While governments are facing new challenges in wicked issues solving and ensuring sustainable socio-economic development of country the traditional public governance models and techniques become ineffective. The analysis of OECD Public Governance Reviews shows that the main focus in public governance development remains the strategic vision and agility, promoting a whole-of-government approach, leadership and stewardship from the centre, institutional strength and networking, enabled participation, integrity and transparency. Meeting the challenges requires smart mode of governance enabling governments operate fruitfully tackling with the wicked issues by timely and flexible action in fastly changing conditions. Thus the aim of this article is to set the concept of smart public governance. According the results of analysis smart public governance is stakeholder participation and networking based activity when based on timely and integrated information and adequate to the conditions rational decisions are taken and an appropriate its implementation structures and processes, techniques and tools are chosen, capacities and resources are mobilized and developed seeking for sustainable public value creation. The key interconnected dimensions of smartness - empowered citizenship, collaborative interaction, strategic agility, horizontal management – must be integrated into the system of structures and processes and affect the ethos and culture. However the level of manifestation of each of these dimensions depends on the circumstances in each country and its government's capacities.
The article analyzes the typology aspects of: network structures, which develop integration opportunities; network systems, models and types; networking processes and their efficiency, effectiveness, functional possibilities. The authors, based on the opportunities of interpretive methods and theoretical modeling, in the article seek to summarize the indicators of newly developed new public governance doctrine, in which public administration theorists distinguish different types of policy, management and economic networks systems, described as a network structures and networking. As important task, the authors of this article hold the necessity to disclose the positions of the various authors, analyzing the interactions between the networking participants' quantitative and qualitative dimensions, normative and standardized elements of state institutions, as decision making, conflict regulation, the development of networks and networking as a systematic processes and organization performance management. The particular attention the authors distinguish to the social relations, i.e. the organizational functioning and cultural aspects of social networking, and the categorization analysis of social capital (in the context of the networking process). The authors conclude that modern public governance, influenced by global changes, has a multidimensional nature and the characteristics of cross-sectoral interaction and development of network structure formation. A special factor of new public governance becomes the development of hybrid organizations. These factors are the priority dimensions of scientific academic debates. They are underlined in the fixation of new public governance indicators, management process of public sector organizations, establishing organizational culture, value orientations and behaviour standards. Networking as a form of public government, becomes increasingly important instrumentation in modern [.]
The paper analyses a link between good governance and the country's capability to innovate. The institutional dimension of the national innovation system (NIS) allows to use the method of good governance as good practice: the country, building its capacity to absorb knowledge, activates all role players in the NIS. The role of public administration institutions is emphasizing in the processes of accessing, anchoring and diffusing knowledge, seeking to strengthen the country's economic and social welfare. During the research the idea that public administration institutions should actively employ the principles and techniques of the good governance idea was substantiated because their objective is to make impact on the NIS: through the formulation and implementation of national innovation, economic and social policy by creating favourable circumstances for the NIS players, developing their knowledge of absorptive capacity, strengthening regional, national and global knowledge networking, using more knowledge channels and partnership for innovations at the national level.
The article analyzes the typology aspects of: network structures, which develop integration opportunities; network systems, models and types; networking processes and their efficiency, effectiveness, functional possibilities. The authors, based on the opportunities of interpretive methods and theoretical modeling, in the article seek to summarize the indicators of newly developed new public governance doctrine, in which public administration theorists distinguish different types of policy, management and economic networks systems, described as a network structures and networking. As important task, the authors of this article hold the necessity to disclose the positions of the various authors, analyzing the interactions between the networking participants' quantitative and qualitative dimensions, normative and standardized elements of state institutions, as decision making, conflict regulation, the development of networks and networking as a systematic processes and organization performance management. The particular attention the authors distinguish to the social relations, i.e. the organizational functioning and cultural aspects of social networking, and the categorization analysis of social capital (in the context of the networking process). The authors conclude that modern public governance, influenced by global changes, has a multidimensional nature and the characteristics of cross-sectoral interaction and development of network structure formation. A special factor of new public governance becomes the development of hybrid organizations. These factors are the priority dimensions of scientific academic debates. They are underlined in the fixation of new public governance indicators, management process of public sector organizations, establishing organizational culture, value orientations and behaviour standards. Networking as a form of public government, becomes increasingly important instrumentation in modern [.]
The purpose of the research is to determine the impact of EU funding on regional govern-ance of Tauragė and Vilnius. The term "regional governance" is a rather new phenomenon within the governance dis-course, therefore it is significant to analyse and delve into the principles of regional governance in order to ensure the economic and social growth of regions not only within Lithuania, but also within the whole European Union (hereinafter referred to as EU). It has been established that regional gov-ernance is based on the principles of cohesion policy in Lithuania. One of the cohesion policy princi-ples is that EU provides funding to ensure economic growth and competitiveness of regions. In Lithuania, EU funding policy is implemented by the Government and ministries, which act under Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council. Within regions, the regional governance is implemented through the adoption of regional development plans, which are affected by EU funding. The research is divided in two stages in order to elucidate and consolidate the findings. The decisions made throughout the period from 2016 to 2019 by Tauragė and Vilnius regions are analyzed in the first stage of the research, and it showed that there are challenges regarding the EU requirements for the absorption of funding. EU funding has an impact on the change of decisions made by the Development Council on the adjustment of regional programs for 2014-2020. The in-terview carried out in the second stage consolidates the findings from the first stage. It supports the fact that the regional governance in Tauragė and Vilnius is strictly formed in accordance with EU funding. The agenda and adopted decisions by regional development councils fully depend on EU funding. A drastic conclusion was reached that if EU funding was discontinued, the regional gov-ernance in Tauragė and Vilnius would cease to function.
The purpose of the research is to determine the impact of EU funding on regional govern-ance of Tauragė and Vilnius. The term "regional governance" is a rather new phenomenon within the governance dis-course, therefore it is significant to analyse and delve into the principles of regional governance in order to ensure the economic and social growth of regions not only within Lithuania, but also within the whole European Union (hereinafter referred to as EU). It has been established that regional gov-ernance is based on the principles of cohesion policy in Lithuania. One of the cohesion policy princi-ples is that EU provides funding to ensure economic growth and competitiveness of regions. In Lithuania, EU funding policy is implemented by the Government and ministries, which act under Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council. Within regions, the regional governance is implemented through the adoption of regional development plans, which are affected by EU funding. The research is divided in two stages in order to elucidate and consolidate the findings. The decisions made throughout the period from 2016 to 2019 by Tauragė and Vilnius regions are analyzed in the first stage of the research, and it showed that there are challenges regarding the EU requirements for the absorption of funding. EU funding has an impact on the change of decisions made by the Development Council on the adjustment of regional programs for 2014-2020. The in-terview carried out in the second stage consolidates the findings from the first stage. It supports the fact that the regional governance in Tauragė and Vilnius is strictly formed in accordance with EU funding. The agenda and adopted decisions by regional development councils fully depend on EU funding. A drastic conclusion was reached that if EU funding was discontinued, the regional gov-ernance in Tauragė and Vilnius would cease to function.
The purpose of the research is to determine the impact of EU funding on regional govern-ance of Tauragė and Vilnius. The term "regional governance" is a rather new phenomenon within the governance dis-course, therefore it is significant to analyse and delve into the principles of regional governance in order to ensure the economic and social growth of regions not only within Lithuania, but also within the whole European Union (hereinafter referred to as EU). It has been established that regional gov-ernance is based on the principles of cohesion policy in Lithuania. One of the cohesion policy princi-ples is that EU provides funding to ensure economic growth and competitiveness of regions. In Lithuania, EU funding policy is implemented by the Government and ministries, which act under Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council. Within regions, the regional governance is implemented through the adoption of regional development plans, which are affected by EU funding. The research is divided in two stages in order to elucidate and consolidate the findings. The decisions made throughout the period from 2016 to 2019 by Tauragė and Vilnius regions are analyzed in the first stage of the research, and it showed that there are challenges regarding the EU requirements for the absorption of funding. EU funding has an impact on the change of decisions made by the Development Council on the adjustment of regional programs for 2014-2020. The in-terview carried out in the second stage consolidates the findings from the first stage. It supports the fact that the regional governance in Tauragė and Vilnius is strictly formed in accordance with EU funding. The agenda and adopted decisions by regional development councils fully depend on EU funding. A drastic conclusion was reached that if EU funding was discontinued, the regional gov-ernance in Tauragė and Vilnius would cease to function.
The purpose of the research is to determine the impact of EU funding on regional govern-ance of Tauragė and Vilnius. The term "regional governance" is a rather new phenomenon within the governance dis-course, therefore it is significant to analyse and delve into the principles of regional governance in order to ensure the economic and social growth of regions not only within Lithuania, but also within the whole European Union (hereinafter referred to as EU). It has been established that regional gov-ernance is based on the principles of cohesion policy in Lithuania. One of the cohesion policy princi-ples is that EU provides funding to ensure economic growth and competitiveness of regions. In Lithuania, EU funding policy is implemented by the Government and ministries, which act under Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council. Within regions, the regional governance is implemented through the adoption of regional development plans, which are affected by EU funding. The research is divided in two stages in order to elucidate and consolidate the findings. The decisions made throughout the period from 2016 to 2019 by Tauragė and Vilnius regions are analyzed in the first stage of the research, and it showed that there are challenges regarding the EU requirements for the absorption of funding. EU funding has an impact on the change of decisions made by the Development Council on the adjustment of regional programs for 2014-2020. The in-terview carried out in the second stage consolidates the findings from the first stage. It supports the fact that the regional governance in Tauragė and Vilnius is strictly formed in accordance with EU funding. The agenda and adopted decisions by regional development councils fully depend on EU funding. A drastic conclusion was reached that if EU funding was discontinued, the regional gov-ernance in Tauragė and Vilnius would cease to function.
The purpose of this article is to analyse theoretical-methodological aspects of preparing public organization for the implementation of transformational changes and improvement of organizational performance, establishing the preparing complexity in organization strategy directions. The process of preparing public organization for accepting a change includes many elements: analysis of internal and external environment, identification of different theoretic attitudes for improving organizational performance methodology, typology of changes and best modern governance practice cases. The main tasks of the study are to accentuate the impact features of global changes to public sector organization development and to identify the role of organizational culture and successful leadership ensuring the implementation of strategy tasks. The essential ingredients of preparing public organization to accept a change are the following: quality of global change analysis, identification of the need for modernization, reform and innovation, creation capabilities to improve performance management in all kinds and levels of governance structures. Additionally, preparing to accept a change requires development of new forms and levels of organizational leadership regulatory responsibilities, creation of new governance strategies and implementation of modern control methods. Public sector organizations in achieving the goals use network based strategies as a modern sophisticated form of strategic governance. The article describes preparing public organization to accept the change partly as the product of innovation installing in public governance. To understand the change typology and decomposition and its role in public governance modernization, from staff and all level organization managers requires to improve administration creativity, getting the abilities to install radical changes, avoiding risk and preparing new models for recovering change governance process. ; Straipsnyje analizuojamas viešųjų organizacijų veiklos tobulinimas XXI a. pradžioje yra tiesiogiai sietinas su valdymo kompleksiškumo įtvirtinimu valstybės institucinių sistemų funkcionavime. Itin svarbią vietą viešojo valdymo kompleksiškumo struktūroje užima institucinių, technologinių ir socialinių pokyčių valdymas, reikalaujantis iš viešojo sektoriaus organizacijų pasirengimo keisti tradicines viešojo valdymo vertybes, nusistovėjusias tradicijas, veiklos struktūrines-funkcines dimensijas. Globalios aplinkos sąlygos iš viešojo valdymo institucijų reikalauja radikalios organizacinių struktūrų transformacijos, itin plataus viešojo valdymo lygių ir rūšių lauko reformų. Straipsnyje, naudojant kompleksinio požiūrio į pokyčių valdymą instrumentines galimybes, taikant metaanalizės, sinektinį, teorinio modeliavimo, lyginamosios analizės, klasifikavimo, interpretacinius metodus, siekiama atskleisti strateginio valdymo, organizacinės kultūros, valdymo procesų kaitos modeliavimo lygmens reikšmę viešųjų organizacijų pasirengimo pokyčių valdymui elementams. Autoriaus pastangos yra sufokusuotos į viešųjų organizacijų veiklos kokybinių charakteristikų išskyrimą. Dominuojantis analizės vektorius yra vidinės ir išorinės organizacijų aplinkos skenavimo būtinumo išskyrimas, siekiant aiškiau identifikuoti veiksnius ir faktorius, nuo kurių priklauso organizacijų pasirengimo pokyčių valdymui kokybė, ir determinuojant indikatorius, būtinus vertinant pasirengimo pokyčių valdymui strategijas, programas, organizacinių sprendimų lygmenį bei organizacijų pasirengimo pokyčių valdymui modeliavimo kokybinius parametrus.
The methodology of public governance has only been analysed recently. The methodology of public governance consists of a collection of concepts, ideas, reforms, degrees and other problems of theory. The role of methodology is important in the field as applied, practical and interdisciplinary as public governance. The study analyses how public administration theory developed at the end of the twentieth and at the start of the twenty-first century. The article examines the theories of public sector practice, such as theories on public organization behaviour, public management, and public policy implementation in a global environment. Theories on bureaucratic politics seek to explain how the politics–administration dichotomy is transforming from the traditional theoretical framework to the new democratic systematic framework and to a new understanding of public governance democratization, which is central in today's organizational theory. The primary issue addressed in the article is the development of public administration and governance theory in the period of globalization and modernization, and changes in the definition of the role of theory in public governance. ; Straipsnyje analizuojama šiuolaikinio viešojo valdymo metodologijos galimybės tobulinant viešųjų institucijų veiklą, efektyvinant viešosios politikos ir viešųjų programų bei projektų įgyvendinimą. Daugiausia dėmesio yra skiriama bendrųjų sociologinių ir specifinių viešojo valdymo teorijų vietai ir vaidmeniui demokratizuojant viešąjį valdymą šiuolaikinėmis globalizacijos sąlygomis. Valdymo demokratizavimo metodologijos problema aptariama remiantis visuotinai viešojo valdymo teorijoje priimta nuostata, kad metodologija (Ch. E. Lindblom, J. E. Lane, J. Dewey, D. Easton ir kt.) suprantama kaip mokslinių tyrinėjimų srities tyrimo logika ir kaip organizacijų bei individų praktinės-intelektualinės veiklos logika.
At the end of the 20th century, the consolidation of neoliberal principles determined the transformation of relations among state, private sector and civil society organisations by increasing the role of civil actors in decision making processes, provision of social services, representation and defence of group interests. The deficit of democracy, emerged in regard to politicians' dependence on big business, had induced social indifference and distrust on government decisions, that in turns allowed NGO to transform from peripheral actors to active advocates of public interest. These reforms encouraged the research of NGO governance from the perspectives of organisations' and managements theories. The analysis of NGO governance's concept, presented in this paper, is based on examination of main structural elements of NGO governance and assessment of organisations' accountability as part of governance processes. The main objectives of the paper are: 1) to review the main characteristics of NGO and transformations of its roles by presenting different scholars' perspectives toward NGO as deliverers of social services; 2) to discover the complexity and contextuality of NGO governance concept by summarising the current research in the context of neo liberal transformations of public administration and by analysing different models of NGO governance. The paper continues the discussion on the principles of good NGO governance by presenting the NGO governance models typology, based on two dimensions: established versus innovative and unitary versus pluralistic. The systematic analysis of scientific literature and comparative analyses were used as the main methods to achieve the objectives of the paper. [.]
At the end of the 20th century, the consolidation of neoliberal principles determined the transformation of relations among state, private sector and civil society organisations by increasing the role of civil actors in decision making processes, provision of social services, representation and defence of group interests. The deficit of democracy, emerged in regard to politicians' dependence on big business, had induced social indifference and distrust on government decisions, that in turns allowed NGO to transform from peripheral actors to active advocates of public interest. These reforms encouraged the research of NGO governance from the perspectives of organisations' and managements theories. The analysis of NGO governance's concept, presented in this paper, is based on examination of main structural elements of NGO governance and assessment of organisations' accountability as part of governance processes. The main objectives of the paper are: 1) to review the main characteristics of NGO and transformations of its roles by presenting different scholars' perspectives toward NGO as deliverers of social services; 2) to discover the complexity and contextuality of NGO governance concept by summarising the current research in the context of neo liberal transformations of public administration and by analysing different models of NGO governance. The paper continues the discussion on the principles of good NGO governance by presenting the NGO governance models typology, based on two dimensions: established versus innovative and unitary versus pluralistic. The systematic analysis of scientific literature and comparative analyses were used as the main methods to achieve the objectives of the paper. [.]
The thesis provides for analysis of the reasons determining the change of the governance forms and self-governance. First, it is a comprehensive report on the transformation of democracy, society and self-government models and the reasons of such transformation. Second, it analyses, how these reasons impact the transformation of self-governance forms, and third, what is the model of self-governance in Lithuania today. The research provides for the analysis of how many public services intended for individuals and businesses have been transferred to cyber space in Lithuania and how were they changing in the period 2004 to 2006, as well as the public opinion on self-governance and the opinion thereon of people working for the system.
The thesis provides for analysis of the reasons determining the change of the governance forms and self-governance. First, it is a comprehensive report on the transformation of democracy, society and self-government models and the reasons of such transformation. Second, it analyses, how these reasons impact the transformation of self-governance forms, and third, what is the model of self-governance in Lithuania today. The research provides for the analysis of how many public services intended for individuals and businesses have been transferred to cyber space in Lithuania and how were they changing in the period 2004 to 2006, as well as the public opinion on self-governance and the opinion thereon of people working for the system.
The aim of the work is to assess the perspectives of participatory governance implementation in Neringa municipality. Participatory governance implementation is an integral part of democratic governance, and participation itself is identified as one of the core democratic values, which effectiveness depends on the implementation mechanism. The main factors that will help ensure the smooth running of this mechanism are the right to participate, the opportunities and the participants. In order to ensure the participation of civil society based on the principles of transparency and accountability, the regulation of this process as defined in the legal acts must be followed. The analysis of legal acts has shown that national and international documents emphasize the rights and obligations of citizens and civil servants to participate in public governance, and they are more detailed in the domestic laws of the Republic of Lithuania. After the research, it was found that participatory governance implementation in Neringa municipality is more theoretical than practical. The situation is aggravated by the discrepancy between the attitude of residents and civil servants towards the existing problems. Residents lack information, appropriate conditions for involvement and cooperation from government representatives, and the municipal employees do not see their mistakes in believing that all measures are taken to encourage participation. Such a contradiction leads to a negative development of participatory governance, therefore, it would be appropriate to take the following steps: first, dissemination of detailed and clear information on the planned actions through various information dissemination channels (on social networks, the municipality website, in the press, also not to eliminate the possibility of leaving leaflets in mailboxes when discussing issues of particular relevance to the residents), with a greater focus on youth and the elderly. Secondly, and probably most importantly, SWOT analysis of participatory governance implementation in Neringa municipality should be performed and a plan for ensuring this process should be prepared, indicating the goals, objectives, and defining the implementation period in stages.
