, which are dominating the African digital technology space, are also setting new technology standards and norms that challenge the existing US-led global digital order. DSR projects have improved the digital connectivity of African countries, boosted the emergence of local companies, created job opportunities for Africans and enhanced governments’ governance capabilities. However, African countries’ dependence on the Chinese digital technology curtails local companies’ growth capabilities while promoting China’s ‘digital authoritarianism’ and ‘data colonialism’, as China’s companies possess market manipulation tools and capabilities. In addition, unmanageable loans given by Chinese financial institutions to implement DSR projects are creating sovereignty-eroding debt traps for African countries. As China’s digital expansionism poses a severe challenge to US geopolitical interests in the African continent, the United States, as a part of its counter-moves, has started a global campaign against Chinese digital expansionism, imposed a ban on Chinese tech companies, adopted the Digital Connectivity and Cyber-security Partnership (DCCP) and launched the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) scheme. Pursuing an aggressive strategy, the United States should launch a ‘Digital Marshal Plan’ to counter the Chinese digital expansionism at the global level in general and Africa in particular. Hence, in this context, using the descriptive-qualitative approach, this study is based on the content analysis method.

Sentiment-topic dynamic collaborative analysis-based public opinion mapping in aviation disaster management: A case study of the MU5735 air crash

In the new media era, public opinion guidance for major emergencies is significant for enhancing social governance capabilities and ensuring social stability. Constructing a public opinion map based on sentiment-topic dynamic collaborative analysis can serve as a valuable reference for government-led public opinion guidance. This paper firstly develops a sentiment dictionary for major disaster events to aid in recognizing netizen emotions and uses a relevance formula-based Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model to conduct topic text mining. Then, through the division of public opinion cycles and different methods-based topic classification, sentiment-topic dynamic collaborative analysis is performed to create a visual public opinion map. By examining the case of the China Eastern Airlines MU5735 crash, the results indicate a close relationship between netizens’ sentiments and the topic content, primarily influenced by mainstream media news reports during different stages of public opinion. Furthermore, it is find that certain key node events can trigger emotional resonance among the masses during different stages of the public opinion cycle, resulting in completely different sentiments such as “sorrow”, “good” and “anger” for different topics. The visual public opinion map generated in this study offers valuable insights for the public opinion guidance and supervision of related disaster events. Simultaneously, it can also help identify and understand potential public opinion risks of disaster events, such as the spread of rumors and the amplification of panic. This provides both researchers and government administrators with a comprehensive and intuitive tool to better understand public opinion and effectively mitigate the public opinion risks associated with disaster events, thus safeguarding public safety and interests.

POLICY CAPACITY AND E-GOVERNANCE: ASSESSMENT OF THE E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES OF VALENCIA CITY, BUKIDNON

The rise of electronic governance has become a dominant force shaping the future of government. This study focuses on assessing the policy capacity of e-government services in LGU-Valencia City. It explores the competencies and capabilities of the local government in delivering basic e-government services, identifies strengths and weaknesses in their implementation, and provides recommendations for improvement. The findings highlight the analytical, operational, and political capacity of LGU-Valencia City in terms of e-governance, emphasizing essential competencies such as human resources, data management, policy support, technical expertise, and training. Operational capacity themes include organizational structure, financial and infrastructure resources, technology and information systems, and policy framework. Political capacity themes encompass leadership, citizen participation, stakeholder engagement, transparency, and intergovernmental relations. The study also reveals the presence of government-to-government (G2G) e-services in Valencia City, emphasizing collaborations and partnerships among agencies. Strengths and weaknesses of different e-government types (G2B, G2C, G2E) are identified, along with challenges in citizen acceptance and the positive impact of e-governance on businesses and employee relationships. Overall, the study concludes that LGU- Valencia City demonstrates policy capacity and readiness for digital innovation. The study suggests future researchers adopt a multi- method approach, compare policy capacity across LGUs, engage stakeholders and endusers, and emphasize capacity-building. These recommendations aim to contribute to improving governance and public services by conducting relevant and rigorous studies on policy capacity and e-governance in LGUs.

Between productivity booster and structural resistance: A trajectory and limit of agile governance

The organization competes to increase its productivity by implementing a form of governance that is agile to technological changes. However, in its implementation, challenges inevitably arise, such as resistance to change, especially in terms of organizational structure. This study aims to examine the effect of agile governance, as proposed by Luna et al. (2015), consisting of six sub-variables (environmental factors, moderator factors, agile capabilities, governance capabilities, business operations, value delivery), on structural resistance (Kumar & Kant, 2006). This study uses a quantitative approach. Data were obtained by distributing questionnaires to 400 civil servants in Indonesia. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (SEM-PLS) with the help of R software. The results showed that environmental factors, moderator factors, and agile capabilities have a negative and significant effect on structural resistance. On the other hand, business operations and value delivery have a positive and significant effect on structural resistance. Meanwhile, governance capabilities do not have a significant effect on the structural resistance of public-sector organizations. These findings contribute to the understanding of the challenges associated with implementing agile governance and highlight the importance of addressing resistance to change, particularly in terms of organizational structure.

Exploring the Path of Judicial Big Data to Enhance Data Governance Capability

Abstract In ample data justice, predicting legal outcomes and identifying similar cases hold significant value. This paper presents an advanced legal prediction algorithm that integrates the specific features of legal texts. Utilizing the Text Rank model, it extracts essential text features from legal provisions and facts, enabling the precise deployment of legal requirements based on detailed case analyses and legal knowledge. To overcome the hurdles of scant training data and the challenge of distinguishing similar legal documents, we developed a similar case matching model employing twin Bert encoders. Our empirical study reveals theft, intentional injury, and fraud as the predominant crimes, with sample counts of 335,745, 174,526, and 47,677, respectively. These top offenses, correlating with the most frequently cited laws, account for 85.79% of our dataset. The analysis further indicates “RMB” as the most recurring word in theft and fraud cases, and “minor injury” in intentional injury instances. Notably, our findings show that categories such as “misappropriation” are prone to misclassification as “embezzlement,” and “robbery” often gets confused with “theft,” highlighting the complexities of legal classification.

Retraction Notice: Enhancing the Governance Capabilities Through Smart Technology: Scenario Application of Image Recognition and Its Effects in Chinese Local Governance

Retraction Notice: Enhancing the Governance Capabilities Through Smart Technology: Scenario Application of Image Recognition and Its Effects in Chinese Local Governance

Government Capability in Encouraging Sustainable Innovation: A Case Study of the Makassar City Tourism Alley Program

This study aims to analyze the innovation capacity of the Lorong Wisata Makassar program based on the innovation capability model developed by Lawson & Samson (2001). By analyzing the seven elements of innovation capability, namely: vision and strategy, utilization of bases and competencies, organizational intelligence, management of creativity and ideas, structure and organization, culture and climate and technology management. The type of research used is to use an exprolative qualitative approach to analyze and prorelate in depth related to the phenomena that occur in research. Data collection techniques i.e., observation, in-depth interviews, documentation. The results showed that in element the Vision and Strategy have been implemented optimally because the program has been able to improve the economy of the hallway community. Base utilization and competence have not been achieved due to budget constraints in the utilization of hallways. Organizational intelligence has run well as seen from the government's ability to change people's mindset. Management of creativity and ideas has been carried out optimally, supported by the ability of the Makassar City government to provide stimulant assistance to the community through synergy between SKPD. The organizational structure and system have been implemented optimally, because the Makassar City government has been able to monitor the development and monitoring of the hallway regularly. The culture and climate of implementation have not been able to be optimal, this is due to the development of Lorong Wisata which is continuously established by the government, while on the other hand there are still many abandoned alleys.

Auditing Process and Service Delivery In Kabale Local Government, Uganda

This study's aim was to ascertain how the auditing procedure affected the provision of services by the Kabale District Local Government. Service delivery was the study's end variable, while the study's predictor variables were how the money was allocated. The cross-sectional survey came before the research. It was decided to conduct both a quantitative and a qualitative analysis using the data from 86 respondents. Frequency tables were employed to explain the data since descriptive analysis required that a single variable and its properties be presented together with the data. A Pearson correlation matrix was used to look at the bivariate correlations between the predictor components and the dependent variable. To fit the data, a linear regression model was employed. According to research results from the regression model, the distribution of money (R=656) has a positive importance on the capability of the local government of Kabale District. The key finding of this study is that service delivery at Kabale District Local Government is impacted by the auditing process, as shown by the findings and discussion. This is consistent with the researcher's subsequent findings. When asked if Integrate is observed in accordance with the auditing process, the respondents' responses revealed that 90.7% of them agreed with the claim and 9.3% were unsure. The study suggests emphasizing the auditing procedure when providing services. Integrate, relationship-building, objectivity, timeliness, and communication should be stressed in order to achieve this.

Information Technology Governance Capability at PT XYZ using COBIT 2019

PT XYZ is a management consulting company in Jakarta. This company has many products related to information technology. Therefore, measuring the capability of information technology governance at PT XYZ was carried out. The measurement of information technology governance capability is based on problems that are often faced by companies in terms of project management followed by problems related to the company's IT budget and human resources skilled in information technology. Capability measurement is carried out using COBIT 2019 with a qualitative approach. Using data collection methods with interviews and literature study. The results of the data collection showed that there were 3 COBIT 2019 domain processes that matched the company's problems, namely APO06 - Managed Budget and Costs, APO07 - Managed Human Resources, and BAI11 - Managed Projects. The results of the capability measurement carried out concluded that the three selected domain processes namely APO06, APO07, and BAI11 were achieved at level 2 or can be categorized as Fully Achieved so that companies get several recommendations for improvement to improve the quality of their information technology governance and reach a higher level.

AUDIT SISTEM INFORMASI AKUNTANSI DESA LEMBASUNG MENGGUNAKAN FRAMEWORK COBIT 5

Lembasung Village is one of the villages in Blambangan Umpu District, Way Kanan Regency. According to Government Regulation Number 60 of 2014, Village Fund Allocations originate from the State Expenditure Budget and are then channeled through the Regional Expenditure Revenue Budget to village governments for village development. There are still several challenges in implementing the current system in Lembasung Village, including frequent errors when entering activity codes or account codes, delays in submitting financial reports from villages to sub-districts and village government offices, and a lack of human resources to use the application. Siskeudes. As a result, information technology governance has not been able to function optimally. These limitations require the use of the Cobit 5 Framework with the EDM (Evaluate, Direct, Monitor) subdomain to audit the Accounting Information System for Management of Village Fund Allocations in the Middle of the Covid-19 Pandemic. To find out the Information Technology Governance Capability Level in Lembasung Village, a study was carried out. The results showed that the Capability Level for the EDM01, EDM02, EDM04, and EDM05 subdomain processes was at level 4 and had a Gap of -0.22364, while the Capability Level for the EDM03 subdomain process was at level 0 and had a Gap of 0.042857. By enabling current village officials to carry out their obligations in accordance with their duties and functions and maximizing existing services, Lembasung Village can overcome risks or problems that must be evaluated for future improvements so as to achieve the anticipated target level.

On the legal construction of ideological and political education in colleges and universities from the perspective of university governance

In the current stage of ideological and political education in the legal system construction process, after a period of time to improve and improve, although made certain achievements, but there are also a series of problems such as imperfect structure system, unreasonable evaluation system and incomplete coverage of the main body. In the context of promoting the modernization of the governance system and capacity, it is necessary to carry out the construction of the rule of law in the ideological and political education of colleges and universities from the perspective of university governance, taking the premise, basis, theme and direction of University Governance as the basis of legal construction of ideological and political education in colleges and universities. Through the establishment of a sound legal system, the implementation of the spirit of the rule of law, building a legal atmosphere and a series of methods to do a good job in the ideological and political education of the legal system. To find out the development direction of the legal system construction of ideological and political education in colleges and universities, and to promote the modernization development of university governance system and governance capability. In this paper, first of all, the relevant contents and functions of university governance are expounded, and the measures for the legal construction of ideological and political education in universities are put forward in the perspective of university governance.

On the Legal Construction of Ideological and Political Education in Colleges and Universities from the Perspective of University Governance

In the current stage of ideological and political education in the legal system construction process, after a period of time to improve and improve, although made certain achievements, but there are also a series of problems such as imperfect structure system, unreasonable evaluation system and incomplete coverage of the main body. In the context of promoting the modernization of the governance system and capacity, it is necessary to carry out the construction of the rule of law in the ideological and political education of colleges and universities from the perspective of university governance, taking the premise, basis, theme and direction of University Governance as the basis of legal construction of ideological and political education in colleges and universities. Through the establishment of a sound legal system, the implementation of the spirit of the rule of law, building a legal atmosphere and a series of methods to do a good job in the ideological and political education of the legal system. To find out the development direction of the legal system construction of ideological and political education in colleges and universities, and to promote the modernization development of university governance system and governance capability. In this paper, first of all, the relevant contents and functions of university governance are expounded, and the measures for the legal construction of ideological and political education in universities are put forward in the perspective of university governance.

The Poona Pact, Indian National Congress and the descriptive and substantive representation of Dalits in colonial India

AbstractWithin the prevailing historiographical tradition of modern India, critics see the Poona Pact as having “disenfranchised” Dalits, which they attribute to the fact that, due to the numerical superiority of caste Hindus, the implementation of joint electorates resulted in the consolidation of power within the Indian National Congress: the party that, critics allege, protected the interests of the caste Hindu community. Critics further argue that Dalit candidates who successfully ran for office under the Congress party’s banner, garnering support mostly from caste Hindu voters, failed to speak for the interests of the Dalit community effectively. This article examines the returns of the provincial assembly elections held in 1936–1937 and 1945–1946, as well as the functioning of the Congress ministries in the provinces of British India between 1937 and 1939 and 1946 and 1947 to challenge the criticisms mentioned above and to argue that the inclusion of reserved seats, primary elections, and cumulative voting mechanisms had a significant role in enhancing the potential of the Poona Pact to ensure genuine descriptive representation of Dalits. The article also finds that the affiliation of Dalit legislators with the Congress party had a beneficial impact on their substantive representation in the provincial legislatures where the Congress formed ministries because Dalit interests and the ideological and programmatic dynamics of the Congress party were congruent. In this context, Gandhi, a member of the caste Hindu community, played the role of a “critical actor” who encouraged the Congress party to undertake measures to advance the interests of the Dalit community. Moreover, a powerful and autonomous anti-untouchability movement led by the Harijan Sevak Sangh played a crucial role in enhancing the institutional capabilities of the Congress governments, enabling them to effectively address the concerns and challenges faced by the Dalit community, which further bolstered the substantive representation of Dalits.

The Spatial–Temporal Characteristics and Driving Forces of the Coupled and Coordinated Development between New Urbanization and Rural Revitalization

In the 21st century’s global push for sustainable development, strategies for new urbanization and rural revitalization in China have transitioned from traditional geographic expansion to a focus on high-quality integration across ecological, social, and economic dimensions. Employing advanced methods such as the entropy weight TOPSIS, coupling coordination model, kernel density estimation, Markov chain, and geographic detector, this study comprehensively explores the spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of urban–rural integration in China from 2001 to 2022. Key findings reveal increasing coupling coordination degrees in each province, with significant spatial variations. Notably, during the 15th Five-Year Plan, all regions, including eastern, central, and western areas, exhibited low-level coupling coordination. However, a decreasing ladder-like distribution emerged during the 13th and 14th Five-Year Plans, forming a development pattern centered on eastern coastal regions and spreading inland. The central regions experienced significant changes in development kernel density, while the national eastern and western regions remained relatively stable. Looking ahead, highly coupled regions are expected to maintain leadership, positively influencing neighboring areas and propelling overall urban–rural development towards sustainable goals. Conversely, low-level coupled regions require deeper reforms for leap-frog development. The core driving forces behind spatiotemporal differences in coupling coordination degrees involve innovation within the environment, government capabilities, openness to the outside world, and population agglomeration. Secondary roles are played by factors like non-agricultural industrialization, per capita GDP, government investment, and market conditions, while education, healthcare, transportation, and natural resource levels act as bridges in spatiotemporal differentiation. Overall, this study provides a concise spatiotemporal interpretation and strategic recommendations for urban–rural sustainable integration development, advancing towards a more harmonious, green, and just future in alignment with the core principles of sustainable development.