scholarly journals Northern Forest Management: Ends and Means

1970 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-213
Author(s):  
Peter H. Pearse
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Northern Forest ◽  
The Public ◽  
Total Capital ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
The Government ◽  
Forest Values ◽  
The One

Forest management is a means to an end, not an end in itself. In the past, there has been much confusion among foresters over the objectives of forest management; our conventional wisdom has been based, variously, on the goals of full utilization, maximum wood growth, and equal annual harvests. These are technological goals, and our profession is beginning to recognize that they are not adequate guides to the design of forest management policies in the public interest.Forests are part of the total capital stock of our society. In the context of our economy as a whole, forests, along with all our other resources, contribute to our standard and quality of life. Good management involves using forests, and investing in them, in such a way and to such a degree that they will contribute the most social benefit.Maximization of the values generated by forest resources provides the only consistent and workable criterion for judging the appropriateness of management policies and practices. In the light of this objective, problems relating to the best standards of utilization, siviculture, and rates of harvest can be analyse using well established economic techniques. Optimum management will thus very widely in different circumstances, and will require flexibility of standards.In Canada's northern forests there is still time to avoid the mistakes we have made in management policies elsewhere. The framework of public policy within which private harvesters must operate is important; not only because forests are so important to our economy but also because the government is the landlord over most of our forests. Tenure policies must take account of the need for assured supplies of timber to justify heavy investment in utilization plant on the one hand, and the economic value of private competition for public timber on the other. Stumpage charges should be designed to encourage efficient utilization standards. Once the objective of maximizing forest values is accepted, the economic incentives of private harvesters can be harnessed to serve the public interest.

Digital policing technologies and democratic policing

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temitayo Isaac Odeyemi ◽  
A. Sat Obiyan
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Application ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Police Misconduct ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Response Unit ◽  
Democratic Policing ◽  
Police Accountability ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One

The police are expected to perform functions critical to relations between the government and citizens in democratic societies. However, in Nigeria, the reality is that the police organisation suffers limitations that undermine effective and democratic policing. Although the Nigeria Police Force has a long and chequered history, its services are dogged by challenges including adversarial police–citizen relations and mutual suspicion and police misconduct. To address these problems and enhance policing, the Nigeria Police Force has deployed digital technologies through a Complaint Response Unit [later renamed the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU)]. The PCRRU allows the public to connect with the police through dedicated phone numbers for calls and SMS, and a round-the-clock presence on Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Blackberry Messenger and a mobile application. Although this initiative often draws attention and commendation, it also raises doubts about sustenance and utility value. Drawing on David Easton’s input–output nexus as a theoretical underpinning on the one hand, and data sourced through expert opinion interviews and web measurement on the other hand, this article investigates how these digital policing technologies, through the PCRRU, enhance efforts at mutually rewarding police–citizen relations and police accountability, as requisites of democratic policing, in Nigeria. The findings expand discussion on the dimensions of Nigeria’s police–citizen relations and the potentials of technology in promoting positive outcomes. The findings also suggest means through which police managers can optimise technology in ways that aid strategic efforts at improving public security.

scholarly journals Coronavirus - Crisis Communication in Croatia

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Grbic ◽  
D Stimac Grbic ◽  
L Stimac ◽  
Z Sostar
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Information ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One

Abstract Introduction The coronavirus outbreak has set off alarms around the world, leading to border closures, trade controls, travel bans and other measures. The Wuhan coronavirus epidemic continues to spread globally to the new European hotspot in Italy. New information about the epidemic and the virus is changing rapidly as the virus spreads and appears in parts of the world. Although official announcements by the Croatian Government and Crisis Staff calmed the public with pictures and data on the disease, it showed something else that heightened public concern and caused two conflicting phenomena among citizens - on the one hand, the majority showed understandable doubt about the information that could have raised the concern for their own health while the rest of the population ignored the facts. The market showed complete unwillingness to cope with this epidemic and a chronic shortage of protective equipment (masks, disinfectants...) emerged. Most of the citizens' queries and concerns were moving in the direction of personal protection, child protection and justification for holding large gatherings. Results By March 8, 2020, twelve COVID-19 patients were recorded in Croatia, of which 5 were patients in Rijeka, 3 in Zagreb and 4 in Varaždin. The first sick person is a Croatian citizen from Zagreb who became infected during his stay in Italy (Milan, Lombardy province). Conclusions In this crisis, several basic principles of crisis communication with the public have been forgotten: The first source of communication often becomes the source against which everyone else is measured.Accuracy is crucial to credibility.Emotion cannot be countered by facts. People must first know that the government cares.The public should regain a sense of control over circumstances beyond control.A lack of public respect in a crisis undermines trust.Honesty is fundamental to maintaining trust. Key messages Accuracy is crucial to credibility. Emotion cannot be countered by facts.

Towards improved forestry performance: evaluating the added value of the timber legality assurance system in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
S. Astana ◽  
W.F. Riva ◽  
G. Hardiyanto ◽  
H. Komarudin ◽  
A. Sukanda
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Public ◽  
Tropical Timber ◽  
Assurance System ◽  
Forest Law ◽  
Timber Products ◽  
The Government

Indonesia is a main tropical timber-producing country and is a leader in implementing Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreements (FLEGT-VPA) with the European Union (EU). In 2015, as a part of the FLEGT-VPA process, the government began a timber legality assurance system called Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu (SVLK), which is mandatory for all timber product businesses. Since November 2016, Indonesia has issued FLEGT licenses for timber products exported to the EU. This study shows that the SVLK scheme has added value for the public in controlling timber legality, eradicating illegal logging and illegal timber trading, enhancing sustainable forest management and contributing to legal timber trading. The scheme also has added value in providing legal certainty for businesses. However, it contributes less to product marketing and its use as a standard to assess sustainable forest management needs to be evaluated.

scholarly journals Analisis Kebijakan Pengembangan Wisata Bahari Pantai Marina Tahun 2010 - 2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-213
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fachri Zaki ◽  
Amin Pujiati
Keyword(s):  
Economic Value ◽  
National Scale ◽  
The Public ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
The Government ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
The City ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Nautical tourism according to Hidayat (2000: 15) are activities related to marine which includes relaxing on the beach or enjoying the natural surroundings, swimming, surfing, diving, water sky and touring around, or in other words all the potential economic value that can be utilized to increase the income of the surrounding communities and increase state revenues. The purpose of this study was to determine the development undertaken by the Government of the city, to find out the sale of the City and to determine the role of the community in supporting marine tourism activities Beach Marina. This research is located in the Marina Beach of Semarang as has been defined as marine tourism area in the city of Semarang. This research uses descriptive qualitative data analysis techniques including data collection, data reduction, data presentation and decision making. This study uses descriptive qualitative research and quantitative descriptive. The conclusion of this study is the development undertaken by the Tourism Department of Semarang and manager of the Marina include a variety of development, promotion conducted on marine tourism Marina Beach include promotion in tourism events with regional and national scale, in cooperation with the stations, local TV, the role of the public against marine tourism Semarang inclined slightly for the management of Marina handed over to private parties. Wisata bahari menurut Hidayat (2000:15) adalah aktivitas yang berkaitan dengan kelautan yang meliputi santai di pantai atau menikmati alam sekitar, berenang, surfing, diving, water sky dan tur keliling, atau dengan kata lain segala potensi yang mempunyai nilai ekonomi sehingga dapat dimanfaatkan untuk meningkatkan pendapatan masyarakat sekitar serta meningkatkan pendapatan negara. Tujuan Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pembangunan yang dilakukan oleh Pemerintah Kota Semarang, untuk mengetahui promosi dari Pemerintah Kota dan untuk mengetahui peran masyarakat dalam mendukung kegiatan wisata bahari Pantai Marina. Penelitian ini berlokasi di kawasan Pantai Marina Kota Semarang sebagaimana telah ditetapkan sebagai kawasan wisata bahari di Kota Semarang. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik analisis data deskriptif kualitatif meliputi pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data dan pengambilan keputusan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dan deskriptif kuantitatif. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah pembangunan yang dilakukan oleh Dinas Pariwisata Kota Semarang dan pengelola terhadap Pantai Marina meliputi berbagai pembangunan, promosi yang dilakukan terhadap wisata bahari Pantai Marina meliputi promosi di event wisata dengan skala regional maupun nasional, bekerjasama dengan statisun tv lokal, peran masyarakat terhadap wisata bahari Kota Semarang cenderung sedikit karena pengelolaan Pantai Marina diserahkan kepada pihak swasta.

scholarly journals Efficient E-Government Services, Constraints and Problems of Technical Applications and Software and the Transition to Smart Government

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasser A. Seleman
Keyword(s):  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
Smart Government

  The e-governance is the concept and structure of the system and the functions and activities of all activities and processes in e-business on the one hand the level of e-government and business on the other.               Because the government sector as a significant proportion of the total economic sectors in most countries of the world, and the fact that dealing with the public sector is not limited to the class and not others, but prevail all citizens and residents, institutions and others, and the fact that this multi-dealing in quality, methods and how it is done and models for different procedures and steps implemented and locations between the corridors of government departments, the concept of e-government came as an ideal way for the government to enable them to take care of the interests of the public from individuals and institutions electronically using cutting-edge technology without the need for the applicant to move between government departments.  

scholarly journals PEMBANGUNAN APLIKASI GO-PAJAK BERBASIS MOBILE

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Wicaksono Dwi Pamungkas ◽  
Nina Setiyawati
Keyword(s):  
Public Services ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Vehicle Ownership ◽  
The Public ◽  
One Stop ◽  
The Government ◽  
Tax Payments ◽  
The One ◽  
Service Standards ◽  
The City

Public services are services, both in the form of public goods and public services which are the responsibility and are carried out by the government in an effort to meet the needs of the community and in accordance with statutory provisions. One of the public services provided by the government is the One-Stop Administration System (SAMSAT). According to SAMSAT data in the city of Magelang, data on motorized vehicle ownership has increased and there has been an increase in the number of taxpayers. However, the tax payment service is considered to be less than optimal because there are still long queues when paying taxes.This also causes many people to make payments past the due date or entrust queues to brokerage services. Therefore, to overcome the problem, a mobile-based application (GO-PAJAK) was built which can be used to make tax payments by means of a vehicle document pick-up to pay motor vehicle taxes connected between drivers (SAMSAT employees) and customers (taxpayers). With this application, it is expected to improve service standards at the SAMSAT office and reduce taxpayer queues also reduce the use of brokers in administering public service administration that can increase public trust.  

scholarly journals Civil Sector of State Governance: New Forms of Self-Organization and the Community’s Participation in the Context of Digitization of the Public Space

2021 ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Solov'ev ◽  
Galina Pushkareva
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Space ◽  
The State ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Management ◽  
State Governance ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
Civil Sector

As digital technologies develop, a new form of relations between the state and the public is developing as well. Additional opportunities for the expression of public interests and the establishment of values preferred by the society arise, new mechanisms of political mobilization develop, new forms of public organization and self-organization emerge, the social media gain more power, and local and general public narrative develop on a number of online platforms. With the digitization of the public space, the state is forced to change its communication strategies and improve the dialogue between the government and the society based on deliberative democracy principles. After analysing the architecture of public communication emerging in new conditions the paper concludes that Russia is making certain efforts to adapt for the new digitized reality. However, current state priorities are shifting towards e-government and the digital economy. On the one hand, it seems justified, as it allows to bring the public services to a completely new level, reduce corruption risks, and simplify state management of economic processes. On the other hand, the lack of due attention to the issues of openness of public administration and involvement of citizens in making public decisions results in accumulation of contradictions in the public area of public administration, as well as increasing mutual misunderstanding and distrust between the state bodies and the civil society, which may entail bursts of social discontent and protests.

scholarly journals Modification of District Integrated Administrative Services (PATEN) and Super Service Delivery Models at Polewali Mandar

2021 ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Sitti Chaeriah Ahsan ◽  
Risma Niswaty ◽  
Irsyad Dhahri
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Service Agency ◽  
Administrative Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Administrative Service ◽  
One Stop ◽  
Bureaucratic Structure ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One

In order to realize the demands of the community in service, the government will seek several things to improve the quality of services provided by bringing up a policy. To produce a quality policy requires good cooperation by the local government. Improving public services to optimize services in the regions can be done by reforming the administration at a level that is directly dealing with the community, namely at the sub-district level and implementing innovation. The innovation in question is the sub-district integrated administrative service system (PATEN). PATEN is held with the aim of realizing the sub-district as a community service center and becoming a service node for the one-stop integrated service agency/office (PTSP) in the district for sub-districts whose geographical area will be more effectively and efficiently served through the sub-district. With a qualitative method, this research on the implementation of PATEN in Polewali Mandar was studied based on the concepts of communication, resources, disposition, and bureaucratic structure. Obstacles encountered in communication due to limitations in providing patent services to the public during the covid 19 pandemic, PATEN service providers were provided with training, related to disposition, clearer supervision standards were needed regarding the use and supervision of budgets by districts so that achievements and obstacles could be evaluated on a regular basis ; and simplification of standard operating procedures on aspects of bureaucratic structure.

Institutional reform and change management: The conversion of polytechnics to technical universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 655-658
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Akanpaadgi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Institutional Reform ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Academic Progression ◽  
Conversion Period ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Policies ◽  
The One

This research paper sought to review the way and manner the conversion of polytechnics in Ghana to technical universities were done to ascertain whether the process conformed to standard best practice. The inequality in terms of placement of polytechnic graduates in the public sector as compared to the traditional university graduates, lack of direct academic progression for polytechnic graduates with Higher National Diploma, low enrollment and the departure of experienced staff from the polytechnics to the traditional universities due to poor conditions of service leaving the polytechnics with less staff compelled the government to initiate the reform. Institutional reform has been a long-standing practice in the educational sector; however, the implementation of new policies remains a challenge to many public institutions in Ghana. The one-size-fits-all approach to managing change must give way to a multi-faceted approach that takes into consideration the diversity of the various stakeholders affected by the change. The adoption of an appropriate change model and proper engagement of stakeholders as well as handling the transition as a project rather than treating it like the usual work of the ministry of education would have eased the tension and agitations which characterized the conversion process. Despite the conversion period spanning almost four years, the stakeholders are yet to reap the full benefits of the reform.

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