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 …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 26 July 2024 English
As per to Grossmann (2001), the first set of literature has concentrated on the impact of capital accumulation and technological change on the distribution of income and wealth, whereas the …
offer. Moreover, direct and timely delivery of public services such as farmer incentives, subsidies and pensions …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 24 July 2024 English
As per to Grossmann (2001), the first set of literature has concentrated on the impact of capital accumulation and technological change on the distribution of income and wealth, whereas the …
offer. Moreover, direct and timely delivery of public services such as farmer incentives, subsidies and pensions …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 23 July 2024 English
This created a real estate bubble that artificially inflated the price of real estate.2 When it burst in 1991, the bubble triggered a deflationary crisis within the economy which led …
citizens now have to share the same resources and public services as tourists. This has caused many within Japan …
EDSK · 23 July 2024 English
This report, authored by a group of distinguished academics and professionals in the education sector, evaluates the impact of the government's policies on post-18 education and funding. It critically examines …
Government’s ambition for more devolution of public services, aims to deliver four objectives that would … other ambitions related to the way in which public services will be delivered in future, particularly on …
The Equality Trust · 22 July 2024 English
"The Spirit Level at 15: The Enduring Impact of Inequality" revisits the influential work "The Spirit Level" fifteen years after its initial publication. It underscores the persistent and growing impact …
raising the tax base to fund the cost of public services, redistribute wealth, and stabilise economies … austerity measures and funding cuts to vital public services such as education and social protection. Government … when governments choose not to fund basic public services – such as healthcare and education – because … childcare, elderly care, and other universal public services, we can effectively combat gender and economic … increased social exclusion and diminished public services, such as education and healthcare, which in …
World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English
Financial sector reforms are part of the strategies that countries follow to exit from fragility, but the content and focus of these reforms and the priority they are given relative …
effectiveness in delivering a range of basic public services. These include establishing and maintaining … definition of “limited effectiveness in providing public services” is widely used, it is not precise: some states … difficulty collecting taxes to finance essential public services, often relying on volatile commodity revenue … capacity and the inability to provide basic public services 6 See IMF (2002), IMF Strategy for Fragile …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 18 July 2024 English
The economy contracted in 2023 due to high energy prices and interest rates. Headline inflation has fallen sharply as end-user energy prices have stabilized, but core inflation remains somewhat stickier, …
DNK NLD ESP LTU LUX MLT EST FIN IRL Digital Public Services for Businesses (Score: 0 to100) Sources: European …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 18 July 2024 English
its overall funding to digital objectives in various digital policy areas, of which digital public services is the largest. Digitalising public administration is a major challenge across the EU and a 2030 … objective is to ensure that by 2030 all key public services are fully accessible online for everyone, including persons with disabilities. Key public services should also comply with high security and privacy … able to benefit from RRF financing, include various measures supporting the digitalisation of public services and e-government, both reforms and investments. These account for more than a third of RRF-funded …
Resilience Facility implementation: Digital public services SUMMARY This briefing tracks progress made … various digital policy areas, of which digital public services is the largest. Digitalising public administration … objective is to ensure that by 2030 all key public services are fully accessible online for everyone, … including persons with disabilities. Key public services should also comply with high security and … measures supporting the digitalisation of public services and e-government, both reforms and investments …
Chatham House · 18 July 2024 English
Artificial intelligence (AI) integration in China’s workplaces is largely driven by market forces and competition, favouring business interests over those of workers. As a result, the balance of power in …
is rapidly integrating AI into everything from public services to business operations and is increasingly … including messaging, payments, access to public services and short video streaming. The authority to view …
