Government Programme as a Strategy—The Finnish Experience

Johanson, Jan‐Erik; Pekkola, Elias; Husman, Päivi

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“…Together, strategic design, internal strategic scanning and strategic governance account for most governmental efforts to effect. The case of strategy implementation of Finnish government programme (case 3.1) describes many of the insights in this chapter.Case 3.1: Implementation of strategic government programme in Finland ((Johanson, Pekkola et al 2017). The current Finnish government was appointed at the end of May 1015 and government program was published at the same time (Prime Minister's Office 2015).…”

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Strategy Formation and Policy Making in Government

Johanson¹

2019

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This chapter describes strategic management within government. On the macro level, strategic management appears in planning and evaluation, administrative reform, and regulation; these activities correspond to strategic design, internal strategic scanning and strategic governance, respectively. Strategic design focuses on the future by programming actions in advance. Internal strategic scanning focuses on the internal functioning of public administration. Administrative reform doctrines suggest alternative models to implement change in public administration. As for strategic governance, regulation offers a variety of direct and indirect strategies for influencing developments in the external environment of a government in both the economy and civil society. What do governments do to other parts of a society, and what does a society do to itself? In order to answer this question, it is necessary to discuss how governments do what they do. Strategic planning is a tool for governments to aim at futures that do not yet exist. Traditionally, regulation is a tool for organising viable market transactions and a means of protecting citizens from the harmful consequences of market competition. With the rise of globalisation and multilevel governance and the dismantling of hierarchical organisations, regulation has become a universal tool that can enable and discipline economic and social actions. Administrative reform involves changing the structures and functioning of the executive branch of government. Together, strategic design, internal strategic scanning and strategic governance account for most governmental efforts to effect. The case of strategy implementation of Finnish government programme (case 3.1) describes many of the insights in this chapter.Case 3.1: Implementation of strategic government programme in Finland ((Johanson, Pekkola et al. 2017). The current Finnish government was appointed at the end of May 1015 and government program was published at the same time (Prime Minister's Office 2015). Government comprises of three parties: Centre party (Suomen keskusta, est. 1906), Conservative party (Kansallinen Kokoomus, est. 1918) and The Finns party (Perussuomalaiset, est. 1995). Traditionally, the centre party enjoys support from the rural areas outside major cities. Conservative party gains support for the major cities, and The Finns party typically gathers support from the blue collar men throughout the country. The evaluation of some of the measures adopted by the government program is possible as the government cycle is (2015-2019) is on the las leg and next parliamentary elections are already beginning to influence the behavior of the government.

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“…Case 3.1: Implementation of strategic government programme in Finland ((Johanson, Pekkola et al 2017). The current Finnish government was appointed at the end of May 1015 and government program was published at the same time (Prime Minister's Office 2015).…”

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2019

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“…This is due to the exclusion of public organizations in the elaboration of specific models of strategic management. However, public management can be related to traditional concepts of strategy, with result orientation (Johanson, Pekkola & Husman 2016).…”

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Rethinking State Social Responsibility With the Creation of Shared Public Value

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Forte²

2021

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Discussions about State Social Responsibility and Public Value are not recent. When linked to each other there is not an incremental theoretical sequence that shows the evolution of responsibility in public organizations. This essay aims to elaborate a framework for public administration, based on the Creating Shared Value (CSV). The use of CSV is justified because it allows the conceptual comparison between public and private perspectives. This framework was called State Creation of Shared Public Value and the operational structure of the CSV was maintained with the levels and the evaluation mechanism, but the original definitions were re-specified for the context of Public Value. The CSV based structure through levels and stages guarantees a gradual increase in the scope of benefits from public services that can be framed in the same perspective, with no restrictions of areas or segments for their use through Public Value.

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“…Strategy, as a non-binding action, is the set of decisions concerning a specific scope of interest that the government intends to implement according to a plan. Discussion emphasizes the foresight to divide government actions into tangible specific programs to achieve the ultimate goal [18].…”

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National Policies to Prevent and Manage Cervical Cancer in East African Countries: A Policy Mapping Analysis

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Mahrouseh

Onisoyonivosekume

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Policy mapping is used to provide evidence on effective interventions and highlight the necessary refinements of health policies. The goal of this work is to carry out legal mapping to identify and assess health policies for the prevention and management of cervical cancer in East African countries. Cervical cancer, as a largely preventable disease, is the cause of most cancer deaths among women in East African countries. Legal documents were searched uniformly from government websites, national cancer institute sites, and international and national legal databases, then the data were analyzed using the Nvivo12 software package. The sample of 24 documents includes policies, plans, guidelines, acts, and strategies from 12 East African countries. The emerging themes were screening, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, challenges, and mitigation efforts. A few binding policies, a significant discrepancy to international standards in at least four countries, patchy screening registries, and a lack of prophylactic vaccination against human papillomavirus incorporation into national immunization schedules are the main findings. This paper underlies the role of law in health and the need for transparent legal and regulatory tools to achieve a further reduction in cervical cancer mortality in East African countries.

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Government Programme as a Strategy—The Finnish Experience

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Strategy Formation and Policy Making in Government

Strategy Formation and Policy Making in Government

Rethinking State Social Responsibility With the Creation of Shared Public Value

National Policies to Prevent and Manage Cervical Cancer in East African Countries: A Policy Mapping Analysis

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