Primary Documents: Public Management-Ideals into Action

Description

Public Service Delivery:

  • Green Paper - Transforming Public Service Delivery
    • This document aims to address the need for a specific policy and criteria for the transformation priority, transforming (public) service delivery. It also provides the policy and criteria (principles) which would enable national departments and provincial administrations to develop departmental service delivery strategies.
    • Source: Government of South Africa, Department of Public Service Administration
  • Delivering the Promise - How Missouri can Grow Excellent, Accountable Public Charter Schools.
    • This report documents the status of quality improvements in Missouri’s charter schools and provides suggestions for further steps, particularly policy improvements that should help charter schools deliver on the promise to Missouri’s school children and their families.
    • Source: National Alliance for Charter Schools
  • Hackney Public School Promise
    • Hackney is a borough in the East End of London lying just north of the City of London. It has a population of approximately 210,000, which is one of the most ethnically diverse in the United Kingdom. This is a case study of public sector partnerships in the delivery of the borough’s education services.
    • Source: Local Government Delivery Council, The Local Government Association, UK

Financing:

  • How to finance Public Sector Energy Efficiency Projects
    • This document is one of a series of publications contained in the Energy Commission’s Energy Efficiency Project Management Handbook, that is designed to help local governments, schools, and other public entities successfully implement energy efficiency projects in their facilities.
  • Source: California Energy Commission, Energy Efficiency Division
    • This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to prepare, within 12 months of enactment, an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve banks. The bill repeals prohibitions under current law that prevent GAO from auditing the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy and any of the Federal Reserve’s transactions involving a foreign central bank, the government of a foreign country, or a nonprivate international financing organization.
  • The Federal Reserve Transparency Act, 2014
  • Congressional Budget Office
  • Our Common Future, Chapter 12: Towards Common Actions, Proposals for Institutional and Legal Change
    • From A/42/427. Our Common Future: Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development
    • In the case of environmental problems, it is obvious that the problems cannot be solved by one group, one group working in separation.
    • Source: UN Documents: Gathering a Body of Global Agreements. Compiled by the NGO Committee on Education

High-Performing Public Organizations:

  • Municipal Research Services Center Publications
    • Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to proactively supporting the success of local governments state-wide by providing collaborative consultation and immediate access to a vast research and knowledge base.
    • Source: Municipal Research Services Center, Seattle, Washington
  • Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and Performance Measure Development.
    • KPI’s are performance measures that indicate progress toward a desirable outcome. Strategic KPIs monitor the implementation and effectiveness of an organization's strategies, determine the gap between actual and targeted performance and determine organization effectiveness and operational efficiency.
    • Source: Balance Scorecard Institute
  • Institute of Public Administration, Ireland, Discussion Paper “Public Values” by Muiris MacCarthaigh (2008)
    • This paper is the thirty-ninth in a series undertaken by the Committee for Public Management Research. The Committee has developed a comprehensive programme of research designed to serve the needs of the Irish public service.
    • Source: Institute of Public Administration, Ireland in association with the Committee for Public Management Research.

International Public Service:

Partnership Government:

  • Open Government Partnership
    • Promoting Innovation through International Collaboration
    • Author: Munyema Hasan
  • Public-Philantrophic Partnerships in the U.S.: A literature Review of Recent Experiences
    • The past decade has witnessed a surge of interest in the topic of public-philanthropic partnerships (PPPs). This is especially evident in recent years in part because scores of collaborations in cities and states across the nation have come to programmatic fruition.
    • Source: Council on Foundations
  • Fact Sheet: Launching a Public-Private Partnership to Empower Climate-Resilient Developing Nations
    • President Obama, at the UN Climate Summit in New York September (2014), announced the launch of an international public-private partnership to empower developing nations to boost their own climate resilience. The partnership, Climate Services for Resilient Development, will provide needed climate services – including actionable science, data, information, tools, and training – to developing countries that are working to strengthen their national resilience to the impacts of climate change.
    • Source: The White House

Danger of Public Service:

  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Laws and Regulations
    • Welcome to OSHA's Law and Regulations page. This page contains links to all current OSHA standards, provides information on the rulemaking process used to develop workplace health and safety standards, and includes links to all Federal Register notices that are currently open for comment. This page also provides links to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) and other relevant laws.
    • Source: United Stated Department of Labor
  • U.S Postal Inspection Service
    • Detection and Prevention of Prohibited Mail
    • The objective of the Dangerous Mail Investigations Program is to protect the U.S. Postal Service, secure the nation’s mail system and ensure public trust in the mail. This is accomplished through public awareness, prevention efforts, and the aggressive investigation of individuals who violate federal laws and Postal Service rules and regulations.
  • Workplace Health and Safety Protections
    • Although you may be legally permitted to walk off the job if you are in imminent danger, your right to do so is limited, and so it is best to report the hazard before you make the decision to walk off the job.
    • Source: United Stated Department of Labor

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Primary Documents: Public Management-Ideals into Action

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“Primary Documents: Public Management-Ideals into Action,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed November 13, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/799.