Public Services
A public service is a service intended to serve all members of a community. It is usually provided by the government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus (usually expressed through democratic elections) that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income, physical ability or mental acuity. Examples of such services include the fire brigade, police, air force, and paramedics. (See also: Public service broadcasting) Even where public services are neither publicly provided nor publicly financed, for social and …
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Eurofound · 1 November 2024 English
This report explores the implications of the right of all EU citizens to live independently. It investigates the barriers faced by people who wish to live independently, and the situation …
Research report Forthcoming Social protection Public services Living conditions and quality of life 10/3/23 …
Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English
Keywords of the Datafied State is a collection of essays on concepts that are central to understanding the relationship between government and technology, and how it differs across geographies. Underlying …
Companies assume responsibility for delivering public services, adopt state-like roles, and de- velop commercial …
Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English
Knowledge impact in processes of evidence-based policy-making. [...] systems in delivery of public services exacerbate inequality and have deeply punitive consequences for the poor and working-class in …
decision-making Martin’s Press. systems in delivery of public services exacerbate inequality and have deeply punitive …
Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English
PUBLIC PUBLIC PUBLIC BY AMINA ABDU and ABIGAIL JACOBS ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION Keywords of the Datafied State Data & Society 79 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION By Amina Abdu and Abigail Jacobs Viewpoints …
adopt algorithmic systems in the provision of public services.”7 In addition to promises of improved efficiency …
Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English
If not, the conversation shifts to me asking about the kind of maintenance in the vendor contract and the contact person listed. [...] An “Open Scope of Work” is Not …
its core, PIT reduces barriers to entry for public services — both for folks accessing that service as …
Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English
As the growing power of digital com- puters opened new paths for the automation of logical and not just physical processes, technology came to be understood as a potential solution …
Governance: Investigating Uses of Citizen Scoring in Public Services,” December 2018; Joanna Redden, Lina Dencik …
Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024
operations of the state. [...] The decree sets objectives such as: simplifying the provision of public services, guiding and optimizing the formulation, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of public … Agency.8 With the election of Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, the datafication of bureau- cracy and public services continue. [...] With the uberization of work, there is also a noticeable shift away from the …
initiatives aimed at accelerating digitization in public services. Measures were imple- mented to promote the … two fronts: expanding the digitization of public services and in- tegrating databases from different … objectives such as: simplifying the provision of public services, guiding and optimizing the formulation, implementation … Silva, the datafication of bureau- cracy and public services continue. It will be necessary to investigate …
Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English
feign a commit- ment to sharing the risks and responsibilities of modernizing the delivery of public services. [...] However, the terms of the partnerships are rarely equal, and these initiatives do no more … government bureaucracy and claims legitimacy via the widely accepted practice of con- tracting public services out to private companies in the name of efficiency.29 But instead of selling software and data …
Companies assume responsibility for delivering public services, adopt state-like roles, and de- velop commercial … work-in-progress, novel technologies that could upgrade public services. Tech companies welcomed this invitation to … government contracts to streamline or deliver public services, while promising substantial cost savings. … responsibilities of modernizing the delivery of public services. However, the terms of the partnerships are … Whitney, “Broken Promises of Civic Innovation: public services. Fraud-detection systems, for example, reframe …
Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English
While the concept of data publics is rooted in the western notion of publics as a counterweight to state practices, the Korean case illustrates how data publics can complement, and …
while also expecting to drive in- novation in public services and foster new businesses through data reuse … contribute to improving the design and delivery of public services. This attitude has been particularly salient …
PCNS: Policy Center for the New South · 24 April 2024 English
In the same vein, a press release from the Burkina Faso presidency stated that “the experts discussed subjects of common interest to the peoples of the three states and drew …
chaos and conflict; • Ensure the continuity of public services, which must continue to function effectively …
