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Gain skills to analyze governance context, manage relationships, and improve public service delivery in Nepal. Explore governance landscape, federalism, and more.
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Governance and Service Delivery (Advanced Course on Management and Development) TrilochanPokharel, trilochan.pokharel@nasc.org.np
Session outline • Introduction to governance and service delivery module • Governance landscape: context, actors, issues and challenges NASC, 2018
Signature Features of Module • Skills to analyze governance context • Deeper understanding of changes in polity, governance and Constitution of Nepal • Providing a reform lab for service design and delivery NASC, 2018
Module Objective Develop ability of participants to analyze governance context, manage intergovernmental relationship and ensure efficacy in public service delivery. NASC, 2018
Course Roadmap • Beginning from understanding of governance landscape and it’s implication for principal-agent relationship; • Understanding the aspects of transformation in polity, state structure and exercise of state power; and • Analyzing status of public service and bringing innovation in public service management. NASC, 2018
Course Plan Day I: • Governance landscape • State restructuring and federalism in Nepal Day II: • State restructuring and federalism in Nepal (contd) • Fiscal federalism in Nepal Day III: • Fiscal federalism in Nepal (contd) • Managing intergovernmental relationship NASC, 2018
Course Plan Day IV: • Public service design Day V: • Service delivery NASC, 2018
Governance Landscape NASC, 2018
Inside-out • What comes in mind when you discuss the term governance? • Quality? • Society? • People? • Government? NASC, 2018
Inside-out • Authority? • Management? • Political environment? • International environment? • Bureaucracy? • Non-government actors? NASC, 2018
What else? NASC, 2018
Defining Governance State Political parities and environment Governance System Integrity Leadership Strategic orientation Bureaucratic systems and culture International context Citizens Culture and social values NASC, 2018
Working Definition As a system or process for exercise of authority, by state authorities and delegated entities, which is founded on common values and operates through democratic infrastructure and delivers public services to strengthen the state and people relationship. NASC, 2018
Governance Issues in Nepal NASC, 2018
Governance Factors Economic Social Political Governance Issues in Nepal Legal Technological Environmental See page 85 from Public Management and Governance (Tony Bovaird and Elke Loffler) NASC, 2018
Group Work 60 mins (10 mins reading, 20 mins group work, 5 mins sharing each, 5 min debrief) NASC, 2018
Value and Values- Moment of Truth NASC, 2018
Governance… Turke (2008) • Structure- systems, processes, institutions… • Actor- policy makers, public service providers and government… • Synthesis- combination of both NASC, 2018
Evolution of Governance NASC, 2018
Interactions- base for governance Economic Social Political Do these factors interact? Does this interaction have different impact on governance? Governance in Nepal At what levels do they interact? Technological Legal Environmental NASC, 2018
Government and Governance • Power holding vs facilitating • Power - by nature undemocratic, upholding and restrictive • Democratic institutions and systems induce democratic exercise of power NASC, 2018
Governance beyond Government • Changing role of government • Multiple actors • Hierarchical to network • State is not sole entity to deliver services • It is more about managing relationship among actors. NASC, 2018
Actors of Democratic Governance Change in governance philosophy- governance beyond government Global Actors • State • Market • Civil Society NASC, 2018
Actors of Democratic Governance Change in governance philosophy- governance beyond government Creating favourable political, legal and economic environment • State Global Actors • Civil Society • Market Mobilizing people’s participation, promoting constructive engagement Creating opportunities for people NASC, 2018
Governance… • However, inherent characteristics of governance actors does not embrace democratic values • Serious gap between demand and supply • Emergence of intermediary NASC, 2018
Actors… State People NASC, 2018
Actors….. State People Intermediary NASC, 2018
Governance Institutions/Actors in Nepal Governance as interaction NASC, 2018
Changing governance platform Where do these institutions operate? Is there collusion/ conflict of interests? Governance as interaction How do these institutions interact? Do they provide space for public constestation? NASC, 2018
‘Building democratic institutions’ – G. Shabbir Cheema NASC, 2018
Issues and Challenges • Delivering promises- making federalism deliver • Institutionalization of change • Performance orientation • Accountability- justice, finance and performance • Credibility of public institutions NASC, 2018
Changes in Government Roles Source: Salamon, L. M. (2000). The New Governance and the Tools of Public Action: An Introduction. Fordham Urban Law Journal. 25(5): 1611-1674. NASC, 2018
Positioning role of Public Service • What functions does government do? • How does government function? Function Strengthened state-people relationship • What impact does change in government functions have on you and your organization? Impact • What level of knowledge, skills and behaviors do you have to perform? Competency NASC, 2018
Self Assessment Exercise (Time: 20 min.) NASC, 2018
New Constitution-New Context In order to fulfill the aspirations for perpetual peace, good governance, developmentand prosperity through the medium of federal democratic republican system of governance, hereby promulgate this Constitution through the Constituent Assembly. NASC, 2018
Competency Required • Building integrity • Managing relationship • Managing resources • Leading with purpose NASC, 2018
Thank you NASC, 2018