The functions and powers of local self-governance are broadly discussed at all levels of government institutions, non-governmental organizations and communities. There is an expressed position that local communities and their local self-governing institutions should be given the power of subsidiary decision making in locally specific issues. However, year after year, the unanimous attitude is suppressed by financial and fiscal dependence upon the central government, unreasonably large territorial units with high population density. These circumstances limit down the decision-making and, moreover, the implementation of the decisions. From this point of view, the financial and fiscal powers of local self-governing institutions and, consequently, the decision-making strata are significantly different from those in other Baltic and Central European countries, as well as Scandinavian states. This article deals with the analysis of local self-governing administration in terms of its fiscal and financial empowerment, the size of the local communities and its impact on decision-making. A comparison is drawn with Scandinavian, central European and Baltic countries. ; Lietuvos vietos savivaldos funkcionavimo bei jos galių klausimu daug diskutuojama įvairių lygių valdžios institucijose, visuomeninėse organizacijose, bendruomenėse. Vieningai pritariama, jog būtina suteikti didesnes galias pačioms bendruomenėms bei jų išrinktoms vietos valdžios institucijoms spręsti tas problemas, kurias jos geriausiai išmano (subsidiarumas). Deja, metai iš metų, kalbant apie vietos savivaldos galių didinimą, nesikeičia vietos savivaldos finansinė ir fiskalinė priklausomybė nuo centrinės valdžios, lieka nepagrįstai dideli savivaldybių teritorijos dydžiai (gyventojų kiekis). Tai lemia ribotas sprendimų priėmimo galimybes, jau priimtų sprendimų įgyvendinimą. Lietuvos vietos savivaldos finansinis ir fiskalinis savarankiškumas bei iš to sekanti sprendimų priėmimo galimybė gerokai skiriasi nuo kitų Baltijos bei Vidurio Europos ir Skandinavijos valstybių. Šis straipsnis skirtas mūsų valstybės vietos savivaldos fiskalinio bei finansinio savarankiškumo bei savivaldybių dydžių palyginti su Skandinavijos, Vidurio Europos ir Baltijos valstybėmis nulemtai sprendimų priėmimo galių analizei.
In the evolution of public governance, the wide range of public governance changes and reforms require the consolidation of innovative ideology and practice. Therefore it is necessary to modify traditional governance values, to develop the options of incremental change models, to improve the functioning of social systems and subsystems, their activities and communication between them. In the modern era of globalization and development of information technology, many functions and processes are being implemented by using network systems. Networks are an essential structural form, which helps to seek the new knowledge, to exchange information and experiences, and networking ensures these processes and their results. Network and networking researches in recent decades have become important not only in informatics or economics, but also in other scientific fields such as political science, sociology and public administration. Innovative solutions, related to the development of networked forms in the governance of public sector organizations, become increasingly important in the evolution of new public governance doctrine. By the influence of networked forms of governance, the public sector becomes more decentralized, pluralistic and provides the opportunities to consolidate cooperation with non-governmental subjects. Networks are becoming an important alternative to hierarchy and control mechanisms. The problem of this research is the complexity of networking dimensional specification in the rapidly changing modern public governance. The purpose of the study is to identify the key concepts of networking constructions and practice opportunities in the environment of the public governance changes. 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 public government methodologies and practices. Networking qualitative characteristics depend on many factors: the preparation of organizations, the professionalism of supervisors, leaders and managers, the development of democratic governance trends, the interaction with stakeholders and associations. Important factor (especially in an official and centralized networking level) becomes the social and service networks and the political, administrative and legal regulation of networks performance, which establish the responsibility, functional purposes, the forms of informal networks in organizations, and the rules of performance. The successful and efficient functioning of networking is possible only if there are created network systems with the explicit dimensions of social networks and social performance systems. ; Straipsnyje, remiantis mokslinių šaltinių metaanalizės, mišrios analitinės sintezės, interpretacinio modeliavimo metodais, bandoma atskleisti esmines tinklaveikos, kaip šiuolaikinio viešojo valdymo etapo, tipologijos raiškos formas, tyrimo dėmesį sutelkiant į kompleksinį naujojo viešojo valdymo pobūdį, įvertinant tinklaveikos tyrimų metodologinį reikšmingumą, veiklos metodologiją traktuojant kaip viešųjų struktūrų tyrimo ir veiklos valdymo logiką. Straipsnio autoriai aptaria naujojo viešojo valdymo evoliucijos procesus, kai vis svarbesnė tampa valdymo pokyčių kokybė, į rezultatus nukreipta veiklos vadyba, inovacinių valdymo sprendimų rengimas ir įgyvendinimas.
The dissertation aimed to explore the concept of UBC governance and on the basis of theoretical and empirical research results develop a conceptual normative UBC governance model. Research methodology was based on the phenomenological and heuristic inquiry strategy and integration of action research and fieldwork research elements.The dissertation included the analysis of the theoretical framework of UBC governance, exploration of the best practices of UBC governance in foreign countries, examination of the case of UBC governance in Lithuania, and development of the conceptual normative model. It was concluded that the theoretical framework for UBC governance can be examined with regard to the evolution of New Public Management and New Public Governance doctrines, the shift from Conventional or Mode 1 to Corporative or Mode 2 approach, the knowledge creation models of the Triple Helix, the Quadruple Helix and the Quintuple Helix, network, knowledge and innovation management.University and business divide in Lithuania is caused by weak UBC traditions, lack of strategic management, lack of leadership and consolidating institution, and low level of cooperative and entrepreneurial culture.
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. ; Sprendžiant visuomenėje ir ekonomikoje kylančiais sudėtingas problemas ir siekiant užtikrinti tvarų socialinį ir ekonominį valstybės vystymąsi, tradiciniais laikyti viešojo valdymo modeliai ir metodai tapo neveiksmingi. Straipsnyje aptariama viešojo valdymo modelio, kuris leistų sumaniai veikti dinaminėje aplinkoje sprendžiant kompleksines problemas, paieškos ir pagrindimas. Straipsnyje, remiantis viešojo valdymo iššūkiais ir pagrindinėmis reformų kryptimis, yra pateikta sumanaus viešojo valdymo koncepcija ir išskirtos dimensijos. Sumanus viešasis valdymas įvardijamas kaip valdymo modelis, pasižymintis suinteresuotųjų dalyvavimu ir tinklaveika grįsta veikla, kai, remiantis savalaike ir kompleksine informacija, priimami sąlygas atitinkantys racionalūs sprendimai, pasirenkamos jų įgyvendinimo struktūros ir procesai, technologijos ir priemonės. Tam sumanaus viešojo valdymo dimensijos – strateginis judumas, horizontalus valdymas, bendradarbiavimas sąveikoje ir įgalintas pilietiškumas – turi būti integruotos į sistemos struktūras ir procesus bei reikštis per bendrą etosą ir kultūrą.
The dissertation analyses the formation of cooperation-based organisational culture. Cooperation-based organisational culture is analysed in the contexts of macro, meso, micro and nano cultural levels. The thesis identifies the phases of leadership competencies, trust, knowledge and information sharing, modern technology, and stakeholder engagement. Normative analysis is performed, historically significant legal acts, provisions of various public governance programs are analysed, legal definition of cooperation-based organisational culture and stages of its formation are studied, dynamics of their changes is revealed. Significantly stimulating and restraining forces in the system of public governance in Lithuania are identified, and possible solutions to existing problems that could be applied at the level of ministries and departments are suggested.
The dissertation analyses the formation of cooperation-based organisational culture. Cooperation-based organisational culture is analysed in the contexts of macro, meso, micro and nano cultural levels. The thesis identifies the phases of leadership competencies, trust, knowledge and information sharing, modern technology, and stakeholder engagement. Normative analysis is performed, historically significant legal acts, provisions of various public governance programs are analysed, legal definition of cooperation-based organisational culture and stages of its formation are studied, dynamics of their changes is revealed. Significantly stimulating and restraining forces in the system of public governance in Lithuania are identified, and possible solutions to existing problems that could be applied at the level of ministries and departments are suggested.
The article highlights the education community, drawing the community as a strengthening of local government units; debate on the participation of community members in self-governance process. The article discusses the case study; exposing the local community (Kupiškis district) participation in political and cultural life of the community, directly to the (self) pulling into municipal development processes and public civil debate edge business development actualities positioning. Concerned members of the community competencies, activities and feel, the presentation of their region as a smart social space of the region, in support of a competitive advantage in the global market – i.e. community participation, the promotion of entrepreneurship in the region; the development of tourism, the use of existing natural, cultural and other resources.
Concept of governance of creative clusters as economic organization of creative society under the Smart specialization logic is new and fragmentally explored. Thesis presents the analysis of understanding of Smart specialization and proposes possible extensions, explores theoretical views of creative society and its features, analyzes the theory and development of clusters, features of creative clusters, proposes governance model of Lithuanian creative clusters under the Smart specialization conditions. Theoretical analysis has revealed, that Smart Specialization is non-linear, non-industrial, three-dimensional specialization, integrating different region-specific contexts into economically viable activities. Creative society is a postmodern society that is a contemporary understanding of the information and knowledge society concepts. Creative society is foundation of creative economy, specific to the geographical place it is located, based on the usage of technologies, organized in non-hierarchical form and opting for exclusivity. First part of empirical research was based on analysis of governance documents of European union regions with highest proportion of firms and jobs in the creative clusters and highest share of creative and cultural industries in the reginal economy. Second part of empirical research was bases on semi-structured interview with Lithuanian cluster management organizations of official creative clusters. Analysis of best European Union governance practices revealed, that the most important criteria in creative clusters governance are education and access to global markets. Analysis of Lithuanian creative clusters revealed, that they are relatively young, local and project-based organizations with limited connections to the knowledge institutions and mostly dependent on state support. Governance model of Lithuanian creative clusters was based on the logic of Smart specialization, which should be applied to identify and develop economically most suitable connection of creative society, creative economy and creative clusters.
Concept of governance of creative clusters as economic organization of creative society under the Smart specialization logic is new and fragmentally explored. Thesis presents the analysis of understanding of Smart specialization and proposes possible extensions, explores theoretical views of creative society and its features, analyzes the theory and development of clusters, features of creative clusters, proposes governance model of Lithuanian creative clusters under the Smart specialization conditions. Theoretical analysis has revealed, that Smart Specialization is non-linear, non-industrial, three-dimensional specialization, integrating different region-specific contexts into economically viable activities. Creative society is a postmodern society that is a contemporary understanding of the information and knowledge society concepts. Creative society is foundation of creative economy, specific to the geographical place it is located, based on the usage of technologies, organized in non-hierarchical form and opting for exclusivity. First part of empirical research was based on analysis of governance documents of European union regions with highest proportion of firms and jobs in the creative clusters and highest share of creative and cultural industries in the reginal economy. Second part of empirical research was bases on semi-structured interview with Lithuanian cluster management organizations of official creative clusters. Analysis of best European Union governance practices revealed, that the most important criteria in creative clusters governance are education and access to global markets. Analysis of Lithuanian creative clusters revealed, that they are relatively young, local and project-based organizations with limited connections to the knowledge institutions and mostly dependent on state support. Governance model of Lithuanian creative clusters was based on the logic of Smart specialization, which should be applied to identify and develop economically most suitable connection of creative society, creative economy and creative clusters.
This article aims to analyse the process of formation of sports public policy in Lithuania within the theoretical context of hierarchy governance. This study consisted of collection and analysis of official documents regarding sports public policy formation from 2011 until 2018. The data collection was aimed at uncovering of key components of the process of public policy formation – environmental analysis, strategic planning, competence and decision-making power, and stakeholders. The main findings of the research concluded that Lithuanian sports governance, along with the majority of other European countries, is defined as bureaucratic configuration. The main responsibility within the process of sports public policy formation falls on the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports and active national non-government sports organisations, while principal objectives of the Lithuanian sports public policy formation are laid out in strategic documents. However, the implementation needs to be centred on institutional and personal responsibility, proper environmental regard and tolerance, and the ability to listen and to reach an agreement.
This article aims to analyse the process of formation of sports public policy in Lithuania within the theoretical context of hierarchy governance. This study consisted of collection and analysis of official documents regarding sports public policy formation from 2011 until 2018. The data collection was aimed at uncovering of key components of the process of public policy formation – environmental analysis, strategic planning, competence and decision-making power, and stakeholders. The main findings of the research concluded that Lithuanian sports governance, along with the majority of other European countries, is defined as bureaucratic configuration. The main responsibility within the process of sports public policy formation falls on the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports and active national non-government sports organisations, while principal objectives of the Lithuanian sports public policy formation are laid out in strategic documents. However, the implementation needs to be centred on institutional and personal responsibility, proper environmental regard and tolerance, and the ability to listen and to reach an agreement.
This article analyses the governance system for environmental protection in different periods in Lithuania. It has been stated that during the first period of Lithuanian independence, any specialised environmental protection institution has been established. The use and protection of natural resources has been under the responsibility of agricultural and forestry institutions. Development of the governance system for environmental protection began in the Soviet period after the Second World War, when the State Nature Protection Committee was established and the Nature Conservation Act adopted. The committee focused on the protection of biological diversity, natural resources and the landscape, with the conservation of non-living components of the environment under the responsibility of other institutions. There was a move towards comprehensive environmental preservation when the Environmental Protection Department was established under the Parliament of the Lithuanian Republic during the first year of the restoration of independence. A more widespread approach to preservation was put in place with the establishment of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and its later reorganisation as the Ministry of Environment, as well as the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency. This article analyses the country's frequent reorganisations of environmental protection institutions and argues that these create a governance system in this area that is not stable or effective.
This article analyses the governance system for environmental protection in different periods in Lithuania. It has been stated that during the first period of Lithuanian independence, any specialised environmental protection institution has been established. The use and protection of natural resources has been under the responsibility of agricultural and forestry institutions. Development of the governance system for environmental protection began in the Soviet period after the Second World War, when the State Nature Protection Committee was established and the Nature Conservation Act adopted. The committee focused on the protection of biological diversity, natural resources and the landscape, with the conservation of non-living components of the environment under the responsibility of other institutions. There was a move towards comprehensive environmental preservation when the Environmental Protection Department was established under the Parliament of the Lithuanian Republic during the first year of the restoration of independence. A more widespread approach to preservation was put in place with the establishment of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and its later reorganisation as the Ministry of Environment, as well as the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency. This article analyses the country's frequent reorganisations of environmental protection institutions and argues that these create a governance system in this area that is not stable or effective.
An influence of the electronic governance means for the public sector reform of interaction with the community and other governance institutions is analyzed in this article. The advantage of electronic governance usage in the cases of the creation of public value and the elimination of negative factors in the public administration sphere is discussed too. The success principles of the electronic governance implementation for the selection of electronic governance policy directions and the priorities of the state long term strategy are analyzed in detail. Lastly, the impact of electronic governance means for the effective transformation of public administration is also widely discussed there. ; Straipsnyje analizuojami elektroninės valdžios sėkmingo įgyvendinimo principai, leidžiantys efektyviai transformuoti viešąjį sektorių ir jo ryšį su visuomene. Analizuojama elektroninės valdžios įtaka keičiant viešojo sektoriaus sąveikavimo su visuomene procesus efektyvaus administravimo linkme, įvertinamos konkrečios galimybės elektroninės valdžios priemonėmis pašalinti neigiamus valstybės valdymo aspektus, aptariama elektroninės valdžios įtaka kuriant viešąją vertę.
The analysis of public governance modernization and reform shows that public governance reform for each region and country has universality and specific features. Reform trajectories can be divided, described and explained as the trajectories of development methodology, mechanisms and instruments of ongoing reforms. The author, based on the opportunities of meta-analysis, classification and theoretic modeling methods, in the article seeks to indicate the essence of the main factors, trajectories and problems in the process of construction and implementation of public governance reform and modernization in the first decade of the 21st century. The aim of the article is to discuss and to show methodological aspects of the content of public governance reform and the impact of global change in a period of public governance evolution from the paradigm of the New Public Management to the New Public Governance. The author pays particular attention to the necessity to analyze and to explain the positions of theoretical constructs and to analyze the complexity of public governance reforms, as the modernization of bureaucratic form of governance, problems of centralization and decentralization, the creation of new innovative forms of inter-sector partnership, cross-sector interaction and the development of networking, hybrid organization as the modern form of creation of public value. Finally, the identification of content and complexity of public governance reform can help to define the main tendencies and trajectories, seeking to improve the quality of reform processes. ; Teoriniai-metodologiniai viešojo valdymo analizės, šiuolaikinių modernaus valdymo kaitos, reformų ir pokyčių globaliame pasaulyje tyrimai yra itin svarbūs šiuolaikinių politinių, administracinių, socialinių procesų sąveikos ir ryšių tarp jų, integracinių procesų pažinimo, interpretavimo kontekste, kai atsiranda naujos ryšių ir sąveikos tarp valstybės ir visuomenės valdymo institucijų ir piliečių formos. Visa tai yra globalaus valdymo institucinių struktūrų, jų dinamikos, veiklos valdymo praktikos tobulinimo esminės indikacijos, nuo kurių priklauso naujojo viešojo valdymo vystymosi tendencijos, modernizavimo iššūkiai ir naujų, pažangesnių ir inovatyvesnių valdymo formų įsitvirtinimas, rengiant ir įgyvendinant valstybės strategines nuostatas ir kryptis, įvairių lygių viešąsias programas, sujungiant visų valstybės sektorių, valdymo formų, struktūrinių darinių išteklių galimybes. Daugiausia dėmesio straipsnyje skiriama modernaus viešojo valdymo reformų sampratos, jų klasifikavimo pagal įvairius indikatorius, vidinės ir išorinės organizacijų aplinkos faktorių poveikio, reformų procesų sėkmės prielaidų, trukdžių identifikavimui, viešojo valdymo reformų tendencijų prognostiniam eksplanavimui.
