The new information and communications technologies (NICT) and globalization have brought forth a period of great change. Globalization has triggered more intense economic and political interdependencies and has challenged fundamental assumptions about sovereignty and the role of the nation-state. As networks increasingly take hold and reshape the way people live, communicate, and work, the question of what kind of governance people will need in the new millennium is raised. Some elements of answers have been put forward under the general rubric of e-governance. It suggests a more community-based model of governance with greater connectivity being facilitated by new technology. Application of NICT locally leads to economic, social, and political transformations encapsulated by the new smart community movement. This article provides some preliminary mapping of how the collective intelligence of the communities would operate and how the new governance structures would work.
Over the past decade, the pursuit of citizen-centred service, combined with rapid advances in information and communication technologies, has stimulated innovative approaches to the organizational design of governments' service delivery systems. Service delivery organizations in Canada and elsewhere have taken a variety of organizational forms, thereby providing a range of models for adoption or adaptation. Service Canada offers Canadians a new model for the delivery of government services. It is a one-stop, multi-channel and multi-jurisdictional initiative that is dedicated to delivering seamless citizen-centred service. It brings together a wide range of government programmes and services from across federal departments and other levels of government to provide citizens with integrated, easy-to-access, personalized service. This article assesses the possibilities that the Service Canada model presents for service transformation through integrated service delivery (ISD) and discusses political, structural, operational, managerial and cultural barriers to its implementation. Points for practitionersSuccessful ISD initiatives can take a variety of organizational forms with an array of governance arrangements. While some of the ISD challenges are not faced by all countries, many of the challenges (e.g. privacy and security issues) are of a generic nature. Many of the solutions to ISD challenges are also of general application, including those utilized by Service Canada -the innovative use of partnerships, adequate funding, guaranteed privacy and security and effective human resource management. Note also that successful service transformation requires the Maryantonett Flumian is the former head of Service Canada. She is currently on interchange from the Privy Council Office as an Executive-in-Residence at the University of Ottawa. Amanda Coe is
Résumé Depuis une dizaine d’années, l’application du service axé sur le citoyen, associé aux progrès rapides des technologies de l’information et des communications, favorise les approches innovantes en ce qui concerne la structure organisationnelle des systèmes de prestation de services des administrations. Les organismes de prestation de services, au Canada comme ailleurs, ont pris différentes formes organisationnelles, autant de modèles à adopter et à adapter. Service Canada propose aux Canadiens un nouveau modèle de prestation des services gouvernementaux. Cette initiative polyvalente, multicanaux et intergouvernementale a pour but d’offrir un service axé sur le citoyen et homogène. Elle regroupe toute une série de programmes et de services gouvernementaux relevant des ministères fédéraux et d’autres niveaux de gouvernement afin d’offrir aux citoyens un service intégré, facile d’accès et personnalisé. Dans la présente communication, nous étudions les possibilités offertes par le modèle de Service Canada en matière de transformation des services au moyen d’une prestation de service intégrée (PSI) et examinons les obstacles politiques, structurels, opérationnels, managériaux et culturels à sa mise en œuvre. Remarques à l’intention des praticiens Les initiatives de PSI efficaces peuvent prendre une série de formes organisationnelles et se fonder sur différents systèmes de gouvernance. Tandis que certaines des difficultés posées par la PSI ne se retrouvent pas dans tous les pays, nombreuses sont celles qui présentent un caractère générique (comme le respect de la vie privée et les questions de sécurité). Nombre de solutions censées remédier aux problèmes posés par la PSI sont également appliquées de façon générale, y compris celles utilisées par Service Canada – le recours innovant aux partenariats, le financement, le respect de la vie privée, la sécurité et la gestion efficace des ressources humaines. Notons par ailleurs que la transformation des services passe par la création d’une culture de l’excellence du service parmi le personnel, par la présentation de résultats fréquents et tangibles ainsi que par le fait de se souvenir que le leadership dans l’intégration des services exige que l’on soit capable de s’adapter à un environnement ambigu et en constante évolution.
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