philippine constitution: understanding governance

UNDERSTANDINGGovernan

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WHAT IS GOVERNANCE?

The exercise of political, economic, and administrative authority in the management of a country’s affairs at all levels.

NATIONALTRENDS

LOCALTRENDS

REGIONALTRENDS

GLOBALTRENDS

Economic

Ecological

Socio-Cultural

Civilization

al

Institutional

Technological

Political

Demographics

GOVERNANCE

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF GOVERNANCE

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF GOVERNANCE

Political environment

Economic environment

Socio-cultural environment

Demographics

Civilizational

Technological

Institutional

Ecological

i-Governance stands for:

Inclusive Governance

Information Openness

Interactive Engagement

Innovative Management

Inclusive governanceSeeks to embrace, rather than exclude, individuals, people and sectors in running the government;

Information OpennessDemonstrates that information is power and truly empowering when placed at the hands of the citizens

Interactive engagement Exchange through continuing dialog between authority and constituency.

Innovative managementWhich is committed to a culture of excellence sustained by creativity and innovations.

e-Governance results in:

Re-energized Bureaucracy

More Effective And Efficient Service Delivery

Improved Information Access

Greater Accountability And Transparency

Comprehensive Land-use Planning

Re-energized bureaucracy• Government operations are now done faster and with

less man-hour requirements.

• Involved offices with bloated personnel have been trimmed down by the automation of office procedures, thus resulting in a more responsive and more competitive provincial administration.

More effective and efficient service delivery• The installed systems for the identified operations have

improved the delivery of services to the people.

Improved information access• With the systematic building up of database, the Information

become more reliable and gives timely and more accurate data. Also, people can access information about government operations.

Greater accountability and transparency• Through computerized data, the provincial government

has an accurate basis for empowering local governance.

Comprehensive land-use planning• Land-use maps based on geographic Information System (GIS)

have provided the Provincial government, the developers and the consumers with concrete bases to decide where to put their investments.

MIND SETTING GOVERNANCE WITH THE BEST FORMULA

Think Big and Beautiful

Speak Excellence and Extraordinary

Act Sense and Service

Be Time-conscious and Team-inspired

MIND SETTING GOVERNANCE WITH THE BEST FORMULA Governance leaders must think big.

Must know the language of excellence and extraordinariness

Governance requires sensitivity to the needs and expectations of governance constituents

Governance must consult the calendar and make sure that bottom-lines are met in schedule.

Governance needs the presence and drive of a team.

SOCIAL FORCES OF GOVERNANCE

BUSINESS

CITIZEN-CONSUMERS

GOVERNMENT

CIVILSOCIETY

GOVERNANCE

SPECIAL FORCES OF GOVERNANCE

GovernmentCreates a conducive political and legal environment.

BusinessGenerates jobs, opportunities and incomes.

Civil SocietyFacilitates political and social interaction.

Citizen-consumersDemands quality and excellent products and services.

RELATIONSHIPS IN GOVERNANCE

Political

Economic

Socio-cultural

Demographic

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Technological

Institutional

Ecological

Civilizational

PRESCRIPTION FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE

Transparency of government

Simplicity of procedures

Responsibility

Fight against corruption

Individual freedom and collective expression

Independence of the legal system

TEN NOTES ON GOOD GOVERNANCE IMPLEMENTATION

1. Policy and Institutional analysis must be combined.

2. The statement that politicians formulated strategic policies while civil servants implement them is a gross over simplification.

a) Civil servants are usually deeply involved in policy formulation.

b) Politicians who are not involved in policy implementation do so at their own risk.


3. We will have to deal with the characteristics of both (bureaucracy and network) for some time to come.

4. At macro-level, to identify where good governance reform advocates and activities already exist, network them, and promote positive synergies between them is one of the most effective ways to support good governance reform.


5. At micro-level, the non-official networks work best when they are accompanied by political will and commitment at the highest decision-making level

6. The opportunities and problems emerging in the globalized knowledge age tend to be inter-sectoral, requiring holistic attention.


7. Both the market economy and democracy can be optimized by open access and the free flow of information. Rights, however, are highly relevant to getting the right mix in these policies.

8. The combination of democratic values, humane governance objectives, a networked policy approach, and a customer-service orientation requires citizen voice and participation in policy iterations.


9. Learning experience is a term preferred to best practices and it should take place with regard to negative and positive experiences.

10. Governance in conflict situations requires a holistic approach.

WHAT IS GOOD GOVERNANCE?The Ateneo School of Governance define it as the:

Science of decision-making and the exercise of power and authority so that the society is able to manage its development processes and resolve social-conflict.

SIX IMPERATIVES RELEVANT TO THE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF GOOD GOVERNANCE

1. Rule of law and predictability of the regulatory environment

Refers to the institutional processes of setting, interpreting ad implementing laws and other regulations.

2. Transparency and accountabilityRefers to the existence of functioning mechanism that make government rules, regulations, policies and decision-making processes accessible and visible to the public.


3. Policy CoherenceAchieved when the political leadership is committed, decision-making is informed and a well-defined strategic policy framework is in place.

4. Bureaucratic Culture of Honesty, Integrity and Efficiency.


5. Organizational and Technical CapacityThis requires building an effective and efficient bureaucracy that can respond to the changing demands of the environment, promote equity, and provide the public with excellent quality service.

6. Effective and Functioning Decentralization and Devolution.

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