This paper discusses in its entirety, the CIO (Chief Information Officer) position in the public sector. Governments are increasingly adopting Information Technology for internal processes and for the delivery of service to their citizens. It includes literature on CIO roles and responsibilities which is heavily based on the private sector, due to the recognition of the role in this sector over...

Public private partnership (PPP) is an approach used by government to deliver quality services to its population by using the expertise of the private sector. It is a contractual arrangement through which a private party performs part of the service delivery functions of the government while assuming associated risks. In return, the private party receives a fee from the government according to ...

Governance in health is cited as one of the key factors in balancing the concerns of the government and public sector with the interests of civil society/private players, but often remains poorly described and operationalized. Richard Saltman and Antonio Duran look at two aspects in the search for new provider models in a context of health markets signalling liberalisation: (i) the role of the ...

This paper highlights the role of the Chief Investigation Officer (CIO) in the public sector. With an increased application of Information Technology to manage government processes and to deliver services to citizens the CIO position has become a significant consideration for this sector. However, due to the unique demands of the public sector, as distinct from the private sector, the role of t...

Health care systems all over the world are experiencing some change as they look for a new balance between supply and demand. This article provides context for the U.S. health care financing debate by examining the health care systems of five other countries: Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, China and India. The authors show that, with few exceptions, countries around the world have seen ...

1 During the last decade the role of the public sector in the financing of infrastructure projects has changed radically, both in developed and in emerging economies. On the one hand, budgetary constraints are now more restrictive. On the other hand, it is also widely accepted that the private management of public projects generates efficiency gains. 1 As a consequence, the role of the public s...

private healthcare services in vietnam are seen as a major part of the solution to the rapid increase in need and demand for healthcare services. formally recognized over 20 years ago, the private health services coexist with public services and are available all over the country. however, the scale and size of private sector is still small compared to the public sector and public acceptance an...

Some 47 million Americans—one in six—live in communities run by collective private ownership of residential property. The spread of home-owner associations, condominium associations and cooperatives is transforming planning practices and development design. A nation-wide survey of municipalities and developers demonstrates the existence of two sets of standards and design parameters: those that...