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Políticas de inovação no governo e no setor público são necessárias por muitas razões. As instituições de governança, incluindo-se aí as organizações de serviço público, vêm enfrentando atualmente inúmeros desafios e devem exercer suas atribuições a partir desse contexto. São desafios que requerem abordagens novas e inovadoras para dar conta de sua complexidade. É preciso, portanto, que governos e serviços públicos se envolvam em processos contínuos de inovação: soluções convencionais e conhecidas parecem simplesmente não mais atender e somente se conseguirá fazer frente aos novos desafios com sucesso por meio de respostas criativas. Surge, então, uma questão: quais as abordagens e as estratégias de liderança mais indicadas em um contexto de necessária inovação? Este artigo trata dos desafios que surgem a partir desse contexto e dos aspectos de inovação necessários para enfrentá-los. Apresenta ainda algumas abordagens de liderança e possíveis estratégias para aumentar a capacidade de liderança pública e a habilidade dos líderes, para que enfrentem os desafios de inovar e de implementar políticas e processos inovadores.Palavras-chave: inovação, desafios contextuais, liderança pública

Die Kommunal- bzw. Gemeindeverwaltungen sind wichtige Komponenten der Regierung und Verwaltung eines jeden Landes. In demokratischen Systemen hat die lokale Gemeinschaft das Recht, am politischen Entscheidungsprozeß und an der Kontrolle der Lokalverwaltung teilzunehmen. Eine solche Beteiligung ist jedoch nur möglich, wenn dem einzelnen Bürger ein Maximum an Informationen zur Verfügung gestellt wird. Eine diesbezügliche Untersuchung in der Kapprovinz kommt vor diesem Hintergrund zu dem Ergebnis, daß gesetzlich geregelte Geheimhaltung und Vertraulichkeit dort in einem Ausmaß die Zusammenarbeit regeln, daß sie ernsthafte Hindernisse für eine wirksame demokratische Beteiligung der Bevölkerung auf lokaler Ebene darstellen. (DÜI-Hlb)

Globalisation has been defined as a continuous evolutionary process whereby functions and influences cross boundaries from one state to another. The question is often raised as to whether a country such as South Africa can ignore global influences after years of isolation and integrate positively with the international community as a global player. The South African government has initiated the debate on the possible benefits of globalisation, especially in the local government sphere. Globalisation could, it is believed, facilitate economic and social upliftment in the communities served by local government. Whether it has the expertise and capacity needed to actualise these benefits is, however, debatable. The larger local authorities, or Category A municipalities, have supported the idea of globalisation and have begun formulating policies on international relations. The purpose of this article is, rest, to determine the implications of globalisation for South African local authorities. Secondly, based on these findings, an attempt has been made to identify the criteria for integrating successfully into the international local government system. On the basis of these responses, a qualitative evaluation of the identified criteria was undertaken in order to determine the extent to which they have been met in South African local government.

Part I. The public management environment. Theoretical concerns and implications -- Components of the public management environment -- Part II. Public management functions. Policy-making -- Planning -- Organising -- Leadership and motivation -- Control and evaluation -- Part III. Public management skills. Decision-making -- Communication -- The management of change -- The management of conflict -- Negotiation -- Part IV. Selected applications for public management. Policy analysis -- Strategic management -- Organisation development -- Part V. Supportive technology and techniques. Computer technology and information management -- Techniques for public management -- Part VI. Research and the future. Research in public management -- Public management and the future.

"The success and fate of governments around the globe is not only based on the success of political leaders, but also on the top civil servants who lead the apparatus of government. Given the enormous tasks of leading society and changing the culture of government itself, the training and retraining of top civil servants is vital. This important collection is a one-of-a-kind study that not only provides information about the where, what, and how of the training of top civil servants around the world, but also offers up-to-date cultural, political, economic background on both larger countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, and also smaller countries such as Colombia, Namibia, and Belgium. It explores in detail the factors that result in different country perceptions of the importance of executive training, and the reasons for the variations in its quality and robustness"--