Transparency and effective e-Governance: a case of <i>telecentres</i> in the Indian State of Karnataka

Iyer, Lakshmi; Rao, R N Subba

doi:10.1108/tg-12-2016-0092

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“…Thus, there is growing pressure on the government to demonstrate openness in the deployment of public money because of increasing cases of financial malpractices and corruption in recent times (Guillamón et al , 2011; De Vries and Sobis, 2016). The literature demonstrates that low transparency leads to high corruption (Saxena, 2017; Iyer and R.N, 2017) in the sense that instances of corruption are exposed easily in publicly available data (Levie, 2019).…”

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Democracy and financial transparency of local governments in Sub-Saharan Africa

Krah

Mertens

2020

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Purpose The study aims at examining the level of financial transparency of local governments in a sub-Saharan African country and how financial transparency is affected by democracy in the sub-region. Design/methodology/approach The study applied a panel regression model to data collected from public accounts of 43 local authorities in Ghana from 1995 to 2014. Financial transparency was measured using a transparency index developed based on the Transparency Index of Transparency International and the information disclosure requirements of public sector entities under the International Public Sector Accounting Standards. Findings The study finds the low level of financial transparency among the local governments in Ghana, creating information asymmetry within the agency framework of governance. Further, evidence from the study suggests a strong positive relationship between democracy and financial transparency in the local government. Research limitations/implications Deepening democracy is necessary for promoting the culture of financial transparency in local governance in sub-Saharan Africa, perhaps in entire Africa. Practical implications There is a need for the local governments and governments, in general, to deepen democracy to ensure proactive disclosure of the financial information to the citizens to improve participation trust and eventual reduction in corruption. Effective implementation of the Right to Information Act would also help promote financial and other forms of transparency in the sub-region. Originality/value The study contributes to the public sector accounting literature by linking democracy to financial transparency in the local government. Hitherto, studies concentrate on how entity level variables impact on the level of financial information flow in the local government without considering the broader governance infrastructure within which local governments operate.

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Democracy and financial transparency of local governments in Sub-Saharan Africa

Krah

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2020

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“…Indeed (Wilde et al , 2008), lists and describes 22 tools developed by different stakeholders and used by the UNDP and other international organizations. Most of the tools used are based partially or fully on stakeholders’ surveys or citizens’ focus groups, which makes them biased tools for local government assessment (Iyer and Subba, 2017).…”

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“…This has raised the need for monitoring and evaluation, by both central and local decision-makers, of local public offices’ performance with a focus on good-governance. To satisfy requirements set by international organizations, such as United Nations Development Program (UNDP), World Bank, European Commission, Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and central governments worldwide, different tools and methods have been developed by academia or government stockholders (Wilde et al , 2008; Impact Alliance and Pact, 2006; Nuno F. da Cruz and Marques, 2016; Adriano and Estimada, 2014; Gismar, 2013; IDEA, 2013; Kalsi and Kiran, 2015; Iyer and Subba, 2017).…”

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A data warehouse hybrid design framework using domain ontologies for local good-governance assessment

Chakiri

Mohajir

Assem

2020

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Purpose Most local governance assessment tools are entirely or partially based on stakeholders’ surveys, focus groups and benchmarks of different local governments in the world. These tools remain a subjective way of local governance evaluation. To measure the performance of local good-governance using an unbiased assessment technique, the authors have developed a framework to help automate the design process of a data warehouse (DW), which provides local and central decision-makers with factual, measurable and accurate local government data to help assess the performance of local government. The purpose of this paper is to propose the extraction of the DW schema based on a mixed approach that adopts both i* framework for requirements-based representation and domain ontologies for data source representation, to extract the multi-dimensional (MD) elements. The data was collected from various sources and information systems (ISs) deployed in different municipalities. Design/methodology/approach The authors present a framework for the design and implementation of a DW for local good-governance assessment. The extraction of facts and dimensions of the DW’s MD schema is done using a hybrid approach, where the extraction of requirement-based DW schema and source-based DW schema are done in parallel followed by the reconciliation of the obtained schemas to obtain the good-governance assessment DW final design. Findings The authors developed a novel framework to design and implement a DW for local good-governance assessment. The framework enables the extraction of the DW MD schema by using domain ontologies to help capture semantic artifacts and minimize misconceptions and misunderstandings between different stakeholders. The introduction and use of domain ontologies during the design process serves the generalization and automation purpose of the framework. Research limitations/implications The presently conducted research faced two main limitations as follows: the first is the full automation of the design process of the DW and the second, and most important, is access to local government data as it remains limited because of the lack of digitally stored data in municipalities, especially in developing countries in addition to the difficulty of accessing the data because of regulatory aspects and bureaucracy. Practical implications The local government environment is among the public administrations most subject to change-adverse cultures and where the authors can face high levels of resistance and significant difficulties during the implementation of decision support systems, despite the commitment/engagement of decision-makers. Access to data sources stored by different ISs might be challenging. While approaching the municipalities for data access, it was done in the framework of a research project within one of the most notorious universities in the country, which gave more credibility and trust to the research team. There is also a need for further testing of the framework to reveal its scalability and performance characteristics. Originality/value Compared to other local government assessment ad hoc tools that are partially or entirely based on subjectively collected data, the framework provides a basis for automated design of a comprehensive local government DW using e-government domain ontologies for data source representation coupled with the goal, rationale and business process diagrams for user requirements representations, thus enabling the extraction of the final DW MD schema.

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Transparency and effective e-Governance: a case of telecentres in the Indian State of Karnataka

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Democracy and financial transparency of local governments in Sub-Saharan Africa

Democracy and financial transparency of local governments in Sub-Saharan Africa

A data warehouse hybrid design framework using domain ontologies for local good-governance assessment

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