PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT AND INNOVATION

In this volume we discuss theory, evidence, and policy perspectives concerning the use of public technology procurement as an instrument of innovation policy. Public technology procurement (as defined in Chapter 1, part I), occurs when a public agency places an order for a product or system that does not yet exist, requiring technological innovation for the order to be met. The most extens…

The Environmental Performance of Public Procurement

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: – to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and…

Accountability in Public Expenditures in Latin America and the Caribbean

This book looks at the specific institutional arrangements and the policy choices that underpin the management of public finances in the Latin American and Caribbean region. It draws primarily from a sample of publicly available Country Financial Accountability Assessments and Country Procurement Assessment Reports undertaken at regular intervals by the World Bank and its development partn…

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND THE EU COMPETITION RULES

Public procurement and competition law are both important fields of EU law and policy, intimately intertwined in the creation of the internal market. Hitherto their close connection has been noted, but not closely examined. Th is work is the most comprehensive attempt to date to explain the many ways in which these fields, oft en considered independent of one another, interact and overlap i…

Introduction to Risk Management in the Public Procurement of Innovation

This guide aims to provide an overview of risk management in the context of public procurement of innovation (PPI). By definition, pursuing an innovative solution is a process that involves a higher degree of uncertainty towards the intended result compared to choosing for a proven solution. These uncertainties often act as a major barrier to innovation. Therefore, risk management is a key suc…

EMERGING DIGITAL MARKETING TRENDS AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2013

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Introduction to Public Safety Project Management

What are some other things that you guys have felt that have-- why you've Page 7 of 21 been selected as a project manager; even though you're not in a project management office or you're working there with everybody else? What are some other things? Why do you feel you were tagged? Student: Well in my case, one that I just turned around they said, "Okay, you're in charge of this." It'…

Public Administration and Business$ Administration: Siamese Management Tw…

Countless scholars and practitioners over the years have attempted to legitimize the field of public administration, make sense of  the  so-­‐called  public administration dichotomy, and to reinforce  or erase the connections  between public  administration and its more popular  and more perhaps more heartless sibling, business administration.

TRB Special Report 319: Between Public and Private Mobility: Examining the R…

nformation and communication technologies, combined with smartphone applications and location data from global positioning systems, are making feasible transportation services that have long been imagined but never realized on a large scale. These innovations include carsharing; bikesharing; microtransit services; and, most notably, transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft.…

COMPARISION OF GIS-BASED PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Disaster and emergency response and recovery efforts require timely interaction and coordination of public emergency services in order to save lives and property. Today computer-based application guidance systems, also called Public Safety Systems, are used for the coverage of emergencies. In this paper we sketch the structure and functions of these systems and describe which roll Geographic In…

WOMAN AND THE REPUBLIC

The introduction to the "History of Woman Suffrage," published in 1881-85, edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage, contains the following statement: "It is often asserted that, as woman has always been man's slave, subject, inferior, dependent, under all forms of government and religion, slavery must be her normal condition; but that her condition is abnormal…

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For the Public's Health: Investing in a Healthier Future

In 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee to examine three topics in relation to public health: measurement, the law, and funding. The committee’s complete three-part charge is provided in Box P-1. The IOM Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Health explored the topics in the context of contemporary opportunities and c…

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Increasing the Effectiveness of the Federal Role in Cybersecurity Education

The nation’s critical infrastructure is increasingly reliant on information technology, while cyberattacks continue to get worse. A well-trained cybersecurity workforce is essential to both government and private industry. With cyber threats growing, however, the United States faces a severe shortage of properly trained and equipped cybersecurity professionals. Two programs that seek to enha…

Terrorism, Transit and Public Safety Evaluating the Risks

This paper evaluates the overall safety of public transit, taking into account all risks, including recent terrorist attacks. It indicates that transit is an extremely safe mode, with total per passenger-mile fatality rates approximately one-tenth that of automobile travel. It is important for individuals and public officials to avoid overreacting to terrorist threats in ways that increase over…

TREE EMERGENCY MANUAL for Public Officials

This Emergency Tree Manual is designed to be a practical short guide to managing disastrous tree damage, accompanied by a set of critical documents and standards called the Tree Emergency Compendium. Its focus is upon urban forests in the public realm, where questions of safety and cost are critical, and its target audience is public tree managers. To facilitate access to and speed through th…

Columbia University Public Safety

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, more commonly known as the Clery Act, requires colleges and universities to: publish an annual report every year by October 1 that contains three years of campus crime and fire safety statistics and certain campus security policy statements; disclose crime statistics for the campus, public areas immed…

Public Sector Bargaining Laws Really Matter: Evidence from Ohio and Illinois

A generation ago, America had two starkly different legal policies governing collective bargaining and union activity-one for employees of the government and another for employees of private corporations. The erosion of this difference, as more and more states have enacted public sector bargaining laws patterned after the National Labor Re- lations Act (NLRA), is one of the most important devel…

Staff Perceptions of Public Safety Consolidation

Diminishing resources, particularly since the economic recession of 2008 and 2009, have made it difficult for communities to provide and maintain police and fire services. The overall costs for such services—$80 billion for police and $40 billion for fire in 2009 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2009)—plus the large proportion— typically about 80 percent—of expenses for police and fire personnel (…

Perspectives on Strategic Planning in the Public Sector

The literature is replete with coverage on the topic of strategic planning. Every nuance, every variance, every view, and every possible issue associated with strategic planning— purposes, definitions, methods, and implementation—are covered in seemingly endless ways and detail. Indeed, if an author were to write on the subject of strategic planning and add something of significance that wa…

Profile of Maryland Environmental Public Health Practice

All Marylanders deserve safe food and water, healthy air, and protection from environmental threats. In order to determine Maryland's capacity to ensure this healthy environment, the Profile of Maryland Environmental Public Health Practice project, an examination of local environmental public health capacities, needs, and future challenges, was initiated by the Johns Hopkins Center for Excellen…

CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY PREPAREDNESS FOR CATASTROPHIC EVENTS: LESSONS LEARNED F…

It is imperative to have up-to-date emergency operation plans that address all hazards and are exercised on a regular basis. During the hurricanes, many schools found themselves without adequate plans and were forced to adopt hastily-planned responses. Several particularly important planning points were noted. • Consider extending provisions for self-sufficiency in Emergency Operations Pla…

A COMPARATIVE LOOK AT PUBLIC LIABILITY FOR FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION

Despite the expenditure of more than 200 billion nationally for dams, dikes, levees, and other flood control structures, flood losses in the U.S. continue to rise. Rising losses are accompanied by increased “liability” suits. Private landowners who are damaged by floods increasingly file nuisance, trespass, negligence, or “taking” claims against governmental entities claiming that gover…