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Effective Communications Between the Public Service and the Media

1996

Citizens have a right to know the policies and activities of their government. In a well-functioning democracy, the government provides reliable and timely information to the public. Effective communications between the government and the public is especially important in countries in...

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Mobile and PSTN Communication Services : Competition or Complementarity?

1995

Mobile communication services, especially analogue cellular radio, have been one of the success stories of the last …

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Putting Citizens First : Portuguese Experience in Public Management Reform No. 13

1996

The Public Management Occasional Papers are specialised reports prepared for the work of the OECD's Public Management Committee. This publication focuses on the reform strategies used in Portugal. The success or failure of reforms depends largely on how the questions of "how to start" and "how...

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Ageing and the Public Service : Human Resource Challenges

2007

Government workforces are ageing even more rapidly than the rest of society. This raises specific challenges and opportunities. An ageing public service increases fiscal burdens while decreasing immediate capacities to deliver services. In the long run, however, it also offers a strategic...

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Denmark: Efficient e-Government for Smarter Public Service Delivery

2010

This review is the first to analyse e-government at the country level using a revised framework designed to capture the new challenges faced by countries today. It highlights the richness of initiatives and actions taken by Denmark in relation to a number of areas, including the impact of...

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Public Service Training in OECD Countries

1997

The public service in central and eastern Europe has to adapt to an enormous number of changes in a very short time. The staff is faced with a constantly changing regulatory framework which needs implementation and enforcement, as well as new demands from the growing private sector and the...

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The Call for Innovative and Open Government : An Overview of Country Initiatives

2011

This report presents an overview of country initiatives concerning efficient, effective public services and open and innovative government. It focuses on four core issues: delivery of public services in times of fiscal consolidation; a more effective and performance-oriented public service;...

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Contracting Out Government Services : Best Practice Guidelines and Case Studies No. 20

1998

Contracting out government services is one of the principal market-type mechanisms applied in OECD Member countries …. Its use is increasing in virtually all Member countries as the evidence mounts that contracting out can lead to efficiency … gains while maintaining or increasing service quality levels. How can governments make the most of contracting out ? What …

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Liberalisation and universal access to basic services : telecommunications, water and sanitation, financial services, and electricity

Lesher, Molly (revision) - 2006

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Contracting Out Government Functions and Services : Emerging Lessons from Post-Conflict and Fragile Situations

2009

This second volume of the Partnership for Democratic Governance Series investigates whether ‘contracting out’ core … lessons of contracting out in fragile and post-conflict situations. The chapters contained in this publication first appeared …

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