The essence of good governance is a government that includes all levels of society in the design of development in a transparent and responsible, effective and fair, and ensure the implementation of ...the rule of law. The purpose of this research is to find out how to apply the principle of openness in realizing good governance, using normative juridical research methods, namely discussing theories and laws and regulations related to the principle of openness in the implementation of governance systems. The results showed that the application of the principle of openness in the governance system can be realized by involving the participation of the community starting from the process of policy formulation, monitoring to the evaluation of government activities or activities. The community as a mandate to the government has the right to exercise supervision or control over the administration of government. However, effective control can only be implemented if governance takes place transparently based on the principle of openness.
This paper examines the ‘future’ as a blueprint for social power relations in postcolonial urbanism. It addresses a crucial gap in the rich scholarship on postcolonial urbanism that has largely ...ignored the ‘centrality of time’ (Chakrabarty, 2000) in the politics and speed of urban transformations. This paper takes postcolonial urbanism as a ‘colonisation of/with time’ (Adam, 2004) that reaches across spaces, scales and times of the past, present and future to produce cities as spatio-temporal entities. Using the lens of ‘futuring’ (Urry, 2016) as a practice of imagining and governing cities through speed, this paper analyses India’s national 100 Smart Cities Mission through a set of popular myths that create a dialectic relation between past and future. It suggests that smart cities in India are marked by the deployment of two parallel mythologies of speed – nationhood and technology. While the former refers to a mythical moral state, the latter refers to transparent and accountable governance in order to produce smart cities in the image of the moral state. The paper concludes that while postcolonial future time is imagined at the scale of the smart city, there is a simultaneous recalibration of its governance at the scale of the nation.
This research examined determinant factors of good governance of a village government office in Sidoarjo. This research used a survey and a cross-section through a questionnaire as the data ...collection. The unit of analysis was the citizen who worked as a state civil apparatus and had used public services in a village government office. To determine the sample, the researchers used a simple random sampling. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results show that the rule of law and responsiveness are dominant indicators to form good governance. However, transparency and good commitment are less dominant indicators in forming good governance. The practical implications of this research are useful for the local government as they need to increase the role of good governance in improving public service performance, especially for village service.
Higher life expectancy reflects better public health status, an essential element for countries' overall development. However, life expectancy can be affected by various socio-economic and political ...factors. To mitigate the debate of the contributory factors, a detailed empirical study on factors that affect life expectancy is still a necessity. Therefore the main aim of this study is to identify the role of a number of disparate issues: renewable energy, environmental pollution, economic growth, urbanization and good governance on life expectancy at birth in the ANZUS-BENELUX countries utilizing the annual data of 24 years (1996–2019) by using different econometric approaches like the Driscoll and Kraay's (1998) standard error technique and feasible generalized least square (FGLS) model. This study reveals that renewable energy economic growth, good governance and urbanization have positive influences on life expectancy. With 1% increase of these variables, life expectancy increases by 0.009%, 0.070%, 0.022% and 0.107%, respectively; whereas environmental pollution has a negative influence on the life expectancy with the elasticity of 0.015. The Dumitrescu and Hurlin panel causality test also identifies a causal association between the selected variables and life expectancy. All the findings are theoretically and empirically consistent and have important breakthrough for health policies.
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We live in a society where things change rapidly, both individuals and organizations having to keep up the pace with this constant transformation. Multitasking has become a sine qua non condition, ...especially if one wants to keep things at a high level. Thus, performing certain tasks remotely or with just a few clicks is a huge advantage, not only in terms of saving money, time and energy, but also by centralizing data and making related statistics. The idea of carrying out various activities using specific platforms was accelerated by the Coronavirus Pandemic, people realizing, more than ever, that some things can be done this way, simpler, faster, better and less expensive. The paper aims to present aspects regarding digitization in several localities in Caraș-Severin county, by carrying out a research that starts from elements regarding the material base, the training of human resources and the openness of citizens to these services so necessary for a functioning society.
Around the world, countries have introduced laws and policies designed to prevent species extinction. While there have been some success stories, overall, these laws and policies are routinely ...failing. Extinction rates continue to climb. However, the law is necessary to regulate the human-environment interactions that form the basis of the drivers of extinction and biodiversity loss, including land-clearing, the discharge of greenhouse gases and the introduction of invasive species. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the literature specifically on biodiversity conservation law, to review and describe the commonalities in laws and legal systems that can be considered successful, or unsuccessful. Laws for the conservation of biodiversity form a critical component for minimising the drivers of extinction, with species extinction being an extreme outcome of biodiversity loss. We reviewed 128 publications from around the world to ascertain and synthesise best practices in law and policy that aim to protect and conserve biodiversity (herein termed ‘biodiversity conservation law’). The literature demonstrated that when it comes to biodiversity conservation law, the concept of ‘best practice’ is elusive, and does not necessarily equate to a reversal in species decline. Further, most western countries utilise the same legal mechanisms (also known as policy tools) for biodiversity conservation, although some countries implement these laws more effectively than others. In this paper, we explore and explain several common legal mechanisms discussed across the range of literature, including species listing and recovery plans, protected area regulation, stewardship, restoration, and offset and no net loss schemes. We also explore the necessity of biodiversity and climate mainstreaming across all laws and highlight the need to engage in genuine partnerships and collaborations with First Nations communities. This paper, and the principles explored herein, should assist law and policymakers to regulate more effectively and explain to those in the conservation sciences where research should be directed to improve the science-policy interface.
Dalam mewujudkan akuntabilitas pengelolaan keuangan nagari, Pemerintah Nagari Cubadak melakukan inovasi yang baru ada di Kabupaten Tanah Datar pada tahun 2016 yaitu pembuatan buku profil Nagari ...Cubadak, kebijakan manajemen Masjid, dan menampilkan informasi rincian penggunaan Anggaran Pendapatan Belanja Nagari (APBNag) kepada masyarakat dengan media papan informasi. Dengan adanya sikap akuntabel, diharapkan dapat mewujudkan penerapan prinsip good governance, dan dapat menyediakan informasi kepada publik secara terbuka dalam pengelolaan keuangan nagari. Namun nyatanya masih terdapat “temuan” dalam pertanggungjawaban keuangan di Nagari Cubadak, sehingga penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana akuntabilitas pengelolaan keuangan nagari di Nagari Cubadak, Kecamatan Lima Kaum Kabupaten Tanah Datar Tahun 2016. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan tipe penelitian analisis deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara dengan perangkat nagari, observasi, dokumentasi, dan studi kepustakaan. Triangulasi data melalui informan triangulasi yaitu masyarakat, Camat Lima Kaum, Kasi. Pembinaan Desa dan Aset Dinas Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Desa, Pengendalian Penduduk, dan Keluarga Berencana (Dinas PMDPPKB) Kabupaten Tanah Datar dan Auditor Inspektorat Kabupaten Tanah Datar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa akuntabilitas pengelolaan keuangan nagari di Nagari Cubadak tahun 2016 dianggap sudah mempertanggungjawabkan keuangannya dengan baik karena adanya beberapa program yang mengarah kepada keterbukaan informasi publik. Namun masih terdapat beberapa temuan sehingga perlunya peningkatan kualitas kinerja Perangkat Nagari Cubadak dalam meloporkan keuangannya secara akuntabel yang tidak hanya kepada masyarakat, melainkan juga kepada Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Tanah Datar yang berhubungan dengan pengelolaan keuangan nagari.
How does the nexus between security, human rights and good governance play out in the sustainable development context? Based on state-of-the-field, interdisciplinary research with a global ...perspective, Leaving no one behind, leaving no one unaccountable offers the first comprehensive account of the role of ombuds institutions in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, launched by the United Nations in 2015. With their unique position in-between three branches of power, the mandate to oversee public administration (including the security sector) and protect human rights, ombuds institutions are well-placed to play an important role in national efforts to fulfil the SDGs. The book takes the specific angle by looking at SDG-16, devoted to effective, accountable and inclusive institutions, through the lens of security sector governance. It brings granular analysis of all SDG 16 targets, demonstrating how ombuds institutions could contribute to achieving each of them. The book develops an innovative conceptual framework, by looking at both implementation and accountability. The former is captured under the title of ‘leaving no one behind’ and the latter under ‘leaving no one unaccountable’. Leaving no one behind is a central credo of the 2030 Agenda. It is highly relevant for SDG-16, as well as security sector governance, due to the centrality of the principles of responsiveness, inclusiveness and participation. The book attests that for a number of the SDG 16 targets, ombuds institutions should primarily serve as accountability mechanisms. It argues they should work with, pressure, and make public administration accountable, in cases when the administration as the primary duty-bearer fails to protect the rights of citizens and when their actions fall short of the standards needed to achieve the SDGs. As this book demonstrates, many SDG 16 targets are rather vague, and limited guidance exists on how to measure and achieve them, especially in fragile contexts. It thus provides guidance and recommendations to ombuds institutions and other actors on how to best support each other in achieving SDG-16. Leaving no one behind, leaving no one unaccountable is a key resource for scholars, policymakers and activists concerned with effective, accountable and inclusive institutions, and those interested in political science, security studies, human rights and development studies.
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