Exploring the role of local governments as intermediaries to facilitate partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals

Masuda, Hiromi; Kawakubo, Shun; Okitasari, Mahesti; Morita, Kanako

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2022.103883

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“…Furthermore, some scholars have found through empirical research that urban innovation systems and capacity development have a positive influence on GSDP [13,64]. To sum up, the positive role of government support policies and technological innovation in promoting sustainable development has been confirmed by an increasing number of studies [65][66][67].…”

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The Role of Government Innovation Support in the Process of Urban Green Sustainable Development: A Spatial Difference-in-Difference Analysis Based on China’s Innovative City Pilot Policy

Zhu

Chen

Zhang

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The role of government support in sustainable urban development has always been a research topic of scholars, but research focusing on the relationship between government innovation support and urban green sustainable development is still relatively rare. This article uses China’s innovative city pilot policy (ICPP) to represent the innovation support provided by the government and address the interaction mechanism and the spatial spillover effect of China’s innovative city pilot policy (ICPP), green technology innovation (GTI), and green sustainable development performance (GSDP) with the support of the mediating effect model and the spatial econometric model. Based on panel data of 24 cities in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration from 2001 to 2020, this paper establishes an evaluation index system of green sustainable development performance (GSDP), measuring with the SBM directional distance function based on the undesired output. This paper adopts the spatial difference-in-difference model (SDID) to study the impact mechanism of the ICPP on the GSDP in the Yangtze River Delta. The results show that (i) there is a positive spatial spillover effect of GSDP in the urban agglomeration of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration; (ii) ICPP has a significantly positive effect on GSDP, as verified by several robustness checks; (iii) green technology innovation plays a partial mediating effect in the relationship of the ICPP and GSDP.

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The Role of Government Innovation Support in the Process of Urban Green Sustainable Development: A Spatial Difference-in-Difference Analysis Based on China’s Innovative City Pilot Policy

Zhu

Chen

Zhang

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“…Lack of access to ICT, quality education as well as exposure to modern digital platforms in Zimbabwe affects all the citizens and this also limits the capacity of the nation to attain the sustainable development goals (SDGs). To be precise, the sustainable development goal number four (4) and nine (9) which aim to ensure that all economies achieve good quality education, as well as the building of resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation, may be achieved after a long time due to the challenges faced by Zimbabwe, as explained earlier, (Masuda, Kawakubo, Okitasari, and Morita, 2022). Thus, there is need for a solution to ensure that there are improved opportunities for all Zimbabwean citizens to use ICT, networking opportunities, teleconferencing facilities, compounded with e-learning for accessing high quality education.…”

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Education, ICT, Teleconferencing, Networking and E-Learning

Mateko

Chingwanangwana

2023

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This paper seeks to examine Education, ICT, Teleconferencing, Networking And E-Learning with a specific focus on of Zimbabwe. The paper was based on qualitative research techniques. Challenges faced by women in their business in Zimbabwe were closure of business, exposure to rape, violence and robbery, financial losses, drop in their revenue, reduced remittances, reduced demand of goods and services, obstacles in logistics and shipping of products, challenges of acquiring raw materials, reduced worker productivity as well as technological challenges in the form of (limited e-banking and teleconferencing opportunities, huge data costs and lack of required technology. In terms of the effects of e-learning to women and girls in accessing education in Zimbabwe it was realised that, girls and women enjoyed benefits such as to exposure to online learning, reduced walking distances, exposure to educational opportunities such as scholarships. However, there were also adverse effects and these were limited access to online learning, lack of smartphones, lack of data, non- inclusive education, reduced long distance – learning via WhatsApp exposure to uncensored online material which exposed girls to online sexual predators. Policy recommendation wise, it was suggested that there is need for increased government funding towards ICT at all levels as well as prioritisation of all marginalised women.

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“…Up to the present time, there exist few conceptual studies in the LG context that have specifically investigated the relationship between stakeholders, PAM practices, and LGs. Yet, so many previous studies have sought to identify LG stakeholders (Gaspar & Mkasiwa, 2014;Masuda et al, 2022;Vitálišová et al, 2021) though not in the context of Uganda.…”

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Analysis of Local Government Physical Asset Management Practices Stakeholders: The Ugandan Case

Obicci

2022

INTREST

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In local governments, physical assets are managed to achieved stated objectives of the organization. Although the stakeholders are entitled to enjoy flawless, safe and secure service outputs with the aid of excellent physical assets, in most cases the stakeholders are unknown. Stakeholder analysis is a valued tool for identifying and analyzing the characteristics, knowledge interests, positions, and potential for and/or actual stakeholders but is rarely carried out in local governments (LGs) in Uganda. This despite the fact that such analysis makes known the contribution of stakeholders to increased productivity and growth through optimizing the value of physical asset over its lifetime. Therefore, this paper has tackled the problem of PAM practices by introducing a theoretical framework bringing together all key stakeholders with the purpose of explaining their roles for an effective PAM practices in the LGs. Using Cooper’s Taxonomy of Literature Reviews (CTLR) offered by Cooper (1988), the researchers make a synthesis of diverse literary works to serve as a determinant consequence of effective stakeholder relationships with respect to PAM practices in the LG context. Drawing on the stakeholder theory, this work contributes to the literature by showing that stakeholders are embedded within the processes of PAM practices, and identifying them and their critical roles important for success. The implications of each of the findings for effective PAM practices are discussed. Besides the work emboldens the signification of empirical literature acting as a supplement for academics and researchers for reference to their quest. The results may also provide information to management in LG to leverage the engagement of their stakeholders for an effective PAM practice. Moreover, the work will be relevant to policymakers who design support schemes and mechanisms to enhance stakeholder engagement with the intent of promoting value creation in the physical assets.

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Exploring the role of local governments as intermediaries to facilitate partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals

Cited by 91 publications

References 26 publications

The Role of Government Innovation Support in the Process of Urban Green Sustainable Development: A Spatial Difference-in-Difference Analysis Based on China’s Innovative City Pilot Policy

The Role of Government Innovation Support in the Process of Urban Green Sustainable Development: A Spatial Difference-in-Difference Analysis Based on China’s Innovative City Pilot Policy

Education, ICT, Teleconferencing, Networking and E-Learning

Analysis of Local Government Physical Asset Management Practices Stakeholders: The Ugandan Case

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