2024/2025
Современное государственное управление, реформы и цифровая трансформация
Статус:
Маго-лего
Кто читает:
Департамент политики и управления
Когда читается:
3, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is designed to provide both theoretical knowledge and practical understanding of contemporary developments in public administration and management made possible by digital transformation and the introduction of advanced ICT tools. Starting with the basic principles of government, we will cover issues of government and public participation, regulation and its limitations, the institutional conditions that define government, and the concepts of governance and e-government. With this knowledge, students will be introduced to the second part of the course, in which they will study the logic and principles of digital transformation in the public sector, as well as examples of ICT solutions (including artificial intelligence) for public administration procedures, as well as various related cases.
Learning Objectives
- To provide students an understanding of contemporary governance, public sector and bureaucracy and the recent developments in governance related to the new technologies
- Critically assess the recent trends in regulatory policies fueled by the development of big data and AI, their relationship to politics and their strengths and weaknesses
- Understand the case and comparative and historical literature on regulatory reforms and governance
- Introduce the key foundations of digital transformation and ICT agenda for public and private sectors with an emphasis on existing programs and policies
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Be able to adhere to legal and ethical standards in professional activities
- Defines fundamental and new tools of public administration and governance.
- Discusses features and tools of administrative decentralization in contemporary governance.
- Suggests ways of increasing the efficiency of public administration through the improvement of tools of public administration.
- Describe governmental efforts to address market failure such as monopoly power, externalities, and public goods. Ability to define Private and Public Goods, Spillover Benefits and Positive Externalities.
- Be familiar with basics of Data management
- - Defining the concept of digital transformation - Exploring the main principles and benefits of digital transformation - Analysing current trends and challenges in the digital sphere
Course Contents
- Public sector and bureaucracy: what are the principles of their work?
- Public administration in different institutional settings (political regimes), centralization and devolution
- The market and the polis: who governs what and what needs to be regulated by the state?
- Digital transformation and agenda for public and private sectors: programs and policies. Disruptive technologies in governance.
- Data management and digital tools for better governance
- Pivotal role of AI in public administration: cases and practices
- Ethical challenges of digital transformation
Assessment Elements
- Policy paperThe students individually write a policy paper on any relevant case of ICT implementation in public administration practices with an approach to evaluate its plausability. The case must be appropriately introduced, and the effects of the implementation must be analyzed
- Participation in seminarsThe activity of students in the classroom should be based on knowledge of the material passed on the course (recommended literature, participation in previous classes) and expressed in the formulation of their informative opinions, as well as questions and answers during the discussion. The students are supposed to attend the classes and to participate in the in-class activities, which may include but are not limited to in-class discussions of their individual preparation and research, asking questions on the presentations and reports of the classmates, group work, etc.
- Reflection paperA reflection paper must be written based on the text provided. The student must critically assess the given text and summarize his or her thoughts and arguments in relation to the main points of the text.
- PresentationIndividual presentation with an analysis of particular aspects of the EU AI act.
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 4th module0.2 * Participation in seminars + 0.35 * Policy paper + 0.2 * Presentation + 0.25 * Reflection paper
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Ansell, C. K., & Torfing, J. (2016). Handbook on Theories of Governance. Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Artificial intelligence : law and regulation, , 2022
- Bright, J., & Margetts, H. (2016). Big Data and Public Policy: Can It Succeed Where E-Participation Has Failed? Policy & Internet, 8(3), 218–224. https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.130
- Digital governance : new technologies for improving public service and participation, Milakovich, M. E., 2012
- Jeremy Swinfen Green, & Stephen Daniels. (2019). Digital Governance : Leading and Thriving in a World of Fast-Changing Technologies. [N.p.]: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2269507
- Little, I. M. D. (2003). Ethics: Economics, & Politics: Principles of Public Policy. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.oxp.obooks.9780199268726
- Mookherjee, D., & Bardhan, P. K. (2006). Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries : A Comparative Perspective. Cambridge, Mass: The MIT Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=163977
- Regulating code : good governance and better regulation in the information age, Brown, I., 2013
- Regulation and public interests : the possibility of good regulatory government, Croley, S. P., 2008
- Regulation theory : the state of the art, , 2002
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Howlett, M., Hill, M. M., & Eliadis, F. P. (2005). Designing Government : From Instruments to Governance. Montreal: MQUP. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=404040
- Motupalli, V. (2017). How Big Data Is Changing Democracy. Journal of International Affairs, 71(1), 71–79. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=132571262
- Stefano Baruffaldi, Brigitte van Beuzekom, Hélène Dernis, Dietmar Harhoff, Nandan Rao, David Rosenfeld, & Mariagrazia Squicciarini. (2020). Identifying and measuring developments in artificial intelligence: Making the impossible possible. OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers. https://doi.org/10.1787/5f65ff7e-en