COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCE OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS: SPAIN, PORTUGAL, CANADA

The paper focuses on the specifics of public policies process in three countries: two of them are European Union members - Spain, and Portugal - and the third is located on the American continent - Canada. Choosing the three countries is due to the fact that the issues presented have a common point: they focus on the procedures for the transmission of documents in the framework of the process rather than on the activities of the ministries for public policies development and analysis. The last part of the paper examines comparatively the three countries described above (Spain, Portugal and Canada), highlighting similarities and differences between them. The specific elements of the public policies process of these countries are also described here, which could be used also in other countries in order to improve the process and to better meet citizens' needs and problems.initial draft of the public policy proposal, agenda setting, internal and external negotiation, evaluation culture, re-examination of public policy.

BOOK REVIEW ON URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT. EUROPEAN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

In 2009 has been published at Academy of Economic Studies Publishing House of Bucharest, Romania, the book „Urban Waste Management. European Comparative perspective”, written by Stefan Gabriel Burcea. The paper was published with the support of CNCSIS project, TD Program, contract no. 153/2007, Theme 7 “The elaboration of an integrated waste management system and of an evaluation methodology of its efficiency”.BOOK REVIEW

THE IMPACT OF Moving TO KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Global economy underwent profound changes in the last fifteen years, which determined the appearance of a new economy – the knowledge economy. This economy is the result of the knowledge revolution, which gets a greater and greater importance. Knowledge development is also very important in public sector. The knowledge society and its impact in public sector development is a critical area of study. The knowledge economy in public sector requires the utilization of the knowledge in order to improve the transparence, the services delivering to the citizens, for a better communication with the citizens/users/clients and in order to improve the knowing degree of their needs. The transition to the knowledge economy in public sector has to take place in a decentralized, non-bureaucratic, catalitic and permissive environment, orientated to the results. In the same time, the public organizations must become knowledge based organizations, that have the responsability and the flexibility to achieve the objectives publicly defined. In order to promote efficiently the development in the knowledge economy, the government must facilitate, instead of breaking, the process of economic changes and modernizations, according as this modifications create new opportuneness and raised revenues. This must become as fast, selective and flexible as the economy and the society with which is mostly in contact and it must adopt the political decisions that serve the best the public interest.knowledge economy, public sector management

ANALIZA STAKEHOLDERILOR SI A ROLULUI ACESTORA IN GUVERNAREA ELECTRONICA

Articolul analizeaza stakeholderii din punct de vedere al politicilor de guvernare electronica, al accesului la serviciile de guvernare electronica si al infrastructurii de guvernare electronica. Principalii stakeholderi implicati in guvernarea electronica sunt cetatenii, mediul de afaceri si guvernul, la care se adauga si alte institutii. Nivelul de implicare al acestora in promovarea guvernarii electronice se masoara prin analiza politicilor prioritare, a instrumentelor referitoare la participarea electronica, cat si a instrumentelor care implica stakeholderii In procesul de luare a deciziilor.stakeholder, guvernare electronica, procesul de luare a deciziilor

TEORII SI MODELE PRIVIND CICLUL POLITICILOR PUBLICE LA NIVEL NATIONAL SI INTERNATIONAL

Acest articol descrie etapele ciclului politicilor publice in viziunea unor autori importanti din literatura de specialitate de la nivel international si national. Abordarile prezentate sunt semnificative pentru intelegerea procesului politicilor publice, dar ele nu pot fi aplicate in orice situatie problematica, deoarece in practica ciclul politicilor publice nu se deruleaza la fel de simplu si cu aceeasi succesiune a etapelor ca in teorie. In final sunt prezentate cAteva concluzii referitoare la procesul de elaborare a politicilor despre care se considera ca incepe in momentul In care oamenii dintr-o comunitate devin constienti de existenta unei probleme de interes public.ciclul politicii publice, procesul de elaborare a politicii publice, problema de interes public

THE IMPACT OF MOVING TO KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Global economy underwent profound changes in the last fifteen years, whichdetermined the appearance of a new economy – the knowledge economy.This economy is the result of the knowledge revolution, which gets a greaterand greater importance. Knowledge development is also very important inpublic sector. The knowledge society and its impact in public sectordevelopment is a critical area of study. The knowledge economy in publicsector requires the utilization of the knowledge in order to improve thetransparence, the services delivering to the citizens, for a bettercommunication with the citizens/users/clients and in order to improve theknowing degree of their needs. The transition to the knowledge economy inpublic sector has to take place in a decentralized, non-bureaucratic, cataliticand permissive environment, orientated to the results. In the same time, thepublic organizations must become knowledge based organizations, that havethe responsability and the flexibility to achieve the objectives publicly defined.In order to promote efficiently the development in the knowledge economy,the government must facilitate, instead of breaking, the process of economicchanges and modernizations, according as this modifications create newopportuneness and raised revenues. This must become as fast, selectiveand flexible as the economy and the society with which is mostly in contactand it must adopt the political decisions that serve the best the publicinterest

COMISIILE REGALE SI ROLUL ACESTORA IN POLITICILE PUBLICE DE SANATATE DIN CANADA

Aceasta lucrare descrie rolul pe care il au instrumentele extraordinare in reexaminarea unei politici publice. Accentul este pus pe comisiile regale, care au ca scop asigurarea revizuirii fundamentale a politicilor publice. Necesitatea utilizarii Comisiilor regale in solutionarea problemelor din domeniul sanatatii nu este o noutate pentru guvernul canadian, un exemplu concludent fiind Comisia regala Hall si actiunile sale in acest domeniu In anii ??70.comisie regala, politica de sanatate publica, revizuire

PREPARING A DRAFT STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRISON SYSTEM IN ROMANIA

This project propose a strategy focused on the realization of some measurable, well definited objectives, and on a series of strategically options, supported by actions with clear dead-lines and with direct implications on the entire system of Romanian pemanagement of penitentiaries, development strategy, strategic objectives, risks analyse

GUVERNARE ORIENTATA PE CREAREA DE VALOARE SI IMPLICATII LA NIVELUL POLITICILOR PUBLICE

Dezbaterile cu privire la cheltuielile publice apar intotdeauna ca fiind ineficace pentru cresterea performantei si a calitatii serviciilor publice: in acest sens se manifesta doua tendinte, una care este orientata spre calitate si cantitate, ceea ce se traduce prin "mai multe mijloace pentru un serviciu public mai bun", iar cealalta care considera reducerea numarului de functionari si privatizarea un imperativ categoric. Aceste doua tendinte trebuie sa se concentreze insa pe valoarea obtinuta prin intermediul aplicarii politicilor publice si pe aplicarea principiilor clasice de gestiune a performantei in organizatii. Numai in aceste conditii, dezbaterea si cautarea de solutii legitime si acceptabile atat de catre ansamblul corpului social cat si de functionari pot fi continuate. In acest context guvernarea electronica devine un factor de progres, avand ca scop facilitarea adoptarii deciziilor si imbunatatirea modului de initiere a politicilor publice, precum si imbunatatirea relatiei cu cetatenii, mediul de afaceri si alte institutii guvernamentale.evaluarea impactului politicilor publice, reforma statului, inteligenta strategica, guvernare electronica, tehnologii digitale

THE ROLE OF CONSULTATION IN THE REFORM OF ROMANIAN PENITENTIARY SYSTEM

This article analyses the consultation process and its role in reforming the Romanian penitentiary system. Nowaday, the consultation process is considered an area where innovation and new approaches are most in evidence, involving new groups often ignored. The benefits of consultation are increasingly acknowledged, because it allows the involvement of many stakeholders. In the second part of the paper we analyzed the public consultation practice in Romania, emphasising the necessity of improving the consultation process and the social dialogue by creating a mechanism and developing practices that involve people interested in the consultation process. At the end of the article we have shown the key role of consultation in identifying the penitentiary system issues by means of a questionnaire distributed to the employees and prisoners of the National Penitentiary Agency. At the end, the issues identified allowed us to show the main reform directions in the Romanian penitentiary system.consultation process, decisional transparency, respect for fundamental rights of the individual