scholarly journals Crowdsourcing City Government: Using Tournaments to Improve Inspection Accuracy

2016 ◽  
Vol 106 (5) ◽  
pp. 114-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward L. Glaeser ◽  
Andrew Hillis ◽  
Scott Duke Kominers ◽  
Michael Luca
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Simple Model ◽  
City Government ◽  
Opportunity Costs ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Prediction Algorithms ◽  
Out Of Sample

The proliferation of big data makes it possible to better target city services like hygiene inspections, but city governments rarely have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to crowdsource competence by making data public and offering a reward for the best algorithm. A simple model suggests that open tournaments dominate consulting contracts when cities can tolerate risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs. We also report on an inexpensive Boston-based restaurant tournament, which yielded algorithms that proved reasonably accurate when tested “out-of-sample” on hygiene inspections.

scholarly journals Analisis Atas Efektivitas Pengelolaan Data Dan Informasi Kependudukan Pada Pemda Kabupaten/Kota Dan Instansi Terkait Lainnya

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1499-1528
Author(s):  
Erwin Antoni ◽  
Silviana .
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Population Data ◽  
City Government ◽  
General Description ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Civil Registration ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Policies And Programs

Population administration is a series of activities in structuring and controlling population documents and data through population registration, civil registration, management of population administration information and utilization of its results for public services and development of other sectors. In the 2015-2019 RPJMN it is mentioned that Population and Family Planning (KKB) Development is directed at one of them: Improving the quality of population data and information as the basis for developing development policies and programs and implementing basic population services. One of the authorities of the Regency / City Government is to carry out community service activities in the area of ??Population Administration. The local government plays an important role in improving the quality of data and information on the population. This paper discusses the administration of population administration in regency/city governments and other relevant agencies. The discussion covers the background of topic selection, general description, regulation, business process on the object of research and risk analysis of the business process. Next, the objectives and types of research are discussed, the period of time, the number and competence of researchers, the methodology and procedures of the research to be conducted. The selection of key areas uses the RIS analysis method (Risk Management, Research Impacts, Significance). The results of this study are expected to provide appropriate and actionable recommendations in order to improve the quality of population data and information.

scholarly journals Layu Sebelum Berkembang: Studi Kasus Kerjasama Sister City Malang dengan Fuqing dalam Komoditas Kedelai

Global Focus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-71
Author(s):  
Naufal Fikhri Khairi ◽  
◽  
Amaliya Mulyanor ◽  
Fitria Winda Sari ◽  
Nurul Zhafira
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
City Government ◽  
City Governments ◽  
State Actor ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Large Production ◽  
Strong Commitment ◽  
The City ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Production Losses

The purpose of this paper is to determine the factors that have stopped the Sister City cooperation between Malang City and Fuqing City in the field of soybean commodity. Fulfilling the need for imported soybeans is important for Malang, because it is well-known for its many ‘Keripik Tempe’ producers or commonly called ‘IKM Tempe’, so that the potential for Fuqing imported soybean is important to be realized. The study used a qualitative descriptive method, and used the Paradiplomacy Concept and the Sister City Concept in explaining the cooperation between Malang City and Fuqing City. The results obtained were the cooperation between sister city Malang City and Fuqing City in the field of soybean commodity which ‘failed’ because soybeans from Fuqing were of lower quality than soybeans imported from United States and had large production losses, so that the IKM Tempe in Malang preferred to use imported United States soybeans and stopped the use of imported Fuqing soybeans. Until now, the two city governments have not been heard meeting to discuss this issue, which makes the city government as a sub-state actor not yet having a strong commitment to this cooperation.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF HISTORICAL SCIENCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN 21st CENTURY INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Luthfi Lazuardi ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
City Government ◽  
Historical Science ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Online Portal ◽  
The City

Public transportation is one of the most critical needs for a city, including in Indonesia. The fast and dynamic movement of society makes public transportation expected to accommodate the needs of city residents to move more quickly and efficiently. Available public transport can also reduce congestion because many city residents are switching from their private vehicles. Many cities in Indonesia are competing to develop their public transportation to modernize the life of the town. Problems will arise if the city government does not learn from history in planning the development of public transport in the city. This study aims to examine the role of historical science in the development of urban public transportation in Indonesia. The method used in this research is descriptive-qualitative through literature review by analyzing data and information according to the topic of the research topic. The data and information are sourced from 20 journal articles and five credible online portal sites with published years between 2019-2021. The result of this study is the role of historical science in the development of urban public transportation in Indonesia as a reference for city governments to reorganize their transportation systems in the future. This research has research limitations on the development of urban public transport in Indonesia in the 21st century. The researcher recommends further research on the role and benefits of historical science in improving urban public transportation in Indonesia to complement some lacking things from this research. At the same time was adding to the scientific treasures for many people, significant position holders in city government to be more intense in using historical knowledge as an essential study to encourage a better civilization of a city by improving the public transportation system.

scholarly journals The Effect Of Leadership In Education Administrative Learning And Knowledge On Organization Commitments Of Early Children Education Unit In Medan City

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 728-736
Author(s):  
Kristianus ◽  
Benyamin ◽  
Paningkat
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Central Government ◽  
City Government ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Regional Autonomy ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Knowledge Variable

Along with the transition from the New order era to the Reformation era, the central government is committed to providing regional autonomy to district and city governments to manage regional potential, including the potential for education. After the central government gave regional autonomy to district and city governments, the Medan City Government gave autonomy to the head of the Early Childhood Education unit to manage the potential of Early Childhood Education to the maximum, but in reality the management was not optimal. The purpose of this study is to find a model of organizational commitment and to determine the influence between research variables. This research method is a quantitative research method using a survey approach. The study population was 750 people and the sample of this study was 238 people with an error rate of 5%. Sampling is non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling technique based on the provisions of the sample from the population developed by Isaac and Michael. The data collection technique for this research is a questionnaire instrument using a Likert scale and a test instrument using Merriam Webster's New Collegiate Distionary technique. The results of the descriptive analysis show that 235 or 98.74% of the Educational Administrative Knowledge variable tends to be in the low category, while the other variables tend to be in the high category. Furthermore, the results of the calculation of the total direct effect show that the Educational Administrative Knowledge variable on the Organizational Commitment variable is 0.2642 or 26.42%, while the total effect of other variables is low. Furthermore, the direct and indirect proportional, sporious and unanalyzed effect caused by these three variables is 66.02% and the influence of other variables is 33.98%. Furthermore, the research results of the path coefficient test show that all the path diagram coefficients are significant. Furthermore, the results of model testing indicate that the proposed model is fit with empirical data. Therefore, based on the results of this study it is suggested that the Head of the Medan City Education Office can apply this model so that 66.02% of the organizational commitment of the head of the Children's Education unit can be maximally realized.

A City for Smart Technology Transformation

2022 ◽  
pp. 130-150
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
City Government ◽  
City Development ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
The Government ◽  
Smart Technologies ◽  
Technology Transformation ◽  
The City

The main purpose of this chapter is to present how a smart city is governed, managed, and operated. It describes smart city governance and identifies the special relation the government of the city would have with the citizens as well as communities. In addition, governance considerations related to operations are described, including critical city government challenges. The second important topic in this chapter is the City-Citizens Relations highlighting urban growth, needed investments, and role of smart technologies in the city development. In addition, other issues include strategic goals of smart cities, strategic framework for city governments, and financing smart city projects.

Building Sound Foundations for Smart City Government

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Jochen Scholl ◽  
Marlen Jurisch ◽  
Helmut Krcmar ◽  
Margit C. Scholl
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
City Government ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Institutional Architecture ◽  
The City

City governments around the world have increasingly engaged in “smart city” initiatives. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are at the core of these initiatives. City governments appear to play important roles in making the urban spaces, in which they are embedded, more attractive, more competitive, more livable, and smarter. The authors interviewed City officials in Munich, Germany, and asked for the definitions of “smart city,” which they then compared to Munich's smart city-related program. While the practitioners' definitions differed in part from those in the academic literature, the smart city overhaul program at Munich city government had a direct relationship to the practitioners' understanding of smartness. The authors portray and discuss the City of Munich institutional architecture overhaul and its expected and realized benefits, and compare the results to those of an earlier study on the City of Seattle. Both city governments evidently pursue different approaches, the effectiveness of which can more readily be assessed only at a future point of the smart city evolution.

Strategically Marketing Florida’s Cities: An Exploratory Study Into How Cities Engage in Public Marketing

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Blair Thomas ◽  
Daniel L. Fay ◽  
Frances S. Berry
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
City Government ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
City Managers ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Tax Base ◽  
Public Marketing

Over the course of this decade, Florida has emerged as one of America’s fastest growing and most visited states. As many of the state’s municipalities compete for opportunities to expand their tax base and achieve other municipally centered goals, they are faced with the challenge of needing to strategically differentiate themselves from their peers to attract opportunities. One way to accomplish this is through using marketing as a tool of strategic management. While literature shows that marketing engagement is happening in cities throughout the world, we lack a clear understanding of what American municipalities are doing about marketing and why they are increasingly choosing to participate in the activity. This work provides a glimpse into how a sample of Florida cities are strategically using marketing and what city managers and communication officials are specifically hoping to accomplish with marketing activity. The purpose of this research is to answer the following three questions: Why do city governments engage in marketing? Do city government officials engage in marketing from a strategic management perspective? How do city governments engage in marketing? Utilizing surveys and interviews from city managers and communication officials at the municipal level from across the state, this exploratory study sheds a light onto how several cities using marketing as a strategic management tool to achieve articulated goals. We provide recommendations for practitioners exploring strategic use of marketing and practitioners seeking to expand marketing engagement within their municipalities.

Digitalization and Information Management in Smart City Government

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antti Syväjärvi ◽  
Ville Kivivirta ◽  
Jari Stenvall ◽  
Ilpo Laitinen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
City Government ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
City Governments ◽  
City Governance ◽  
Digital Or

The widespread use of information and communication technology (ICT) in public management and public sector reforms is widely recognized. Here digital or electronic government is studied on the basis of information management in smart city government. Digital governance and information management have changed the ways city governments are organized and public services delivered. Unlike the research that has concentrated on private sector developments from digital or business perspective, studies taking place in the public sector context must also take the dynamics of e-government into consideration. In this research, the empirical material was produced by interviewing high-position managers in city governments. Both individual thematic interviews and focus group interviews were done to scrutinize the organizational and management implications of ICT and data mining in information management. The authors' findings indicate that the managers view how information management quite often falls short in providing and presenting relevant information for all parties in city governance. Currently digital information management practices are fragmented and scattered over projects. It is concluded that issues related to the practices of organizing ICTs and projects in smart city government, and additionally the human dimension related to information management, should be addressed more thoroughly to increase understanding about the smart city governance. Furthermore, activities are needed on behalf of a more mature information management.

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