Smart governance as a new strategy on Jambi city policy innovations by Rio Yusri Maulan, Ovie Yanti, Nur Sukmawat

“…The program aims to guide local government to further maximize the use of technology, both in improving public services and transformation of existing resources in local government to become more digital-based.This article uses a qualitative descriptive approach through out in-depth interviews, documentation and secondary data exploration to present the extent of the development of smart governance in Jambi City, Indonesia which explained driving factors (and challenges) to policy implementation in local government, although the process of digitization has been in right direction so far, improvement is needed in terms of enhancing digital resources, adjusting to the organizational culture, and implementing a more diverse collaboration strategy.…”
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Smart city based on community empowerment, social capital, and public trust in urban areas by H. Herdiansyah

“…Technological Improvements makes it possible for local governments in Indonesia to implement the concept of  “Smart City” as a solution to solve urban problems. …”
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Amalgamation and Local Finance: A Case Study of Ukraine by Glendal Wright, Sergii Slukhai, Bohdan Yakymchuk

“…Academic contribution to the field: While there has been considerable research on the impact of merging or amalgamating local governments, there has been very little, if any, on the voluntary approach to amalgamation. …”
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Success, challenges and prospects of decentralization in Africa: a systematic review by Rogers Rugeiyamu, Adam Msendo

“…The study limited itself to secondary materials, more studies are recommended to capture the opinion and experiences of local government actors on decentralization.…”
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Optimization of Waqf Development through the Quadruple Helix Model for Social and Economic Development in Dayah Malikussaleh North Aceh District by Mukhlis Mukhlis, Muhammad Syukri Albani, Chuzaimah Batubara

“… The problem in this research focuses on the suboptimal development of waqf in Dayah Malikussaleh, North Aceh Regency, due to the lack of integration between local government, academics, waqf management institutions, and civil society. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MUKHTAR INSTITUTION IN CITY CENTERS IN TERMS OF PUBLIC ECONOMY IN TURKEY by Arzu Kızılkaya, Alparslan Uğur

“…The state alone has become unable to provide services to the entire public with only the central government, so the responsibilities of local governments have increased. The mukhtar institution, which is the closest point of the local government to the people and acts as a bridge between the people and the central-local government, has become an important unit. …”
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Enhancing crisis communication and risk management competencies: A qualitative study of city information officers by Enrico B. Galicia, John Matthew Aquino

“…This qualitative study examines the risk management, communication, and crisis response competencies of city information officers in San Pablo City, Philippines local government, focusing on how these officers effectively handle emergencies and manage public communication. …”
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Procurement Strategies and Service Delivery in Public Sector in Kabale: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council Kabale District- Uganda. by Mugajju, Colin

“…The study was set to establish the role of the procurement Processes on Service Delivery in Local Government: A case study of Kabale Municipal Council- Uganda. it was guided by three objectives which included establishing the challenges encountered by local governments in the procurement process that hinder service delivery, examining factors that affect service delivery in the local government of Uganda, and finally establishing the effect of the public procurement process on service delivery in local government. …”
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Financial Accountability and Service Delivery In Kabale District Uganda. by Biryomumisho, Fadison, Turyasingura, John Bosco, Agaba, Moses, Kabagambe, Jess Davi

“…This research was conducted in Kabale District Local Government to examine the effect of financial accountability on service delivery. …”
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Traditional folk event with national importance: The impact of visitors’ age by Petra Solarová, Roman Švec

“…In addition to that, cultural events are also important for local government. According to the officials of local government, where this event is held, such events are able to attract visitors to the particular locality. …”
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Fiscal Decentralisation and Services Delivery in Mbarara Central Market. by Ainembabazi, Blair

“…Although fiscal decentralization is often promoted as a means to enhance local governance and improve service provision, its actual impact on security, sanitation, and utility services is not well understood. …”
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Kształtowanie świadomości ekologicznej mieszkańców wsi poprzez działalność informacyjną lokalnych władz i instytucji by Renata Stoczkowska, Maria Obrębska, Ryszard Kowalski

“…Access to information about the state of environment and action taken by local government on its behalf is an important element influencing participation of citizens of rural areas. …”
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Has stakeholder participation in health facility governing committees promoted social accountability? A qualitative study in Tanzania by Hussein Athuman Kapuya, Stephen Oswald Maluka, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Miguel San Sebastian

“…Inadequate support from local government leaders and the dominance of the facility managers in the committees´ activities, also affected the committees´ role as promoters of social accountability. …”
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Balancing the books or winning votes: unveiling the power of fiscal strategies in local elections and the fate of prudent mayors by Krzysztof Kluza, Hanna Kociemska, Wojciech Rafał

“…The research also examines which categories of local government are most likely to exhibit incumbency behaviour consistent with political business cycle theory. …”
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Risk Assessment of Government Debt Based on Machine Learning Algorithm by Dan Chen

“…According to forming the performance of local government debt risk and its internal and external influencing factors, this study applies the analytic hierarchy process, entropy method, and BP neural network method to construct the local government risk assessment index system, which includes the primary and secondary indexes including the explicit debt risk, the contingent implicit debt risk, and the financial and economic operation risk. …”
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Tripartite Evolutionary Game Model for Public Health Emergencies by Zhiqi Xu, Yukun Cheng, Shuangliang Yao

“…Based on the assumption of bounded rationality, we formulate a tripartite evolutionary game model, involving the local government, the enterprises, and the public, for the public health emergency, e.g., COVID-19. …”
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Financial Accountability and Service Delivery in Kabale District, Uganda by Biryomumaisho Ferdison, Turyasingura John Bosco, moses Agaba, Vicent Miganda

“…This research was conducted in Kabale District Local Government to examine the effect of financial accountability on service delivery. …”
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SOCIAL MEDIA AS AN ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF FACEBOOK USERS IN EKITI STATE by Awosenusi Omolara Christianah, Awofadeju Peter Olayinka, Babatola Deborah Bukunmi

“…Moreover, this study adopted survey design method and three local government areas each from the three senatorial districts in Ekiti state was stratified, and were randomly selected. …”
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Efektivitas Pemungutan Retribusi Tempat Rekreasi Taman Margasatwa Ragunan Terhadap Pendapatan Retribusi Daerah Provinsi DKI Jakarta Tahun 2022 by Miftah Farid Khoerudin, Inayati Inayati

“…Levy collection is an important source of income for the local government; however, there are several challenges affecting its effectiveness, such as stagnant ticket prices since 2011 and issues with the JakCard payment system. …”
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Nigerian Federalism: The Quest for Restructuring by AYOTUNDE DAVID ODEWALE, BANJI MARCELLINUS ADEPOJU, KEHINDE REBECCA KAREEM

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