The article is devoted to topical issues of motivation of local government officials. The study of motivation is carried out in the context of reflecting the processes that have taken in the field as a result of decentralization reform. They are associated with a change in approaches to governance, the shift of the traditional vector of relations with public authorities, awareness of the independent role of local self-government, expanding the range of powers aimed at community development. The study analyzes the main trends and challenges in increasing the motivation of officials, encouraging them to effectively perform their duties. Motivation is seen as the process of involving staff in activities to achieve the goals of the organization (in this case – village, town, city councils, their executive bodies). It determines the intensification of professional activity of officials, stimulates the implementation of tasks. It is noted that modern heads of local governments do not pay due attention to issues of motivation, encouragement of employees, identifying their needs. Practical examples of evaluation by both managers and subordinates of their motivation to work are given. Motivational factors of officials, including material, spiritual, social, industrial and household, etc. are analyzed. The connection of motivation with human needs and actions is investigated. It is emphasized that the needs of higher levels do not motivate the official until the needs of the lower level are at least partially met. The analysis of the Ukrainian legislation and normative-legal acts of local self-government bodies concerning the regulation of the sphere of motivation and incentives of officials is given. The directions and means which can be applied in modern conditions for increase of motivation of local government officials are shown.
The article is focused on the analysis of problems of implementation e-government into Ukrainian legislation. In the modern world, Internet technologies play an important role in the life of every person. Political authorities also understand how the Internet makes life easier for society. The authors analyze the interpretation of Ukraine and the European Union, the concept of «e-government». While solving the tasks of the research the authors define the own definition of e-government, where they offer to understand e-government as an integrated system of all state registries, open source data portals and administrative services that make the interaction of public administration bodies with society as easy as possible. Special attention is paid to analysis of problems of implementation e-government into Ukrainian legislation. The authors identify three main problems. The first is the insecurity of personal data. According to the authors, Ukrainian legislation is not ready for the implementation of legal acts of e-government. The second problem is the lack of knowledge and skills in using the e-government system. The absence of an appropriate authority regulating relations in this area. The third problem is the socio-informational inequality. Not all people have access to the Internet and not all people want to move into information age. The authors also analyze the achievements of Ukrainian society in the development of e-government. According to the results of the conducted studying we can concluded that implementation system of e-government has a lot of advantages. E-government is one of the keys of democracy. It is the key to get rid of bureaucracy and corruption that will lead to public confidence in government.
The article highlights the main points of transition to the second stage of decentralization in Ukraine. It is emphasized that the state regional policy of Ukraine can not be reduced to the reform of the administrative and territorial system only. However, it is currently impossible to achieve economic growth and development of the state as a whole without reforming the territorial organization of government and systematic understanding of the place of communities in regional development. The article studies the evolution of voluntary merger of territorial communities. At the transition to the second stage of decentralization, which suggests formation of a subregional administrative and territorial system, it is proposed to consider merger of territorial communities based on the principle of their capacity, consolidating or reformatting them if necessary. This will help to achieve community competitiveness and economic growth.
In the article investigated the basic problems of the essence of responsibility in local government. The distinction between municipal and constitutional and legal responsibilities as fundamentally different but complementary forms of responsibility of local governments was held. Analyzed the specificity of municipal responsibilities, including the responsibility of representative bodies. Keywords: representative body of local government, municipal responsibility, constitutional and legal responsibility. ; У статті досліджено основні проблеми суті відповідальності у місцевому самоврядуванні. Проведено розрізнення між муніципальною та конституційно-правовою відповідальністю як принципово відмінними але взаємодоповнюючими формами відповідальності органів місцевого самоврядування. Проаналізовано специфіку муніципальної відповідальності, зокрема відповідальність представницьких органів. Ключові слова: представницький орган місцевого самоврядування, муніципальна відповідальність, конституційно-правова відповідальність.
Стаття присвячена аналізу теоретичних і практичних аспектів упровадження механізмів government relations (GR) у систему взаємодії влади та бізнесу. GR розглядається у порівнянні з лобізмом, public relations та public af-fairs. У статті відзначено, що GR створює нові можливості забезпечення узгодження інтересів влади, бізнесу та громадянського суспільства в Україні. У цьому сенсі GR є суспільно важливим механізмом для демократичного ро-звитку країни, оскільки дає можливість бізнесу та інституціям громадянського суспільства впливати на рішення влади. Деякі автори пов'язують GR з лобізмом, вважаючи, що ці поняття тотожні. Проте, різниця між ними є суттєвою. На відміну від традиційних форм лобізму, які тісно пов'язані з міжособистісною взаємодією з політиками і державними службовцями, GR має цілу низку стратегічних переваг.По-перше, в суспільній свідомості в Україні лобізм, на відміну від GR, практично є синонімом корупції, оскільки контакти зацікавлених осіб із представниками політичного істеблішменту відбуваються кулуарно. Скритність цього процесу веде до ефекту негативного сприйняття у соціальній свідомості.По-друге, лобізм призводить до залежності суб'єктів лобіювання від персоналій у владних структурах, від їх суб'єктивних переваг і побажань. Це негативним чином позначається на довгостроковому плануванні, а також ставить учасників ринку в нерівне становище, коли, наприклад, державні за-мовлення розподіляються на користь одного з учасників.По-третє, особливістю GR є постійне використання інноваційних ко-мунікативних технологій, які прийшли з форсайту, PR та електоральних кампаній.У статті робиться висновок, що GR в Україні є важливим інструментом діалогу держави і бізнесу, від якого залежать: якість державного управління, унормованість ринкового середовища, умови конкуренції, розвиток бізнесу загалом. Такий діалог потребує законодавчого захисту й механізмів ухвалення на його основі обов'язкових для всіх сторін рішень, адже бізнес, орієнтований на перспективу, найперше очікує від влади стабільних правил гри і ...
В статті розглянуто сучасний стан та перспективи вдосконалення державного контролю, контролю органів Державного казначейства при обслуговуванні бюджетів та розпорядників коштів, як складової державного фінансового контролю.The current status and prospects of improvement of state control, control of the State Treasury at service budgets and funds, as a component of state financial control.
The article reveals the features of parliamentary responsibility of the governments of Western Europe. When the government or some of its members is to be failing to carry out their duties, parliament can initiate procedures which have the potential to replace all or part of the government. There are two different types of procedure. One is the withdrawal of confidence in the government or in individual ministers. The requirement for a certain minimum number of votes to be obtained before such motions can be initiated or passed highlights the relative strengths of the different political groups within parliament. Where the government has a parliamentary majority, it can usually count on that majority to block the motions. The majority of the parliaments in Europe allow votes of no confidence in the government. Where the legitimacy of the government rests on parliamentary confidence, the withdrawal or denial of confidence by parliament can force the government out of power. For a vote of no confidence to be passed an absolute majority of all members of the chamber (or chambers, if votes are taken in joint session) is required. Where the collective responsibility of the Cabinet is stressed, a votum of no confidence against individual members is prohibited. Several parliaments admit both collective and individual responsibility and allow both types of no confidence motions. The difference between votum of no confidence in the government as a whole and votum against individual ministers were researched. It is concluded that institute of government' parliamentary responsibility of is the an integral feature of a democratic state with parliamentarianism, ensuring the optimal functioning of the highest bodies of state legislative and executive power
Considered measures of state regulation of agricultural extension services that can be used as regions of Ukraine methodological developments and implemented in real practice information and advice infrastructure and public administration at different levels. The features of state regulation of agricultural extension in Ukraine.
The article considers the economic functions of the state. Reveals the effectiveness of state regulation of the economy of Ukraine. The methods of state regulation and the main levers of the state in economic activity in market conditions.
Public financial control is an integral part of the public financial management system. The need for an effective public financial control in Ukraine is driven by the need to ensure proper formation and efficiency use of local financial resources budgets and the state as a whole to implement its functions. The effectiveness of public financial control depends on the effectiveness of socio-economic development of the country, individual regions, and economic entities in particular. Financial control at the local level self-government is one of the means of realizing the right of the state to protect the interests of the country and the regions by law, in order to ensure the implementation of state and regional policy. The activities of the entities at the local level are aimed at preventing and timely disclosure of the facts of illegal activities in the area of local finance. The article examines the essence of local self-government, which is one of the main catalysts for the country's economic growth. The main task today is to create capable and effective communities that will become such a catalyst in Ukraine. It is important to ensure that communities are able to concentrate their finances and direct them on regional development projects. The theoretical provisions on the development of the local financial control system in Ukraine are also summarized. A method for assessing the effectiveness of financial control at the local government level is proposed. The system of state financial control of Ukraine is considered. The main tasks of the State Audit Service of Ukraine are outlined. The comparative characteristics of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine and the State Audit Office are presented. The attention is focused on the problems that impede the functioning of the state financial control as a system, in particular it is emphasized that its components do not function. The types of audit carried out by the bodies of the State Audit Service of Ukraine are distinguished. The problems of the system of state ...
Introduction. The necessity of government regulation of Ukraine's agriculture market is determined by the unique features of Ukrainian agricultural sector and its significance for the food safety. The structural transformations of the internal and external environments have had a major impact on the development of agriculture and the national economy as a whole. Since the current challenges are getting deeper in the conditions of globalization processes, the research of this issue is of relevance.Purpose. The purpose of the article is to provide a rationale for theoretical, methodological and strategic principles of government regulation of agriculture at this point of time.Methods. The theoretical and methodological framework of the study includes the dialectic method of thinking and a holistic integrated approach to the issue of government regulation of Ukraine's agriculture market. The methods of deduction, analysis and synthesis are used to study the concepts of government regulation of agriculture market and its basic components, namely, market, government, regulation, agricultural products. Analysis and monographic method are used to identify specific features of government regulation of agricultural production with respect to international practices of government regulation. Logical grouping is applied for describing the key trends in the development and support of agricultural sector.Results. The article systematizes and describes specific features of government regulation of agriculture market with regard to its main components, namely, market, government, regulation, agricultural production. The author considers the factors that determine distinctive features of government regulation of agriculture in Ukraine, taking into account world experience in government regulation. Within the context of discussing government regulation of agriculture market, special attention is drawn to government investment and innovation policy. The strategic areas of government regulation of agribusiness operation and development are described. The paper suggests ways of improving government performance and increasing its efficiency in enhancing Ukraine's agricultural production. It is determined that government regulation of agricultural production is implemented through a set of measures that are aimed at promoting better conditions for producing agricultural goods. At present, the main areas of development and support for the agricultural sector by the government and the key goals of government regulation of agriculture include: quality assurance and competitiveness of domestic agricultural production; conservation and restoration of natural resources; creation of an effective market and development of its infrastructure.Discussion. The article claims that further studies should be aimed at seeking innovative techniques of institutional transformations, which create a basis for effective agriculture market.
This article focuses on the analysis of the problem of implementing e-government as a form of public administration in Ukraine. Modern reforms of public administration are carried out with the implementation of e-government mechanisms, which allows to qualitatively improve the interaction between the state and the citizen. The definitions of "e-government" and "public administration" are given in article. It is determined that e-government is the most effective form of public administration, which allows to rationalize the costs of realize government powers, effectively identifying (or reducing) corruption risks in the provision of administrative services, giving citizens access to information. In the article set out three main problems without decision of which the introduction of e-government is impossible. The first is the low level of development of information and communication infrastructure. According to the author, the infrastructure is not ready for the introduction of e-government. The second problem is the lack of knowledge and skills of the population, citizens are not familiar with the use of computers and the Internet. The third problem is not the systemic measures of the authorities to implement e-government. An analysis of the introduction of e-government previous years was also conducted, and were studied current government initiatives and projects. It is concluded that the implementation of e-government in Ukraine, generates numerous problems, but the prospects of development is positive , active development of e-government by the authority provides by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, which started movement in case of electronic documents. E-government is the key to the development of democracy may reduce the corruption risks, save resources and improve the interaction of citizens with the state, ignoring e-government make democratic development of Ukraine impossible.
Nowadays, media act as a conduit between governmental authorities and the public. The adjusted mechanism of interaction between public authorities and the media, effective and open information policy of the state, filling the information space with key messages today are just some of the main government's tasks in overcoming the crisis. The purpose of this article is to explore the main trends that exist in Ukrainian political and information spheres in order to develop anti-crisis tools for the effective formation of the media reputation of governmental authorities of Ukraine. In the process of research, a number of general scientific and special research methods were used, in particular, structural-functional, comparative, qualitative-quantitative, empirical research, etc. The lack of clear communication strategy, professional anti-crisis structural units for information monitoring and analysis, insufficient diagnostics of citizens' reaction to communication messages and attempts to resolve conflicts and crises situations cause the decrease of Ukraine's reputation in the international arena, makes it impossible for the public authorities to resolve crisis issues and inform the citizens during crisis and emergency situations. As a result of the research, it was stated that there is a lack of articulation of meaningful answers to painful questions and purposeful concentration of media and public attention to help to solve problems instead of spreading destructive sentiments. Under the new conditions of information space globalization and information wars, the state is obliged to bring Ukraine's media legislation to European standards, ensure national interests' preservation, take timely measures to protect vulnerable groups from potentially harmful content, without hindering the right to freedom of speech. Under these conditions, the level of trust in state institutions is dramatically falling and, public authorities should closely collaborate with civil society organizations. One of the key diagnostic methods ...
Local self-government reform has a socio-political and state-legal content and determines the degree of fulfillment of Ukraine's responsibilities to the Council of Europe. ; Реформа местного самоуправления имеет социально-политический и государственно-правовое содержание, определяет степень выполнения обязанностей Украины перед Советом Европы. ; Реформа місцевого самоврядування має соціально-політичний та державно-правовий зміст, визначає ступінь виконання обов'язків України перед Радою Європи.
After the proclamation of Ukraine's independence in 1991, local self-government in Ukraine is not regulatedseparately for such administrative-territorial units as cities (exceptions are cities with a special status). Most authorsonly state this fact, but do not make constructive suggestions aimed at improving the situation.The purpose of the article is to consider and analyze the modern laws of Ukraine, which implemented the legalregulation of local self-government in the cities of Ukraine.The study of the laws of Ukraine regulating local self-government gave grounds to note that the peculiarities of localself-government in cities are fragmented in the Law "On Local Self-Government in Ukraine", Electoral Code and arecompletely absent in such important laws-sources of municipal law as Law "On Voluntary Association of TerritorialCommunities", "On the Status of Deputies of Local Councils". Regarding the latest act, the following directionsof amendments aimed at differentiating the status of deputies of local councils of rural and urban settlements areproposed: differences in the rights and responsibilities of deputies of local councils and taking into account differentquantitative composition of local councils (depending on the number of members); accordingly – more or less complexinternal structure of local councils, their executive bodies.It is noted that with the adoption on February 5, 2015 of the Law "On Voluntary Association of TerritorialCommunities" at the present stage of municipal reform began to follow the trend of refusing to unify local governmentin urban and rural areas (in connection with the introduction of the institute of elders). Proposals for amendments toArt. 7 of this Law "Preparation of decisions on voluntary association of territorial communities" and on supplementingArt. 8 "Formation of a united territorial community" paragraph 1-1 in the proposed wording. ; Після проголошення незалежності України в 1991 р. місцеве самоврядування в Україні саме для таких адмі-ністративно-територіальних одиниць, як міста, не регламентується окремо (виключеннями є міста з особливимстатусом). Більшість авторів тільки констатує цей факт, але не висуває конструктивних пропозицій, спрямова-них на покращення ситуації.Метою статті є розглянути й проаналізувати сучасні закони України, в яких здійснено нормативно-правовурегламентацію місцевого самоврядування в містах України.Дослідження законів України, що регламентують місцеве самоврядування, надало підстави зазначити, щоособливості місцевого самоврядування в містах фрагментарно закріплені в Законі «Про місцеве самоврядуван-ня в Україні», Виборчому кодексі й повністю відсутні в таких важливих законах-джерелах муніципального пра-ва, як Закон «Про добровільне об'єднання територіальних громад», «Про статус депутатів місцевих рад». Щодоостаннього акту, запропоновано такі напрями внесення змін, спрямованих на диференціацію статусу депутатівмісцевих рад сільських і міських населених пунктів: наявність відмінностей у правах та обов'язках депутатівмісцевих рад і врахування різного кількісного складу місцевих рад (залежить від кількості членів територіальнихгромад) і, відповідно, більш або менш складної внутрішньої структури місцевих рад, їхніх виконавчих органів.Зазначено, що з прийняттям 5 лютого 2015 р. Закону «Про добровільне об'єднання територіальних громад»на сучасному етапі муніципальної реформи почала простежуватись тенденція щодо відмови від уніфікації місце-вого самоврядування в міських і сільських населених пунктах (у зв'язку з введенням інституту старост). Сфор-мульовано пропозиції щодо внесення змін і доповнень до ст. 7 Закону «Підготовка рішень щодо добровільногооб'єднання територіальних громад» і щодо доповнення ст. 8 «Утворення об'єднаної територіальної громади»пунктом 1-1 у запропонованій редакції.
