Assessing the role of intergovernmental relations in strategic planning for economic development at local government level : a case study of Umkhanyakude District Municipality

The district development model as a catalyst for improved integrated development planning

“…However, for this mandate to be effective, it must be anchored on an Integrated Development Plan (IDP) that can be effectively implemented within the current complex intergovernmental system. Some scholars have argued that the local sphere of government in South Africa does not have suitable strategies to deal with the complexities of IGR and the development of the local economy (Biyela et al 2018;Hofisi 2022;Tafeni & Mngomezulu 2022). The structural challenges are compounded by capacity and resource inadequacies (Currie 2021).…”

“…The District Intergovernmental Management Forum (DIMAFO), comprising the District Mayor and local mayors, can be utilised via DDM. The District Mayor, as the chairperson, can legally invite national, provincial government officials, and relevant organisations to enhance municipal coordination (Malan 2005;Biyela et al 2018;Currie 2021). The introduction of the district hubs in the existing IGR framework is also notable.…”

Planeamiento estratégico y su impacto en la administración pública

“…Planeamiento Estratégico y su impacto en la Administración Pública Alejandra Altamirano Taica; Gamboa-Cruzado, Javier; Hidalgo Sánchez____________ 490 "La estrategia debe iniciar por la innovación en las instituciones públicas, con el objetivo de aumentar la producción, mejorar la eficacia, mejorar la calidad de la prestación de servicios públicos y satisfacer las demandas de la comunidad" , Altan (2018), El Ammar & Profiroiu (2020), Carra et al, (2018), Chen (2017), Krishnan et al, (2019), Kuzminov et al, (2017), Parnell et al, (2019), Robaj (2018), Skarica (2020) 24 (40) "En la planificación estratégica existen diferentes partes interesadas, se trata de partes interesadas externas, tanto de los participantes del grupo de interés como de los grupos de ciudadanos, y partes interesadas del administrador y funcionarios" Angiola et al, (2018), Antošová et al, (2017), Ngoye et al, (2019), Biyela et al, (2018), (Savignon et al,, 2019) (Carra et al,, 2018) (Cepeda et al,, 2018) (Cepiku et al,, 2018) (Chen, 2017) (Dahanayake, 2021) (El Ammar, 2019) Iasbech & Lavarda (2018), Kuzminov et al, (2017), Ongaro & Ferlie (2019) 25 (41,6) Fuente: Elaboración propia El concepto que más se destaca dentro de las investigaciones relacionadas con el efecto del Planeamiento Estratégico en la Administración Pública es el que lo considera un medio para brindar servicios públicos de calidad. Este concepto es confirmado por Bloom (2017), que en su investigación considera que, el Planeamiento Estratégico en el sector público generalmente asegura resultados estrechamente ligados con la calidad.…”

An exploration of government administrative processes in supporting agro-smallholders’ access to municipal markets in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Province

“…The local government performs these functions based on the regulatory frameworks, which the national and provincial governments set. Whilst there are pockets of excellence in government delivery, the challenge remains how to ensure that the best basic services are delivered to the public to aid an outcome-oriented intergovernmental relations framework (Biyela et al 2018). The quality of public services and the pace of improvements in public services do not match most citizens' expectations, especially in the rural areas.…”