Transformation Of Public Administration Research Articles

Administrative reforms in Portugal and Spain: From bureaucracy to digital transition

This article analyzes the administrative reforms that took place in the national governments of Portugal and Spain in the last 100 years. The shifts of administrative paradigms are the bureaucratic transition, the managerialist transition and the digital transition. The dimensions of analysis are the doctrines of the reforms; their justifications and underlying values; policy leadership, implementation styles and instruments; and resistance to change. We conducted a systematic literature review consulting 33 peer-reviewed articles on public management paradigms and 46 on administrative reforms in Portugal and Spain, and analyzed 32 official documents on the theme. The results show that the digital transition, compared with the two previous reforms, has relied on networked policy entrepreneurship, various instruments for policy change (beyond regulation), integration of values and a shift in the pattern of resistance to change. The article concludes that incremental changes occur between administrative reforms (punctuations), and the introduction of instruments inspired by one public management paradigm does not halt or replace the introduction of other instruments derived from other paradigms. Points for practitioners: Portugal and in Spain are vivid examples where public administration reforms have become more frequent and integrative of normative values. Over time, policy change leadership has moved down the organizational hierarchy and even been outsourced to external agents. Also, diversity of policy instruments has expanded, and the patterns of resistance to reforms shifted from a political/ideological type of resistance to a human/organizational type. The discursiveness of “new public governance” has ceded to the digital transformation of public administration.

Analisis Efisiensi Dan Efektivitas E-Government Dalam Administrasi Publik

E-Government has become central to the transformation of public administration, offering various possibilities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government services. This analysis investigates how the implementation of e-government affects public administration from the perspective of operational efficiency and achievement of public service objectives. In addition, E-government is the vanguard of efforts to provide information and services to citizens, businesses, employees and government units, and other organizational sectors. This study adopts a qualitative approach where the sources collected come from journals, books. The results show that the efficiency and effectiveness of e-Government in public administration related to the application of information technology has a significant positive impact. E-Government is also able to increase efficiency in the delivery of public services by cutting bureaucracy and speeding up administrative processes. Simultaneously, the effectiveness of e-Government is reflected in faster responses to citizen needs, enhanced transparency, and increased citizen participation in public decision-making.

Digital Transformations of Public Administration in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: EU Countries Case Study

The digital transformation of public administration and public services has become an urgent need for many governments around the world. This article aims to explore the homogeneity and pace of digital transformation of public administration through the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify problems and forecasts of research processes at the EU level. The method of cluster analysis was used to study the similarity of the digital transformation of public administration in the EU. The pace of digitalization of public administration in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic was studied through trend analysis. The results show that the EU countries, according to the level of public administration digitalization, are grouped into five clusters, between which there are significant digital gaps. The COVID-19 pandemic has widened the gaps, potentially impacting the EU’s strategy for digitalizing society and establishing e-government. Public e-services usage in 2020 to 2021 is higher than predicted by trend analysis for 2009 to 2019. This suggests an acceleration of digitalization in the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed technique can be used to predict the level of digitization of any country or group of countries.

Цифровое неравенство в системе местного самоуправления: понятие, критерии, пути преодоления

Introduction. Since the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries, all areas of social management, including public management, have been seriously influenced by modern digital technologies, which, on the one hand, create new opportunities to increase the efficiency of management activities; on the other hand, they pose certain risks, potentially provoking digital inequality. The article presents an analysis of the prerequisites and causes of digital inequality in municipalities. The criteria for such inequality are identified and generalized. An attempt was made to find out the attitude of local governments and citizens, living under digital lockdown, towards the digital transformation of public administration and local economy. Proposals have been made to level the digital divide in municipalities. Theoretical analysis. The problem of digital inequality has been the focus of attention of researchers for over 20 years. However, the scientific discourse on digital inequality is still fragmented: there is no universal interpretation of this phenomenon in the theoretical aspect; there are no uniform parameters for measuring it, and no algorithm for overcoming it has been developed. It is noted that approaches to understanding digital inequality and its consequences have undergone major changes: from unhindered access to the Internet to a person’s request to use digital resources, including those in the field of local government. Empirical analysis. The analysis of the legal regulation of digital transformation was carried out. As a result, it was concluded that flexible or “soft” legal regulation of the digitalization of public administration currently prevails. It is indicated that a special federal law regulating the process of digital transformation in the public administration system and in the local government system, respectively, has not been adopted in the Russian Federation. The criteria for assessing the digital inequality of Russian subjects, the possibility and feasibility of scaling them to the level of local government were analyzed. Results. Based on the results of the study, it is shown that at the local government level, digital inequality is an urgent problem that has a complex technological, socio-economic, socio-cultural and legal nature. It has been proven that there has been a transformation in the essence and understanding of digital inequality: from the problem of access to digital technologies to ensuring equal conditions for citizens to exercise their constitutional rights through such technologies, including the right to local self-government. A proposal for a special program approach has been made to overcome the digital divide in municipalities.

The Current State and Prospects of State financial Control Bodies Digitalization in the Russian Federation

Digitalization of state (municipal) financial control is a permanent process caused by the digital transformation of public administration. Choosing the approaches to solve this problem optimally and comprehensively is extremely important owing to the significant number of financial control bodies. The subject of the study is the activities of external and internal state (municipal) financial control bodies in terms of digitalization. The study’s goal is to develop the most effective approaches and recommendations for implementing the activities of digitalization of state (municipal) financial control bodies. The conditions and features of state (municipal) financial control bodies’ digitalization are determined. The author revealed the essence of the digitalization concept. The paper analyzed the approaches to digitalization used by the Federal Treasury and the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation. The analysis reveals that the Federal Treasury and the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation have used approaches to digitalization that are based on the use of vertically centralized and integrated approaches as well as providing of services.

Напрями цифрової трансформації аналітичної діяльності в державному управлінні

The article examines the digital transformation of analytical activities in public administration. The normative-legislative framework of the digital transformation of analytical activities in public administration is analyzed. The critical areas of digital transformation of analytical activities in public administration are highlighted, in particular: digital platforms and tools (use of modern digital platforms and tools, such as cloud computing, Big Data, artificial intelligence (AI)); data collection and integration (simplification of the process of data collection from various sources, their combination and integration into a single system); data analytics and visualization (identification of patterns, trends and connections, as well as their visualization for better understanding and use); forecasting and optimization (prediction of future events and results, as well as optimization of management and decision-making processes); cyber security and data protection (ensuring a high level of cyber security and data protection in government agencies to prevent unauthorized access and abuse); electronic document management (replacing traditional paper processes with electronic ones); increasing accessibility and transparency for (use of digital tools to ensure accessibility and transparency of management processes and decision-making for the public). It is emphasized that the digital transformation of analytical activities allows state institutions to increase the efficiency, transparency, and quality of decision-making, which contributes to improving citizens’ quality of life and the country’s development. The main obstacles in the digital transformation of public administration include the increase in cybercrime cases due to the growth of information systems, insufficient protection of systems for exchanging personal identifiers, and the use of incompatible electronic identification technologies. Overcoming these obstacles requires additional research, developing effective security strategies, and standardizing technological solutions. Solving these problems will help improve the efficiency and security of analytical activities in public administration. Keywords: digital transformation, analytical activity, public administration, digitization.

ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ УПРАВЛЕНИЕ В НОВЫХ ГЕОПОЛИТИЧЕСКИХ И ГЕОЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИХ УСЛОВИЯХ (ИТОГИ РАБОТЫ XX МЕЖДУНАРОДНОЙ КОНФЕРЕНЦИИ)

The publication provides an overview of the 20th International Scientifi c Conference “Public Administration in New Geopolitical and Geo-Economic Conditions”, held annually at the Faculty of Public Administration of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. During the conference, new trends in the science and practice of public administration, challenges of the modern world economy, problems and prospects of digital transformation of public administration, problems of regional and municipal management, features of staffing the public administration system, prospects for strategic planning, challenges and prospects of Eurasian integration, the role of BRICS countries on the path to establishing a new world order, issues of anti-crisis management of the public and commercial sectors, modern capabilities for managing social systems and personnel management in the face of the challenges of new times. The economic, political, legal aspects of the functioning of public authority, national issues, historical processes, social transformations, issues of sustainable development of the state, crisis phenomena at the macro-, meso- and micro levels, problems of sustainable business development in the context of modern global processes, new personnel technologies of domestic companies are considered.

Применение цифровых технологий в сфере государственного управления на федеральном уровне и направления их совершенствования

The subject of the study is digital technologies used at the federal level in the field of public administration. The purpose of the work is to establish the importance of the use of digital technologies through the prism of the evolution of models of public (municipal) management — from "electronic democracy" to "digital government". It is postulated that the Russian Federation, like other developed countries, is currently at the stage of transition to the next stage of development of public management – the GovTech (Government Technology) model of government. However, it was determined that due to the limited use of the arsenal of digital tools and technologies within its framework, the process of such a transition may last indefinitely due to cyclization on one digital instrument of digital transformation of public administration - state digital platforms that do not involve the full range of GovTech technologies. It is established that, despite the use of artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of things and other "end-to-end" technologies in public management in domestic practice, they may not be enough to ensure a full-fledged transition of the Russian Federation to the GovTech-government model, and there is a need to review and improve the mechanism for evaluating the effectiveness and effectiveness of the results of experimental testing of the implementation such technologies and subsequently in the development of a new direction of public management – state management of digital technology experiments.

Problems of legal regulation of digital transformation of agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan

In the context of the best world practices the study is an overview of the legal regulation of the process of digital transformation of public administration of agriculture in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The hypotheses of this study are based on the analysis of the legal nature of the world practice of digital transformation of economic development and international cooperation of modern states. The research revealed that agriculture is a branch of the economy that is particularly in need of the introduction of information and communication technologies and, consequently, the improvement of legal regulation of the activities of public administration in the digital reality. The analysis of state programs and national projects of the Republic of Kazakhstan provides grounds for concluding that the digitalization of the Kazakh economy in agriculture is a priority. The dependence of the effectiveness of digital solutions in the agro-industrial complex on the level of public administration organization is substantiated: digitalization resources contribute to a more focused and result[1]oriented public policy through the use of legal monitoring capabilities. Digitalization is a rapidly growing trend in agriculture, when it does not just replace analog technologies traditionally used in practice, but develops new development options for effective solutions to problems in the industry, among which the introduction of legal mechanisms is of paramount importance. The study contains an analysis of the development of the legal foundations of digitalization in the industry, taking into account the problems at all levels of the process – from the issues of providing agricultural producers with an elementary level of Internet access to increasing the level of legal regulation of state management in the field of digitalization management

Technological Innovation in Public Administration Transformation: Case Study of e-Government Implementation in Indonesia

Technological Innovation in Public Administration Transformation: Case Study of e-Government Implementation in Indonesia

Penerapan Sistem Manajemen Rekam Web pada DPMPTSP Kota Samarinda dengan Menggunakan Framework Laravel

The management of physical archives into digital formats is a crucial aspect in enhancing the operational efficiency of government agencies, particularly the DPMPTSP of Samarinda City. This research proposes and implements a web-based record management system using the Laravel framework to facilitate this process. The primary focus is to simplify employees' tasks in transforming and managing archives digitally, reducing dependence on physical archiving that often consumes time and resources. Laravel framework is chosen for its reliability in web development and ease of integration with other technologies.The implementation of this system not only transforms how employees store archives but also streamlines the file borrowing process. The system allows employees to easily search for and borrow archives electronically, overcoming traditional barriers in information retrieval. The implementation results show a significant improvement in archive management efficiency, creating an innovative and relevant solution to administrative challenges in government agencies. The success of this implementation creates opportunities to further modernize public administration processes, making technology utilization a key factor in improving productivity and service quality. Thus, this research makes a positive contribution to the transformation of public administration through technology implementation, paving the way for more effective and integrated archive management.

Main factors and causes that are influencing the digital competences of human resources

The integration of digital technologies in public administration is influenced by the digital competences of human resources. The objectives of this research are to identify the main factors and causes that influence human resources’ level of digital competences and to find out the correlations between factors, causes, and digital competences. The survey was conducted within the National Agency of Civil Servants (NACS) responsible for the management of civil servants from the Romanian public administration. 25 variables were selected and grouped in three categories. The main research instruments used were: SPSS and Principal Component Analysis. According to the research results, the main factors influencing digital competences are social factors, extrinsic motivation factors, and administrative and managerial factors. The main causes with a relevant impact on digital competence development are data security and privacy risks, the dynamic of technologies, lack of continuity in ICT integration in organization activities, and excessive bureaucracy. All variables in the model have positive correlations. The results of the research are useful and interesting both for scholars and governmental institutions. The causes, factors, and correlations between them are discussed for the first time in the specialized literature and are raising up the key elements of digital competences that should be taken into account for an efficient digital transformation of public administration.

Information support of state control entrepreneurial in the conditions digitalization

The article examines the legal basis for implementation of state control of entrepreneurial activity in the context of the digital transformation of public administration in the Russian Federation, reveals the main elements of information support for the control activities of state bodies provided for by legislation, as well as the features of the infrastructure of information interaction in the field of state control of entrepreneurial activity. The article deals with the formation of the digital ecosystem of state control and its legal regulation.

Digital Competencies of Russian Civil Servants

Relevance. In order to prevent and eliminate such modern challenges as pandemics, local wars, man-made disasters, it is necessary to accelerate the introduction of digital technologies into public administration processes. This creates a need for the development of digital competencies of Russian civil servants. Research on this topic in scientific publications is limited and fragmentary. There is a request for the development of scientifically-based and practically applicable models for the development of digital competencies of modern civil servants.The purpose is theoretical and applied research of the current state of digital competencies of Russian civil servants.The objectives: to reveal the theoretical aspects of digital competencies of Russian civil servants (their definitions, models); to conduct a study in the format of professional self-testing aimed at establishing the level of development/non-development of digital competencies by Russian civil servants; to give recommendations on improving digital competencies.Methodology. In the course of the research, theoretical research methods were used: analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction, idealization, analogy, formalization, modeling; special research methods: traditional analysis of documents on the topic of digital competencies of civil servants, self-testing of Russian civil servants, as well as a systematic approach and assessment of the regulatory framework in the field of competencies in the civil service Of the Russian Federation.Results. Based on the data of self-testing of civil servants, it was revealed that Russian civil servants have a certain basic set of competencies in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT), but do not possess digital competencies focused on the development and implementation of modern "end-to-end" digital technologies in the public sphere.Conclusions. To strengthen the digital preparedness of civil servants, it is necessary to develop mechanisms, algorithms, technologies for the formation and development of digital competencies that are uniform for all civil servants. Civil servants will be able to orient themselves and draw up certain ways to improve their personal, professional and official level with the help of practice-oriented activities aimed at adapting to the conditions of digital transformation of public administration.

ЦИФРОВОЙ ПРОФИЛЬ: ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ И ПРИМЕНЕНИЕ В ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОМ УПРАВЛЕНИИ

The article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of digital profile and the specifi cs of its use in public administration. Based on the analysis of legal acts and literature, two defi nitions of digital profi le in the narrow and broad sense are formulated. Due to the fact that a digital profi le has an “owner” who can dispose of the information (data) constituting the profi le itself, it is concluded that a digital profi le can be only for subjects of social relations (individuals, organizations, public-law entities), and objects can only have a digital passport containing its characteristics. Th e study of foreign experience in the application of digital profi les has shown its signifi cance for the digital transformation of public administration. The creation of digital profi les in the management system promotes automation, optimization and typologization of the public sector, transforming this area towards openness, proactivity and personalization. Th e emergence of states in metaverses, the creation of their own state (municipal) metaverses confi rms the need to improve the phenomenon of digital profi le in order to form digital avatars that allow the state, society and citizens to interact in the digital space.

Current issues of regulation of conduction of reliability and completeness checks of income, expenses, digitalization digital directions of public management at the federal level in the conditions of a new stage of digital transformation of public management

The article is devoted to the study of promising tasks of improving public administration processes at the federal level in the context of a new stage of digital transformation of public management. The author argues the relevance and significance of the research topic. The current stage of digital transformation of public administration in foreign countries and in the Russian Federation is analyzed and evaluated, expressed in the transition of the “digital government” public administration model to a new stage of development — to Version 2.0 — the “GovTech-government” model. A general description of the trend directions of GovTech-technologization in the world practice of public administration is given, examples of local experience of their implementation in foreign countries are considered. The thesis is proved about the possibility of achieving great results and effects in improving the processes of public administration at the federal level in the Russian Federation in this direction, despite the situation of socio-economic instability in the country. Emphasis is placed on the fact that for the purposes of a successful transition from the “digital government” model to the “GovTech-government” model, there is a need to centralize management in new priority cross-departmental development areas, introduce other “administrative” GovTech development tools that have been successfully tested and applied in the international practice of public administration at the federal level.

Problems of Information Support of Regional and Municipal Strategic Management

The regional and municipal levels of government are characterized by insufficient preparedness for the transition to new forms of information support based on the digital economy, a lag in the development of information infrastructure, contradictions between the legislative framework and the financial and economic situation of regions and municipalities in the current management system, insufficient effectiveness and efficiency of information support management processes. The purpose of the study is to justify the necessary changes in the information support system of regional and municipal government, which ensures the development of strategic planning and forecast documents and their implementation in the digital economy. Based on the analysis of strategic planning documents in the field of digital transformation of public administration, trends in the introduction of information technologies in the activities of public and private sector organizations have been identified, and the current problems of digital transformation have been identified, taking into account the factor of diversification of the regional economy. Proposals have been formulated to improve the efficiency of information support for regional and municipal government, as well as directions for further research.

МАМЛЕКЕТТИК БАШКАРУУ ЧӨЙРӨСҮНДӨ САНАРИПТИК ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЯЛООНУ ӨНҮКТҮРҮҮ ЖАНА МААЛЫМАТ КООПСУЗДУГУН КАМСЫЗДОО

This article discusses the process of digital transformation of public administration in the Kyrgyz Republic and the issue of ensuring information security in it, and also publishes the results of the monitoring. The object of the study was the dynamics of the development of digital management in the country. The subject of the study was the process of digital transformation in the public administration system of Kyrgyzstan, digitalization and public services. As a research methodology, comparative statistical methods were used based on the UN statistical report for 2022 of the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. As a result, the author noted that the dynamics of the development of digital public administration in Kyrgyzstan has risen by several levels, but at the same time, it is necessary to resolve the issue of ensuring information security and cybersecurity. It has been studied that the digital transformation of public administration in Kyrgyzstan is aimed at improving the efficiency of public services, ensuring the availability of information, transparency and participation of citizens.

Цифровая трансформация государственного управления как фактор достижения цифрового суверенитета в Российской Федерации

The aim of this paper is to examine theoretical approaches to understanding the phenomenon of digital sover-eignty, its structure and function in the conditions of creation and implementation of information and telecom-munication technologies in various sectors of the country’s economic activity and the active process of digital transformation of public administration, changing the boundaries and instrumental base of ensuring national sovereignty of the country. The object – the process of digital transformation of public administration in the Russian Federation. The subject of the study is the activities of digital transformation of public administration of various branches and levels of government, which have an impact on ensuring the digital sovereignty of the country. The paper analyzes the stages of penetration and use of digital technologies in public administration, basing on which the main directions and goals that are mandatory elements of ensuring the digital sovereignty of the country are defined, taking into account the increasing role of technology as an instrument of countries’ political confrontation in the international arena. Based on the results of the work, it is concluded that the active introduction of modern digital technologies in key areas of public administration and society requires ensuring state digital sovereignty, which, in turn, implies the creation of its own critical information and telecommunica-tion technologies, national independent infrastructure and information systems.

ИНТЕГРАЦИЯ МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКИХ МЕТОДОВ И ЦИФРОВЫХ ТЕХНОЛОГИЙ КАК ОСНОВА СОЗДАНИЯ КОМПЛЕКСА ФУНДАМЕНТАЛЬНЫХ КУРСОВ В ПОДГОТОВКЕ СОВРЕМЕННЫХ УПРАВЛЕНЧЕСКИХ КАДРОВ

The digital transformation of public administration requires a significant change in the training of students in the fi eld of state and municipal administration (SMA), who possess a wide range of digital competencies. The foundation for the formation of digital competencies is the basic and special disciplines of mathematics and computer science. The purpose of this article is to determine the optimal trajectory of students’ education to obtain the necessary competencies. For this purpose, the article consistently examines and solves the problems of the essence of digital competencies (1), the specifi c features of teaching mathematics and computer science to students in the area of SMA (2), the interaction of these courses with other courses in the area of SMA (3), the content, scope and sequence of these courses (4). Conclusions and suggestions are based on generalization rich experience of Lomonosov Moscow State University, one of the fi rst Russian universities that opened SMA education, based on the analysis of domestic and foreign literature, as well as regulatory documents governing the digital transformation of public administration.