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Wykorzystanie nowoczesnych technologii w kontekście rozwoju społeczeństwa obywatelskiego w Polsce
Full text linkThe Use of Modern Technology in the Context of Civil Society Development in Poland The progress of civilisation and the simultaneous development of modern technology have affected many areas of life, including public life. This development is accompanied by economic changes and even political or social ones. One of the manifestations of social change as a result of the development of modern technology is the emergence of modern society, referred to in the literature of the subject as information, network, digital, telematic, etc. society. At the level of individual countries, including Poland, it is expected that tools will be implemented and applied based on the achievements of modern technologies in various areas of public life. Namely, the above-mentioned technologies have found widespread use in the case of various forms of civic participation in public life, such as elections, referenda, public consultations and the right to public information. Would the "computerisation" of various forms of citizens' participation in public life change their nature? Would it make it easier for citizens to participate in public life, encourage them to take an active part and thus quell the so-called crisis of democracy? Can the use of information and telecommunication technologies have a real impact on the development of civil society
Efektywność zamówień publicznych w wymiarze prawnym, ekonomicznym i społecznym
Full text linkThe Legal, Economic and Social Dimensions of the Eectiveness of Public ProcurementModern economies of European countries are characterised by a considerable share of public expenditure in their gross domestic product. A large portion of such expenses is effected through a system of public procurement. The current value of that market in Poland is estimated at around PLN 150 billion. What much matters for the correct functioning of that market in Poland and the EU is an effective policy of public procurement, a vital tool of economic and social intervention. With time, such a policy should contribute to the effective allocation of resources, economic development of the Member States and job creation. An important instrument which may help deliver this vision is the new approach to public procurement, a notion that includes activities aiming at creating legal and institutional conditions that would ensure as effective use of public funds as possible and contribute to elimi- nating the barriers in access to the procurement market experienced by SMEs. The effectiveness of public procurement and instruments to deliver it should be considered in the legal, economic and social context. It is a complex and multidimensional issue. Discussion of all those aspects together paints a picture of the public sector as an intelligent client of the public procurement system, aware of its legal opportunities and limitations, using a cost and benefit analysis as well as the rule of best value for money, and having a good market sense. The intelligent contracting authority is also aware of the social effects of the performance of public contracts, e.g. as regards better quality of life or furthering trust in the financial operations by public bodies
E-participation in the Decision-Making Process in Post-Communist Countries
Full text linkBesides other aspects, one of the fundamental conditions of the modern political system is active and powerful civil society. Representatives of civil society and their increasing influence provide the background for increasing political participation and civic activism with the aim to make decision-making processes more effectual and having an impact on public policy actors. In that context, the objective of the article is to pay particular attention to one of the forms of participation, specifically using a comparative method to theoretically analyse the perspectives and limits of e-participation. The paper presumes the inevitable role of e-participation in the current modernisation of public administration processes which could overcome obstacles related to the participatory gap in post-communist countries
Wyzwania modernizacyjne służby cywilnej w Polsce
Full text linkModernisation Challenges of the Polish Civil ServiceThe main objective of this article is to identify and characterise the main – according to the author – modernisation challenges that the civil service in Poland is facing. Considerations and proposals arise from the analysis of the existing legal standards and operational practices of the Polish civil service, including as well conclusions derived from personal experience of the author who has held managerial positions in governmental administration units. For that reason, the proposed solutions, based on the systemic and legal analysis but also the practice of one of the key internal stakeholders of the civil service system. Certainly, the highlighted challenges do not exhaust the entire catalogue of possible modernisation solutions, yet the author’s main goal was to present abroad view of the subject matter in order to discuss the key challenges for the civil service in Poland
Notes on the Use of Effective Methods for Application of Economics of Moderation
Full text linkOne of the side eects of the American 1979 recession-triggered replacement of Keynesian Economics by Monetarism of the Milton Friedman Chicago School of Economics was the replacement of managing engineers by administrators in technology organizations, construction and projects.In that role reversal, costs invariably started to go up with growing administration preoccupied with numbers and dates, and with form often prevailing over content that seemed to be sometimes “lost in translation”. The era sometimes called “Economics of Excess” had begun.Organizations faced with escalating costs have kept searching for improvement solutions making use of elaborate analytical top-down methods, with very mixed results. A simple bottom up approach and methods developed and applied by the author on industrial and educational projects are summarized. Tey have been very successful on their own as well as in supporting organizational improvement eorts. They are directly applicable to the concept of Economics of Moderation
Administracja publiczna w modelu otwartej innowacji (open innovation) na przykładzie programu Innowacje społeczne
Full text linkPublic Administration in an Open Innovation Model as Exemplied by the “Social Innovation” ProgrammeIn this article, I present the process of defining, creating and implementing innovation by the public administration sector, its crucial element being opportunities for involving public administration in social change of scale. Open innovation could be one of the tools in this kind of approach. Open innovation introduced by public administration and inducing social change should involve five basic principles: cooperation, knowledge sharing, coherence, interdependence, and openness. In the article, I deal with foreign experiences with the implementation of the open innovation approach by public administration. It should be mentioned that in other countries and institutions there already exist public programmes such as NESTA and the Red Tape Challenge (United Kingdom), MEPIN (Scandinavian countries), Simplex (Portugal), E-Procurement (Lithuania), INNOBAROMETR (European Commission) and European Public Sector Innovation Scoreboard (implemented since 2011). In Poland, the “Social innovation” programme has been implemented since 2012. The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR), which is responsible for this initiative, has implemented two editions of the scheme so far. On the basis of the above facts, I discuss the exante evaluation and the effects of the two competition editions. In conclusion, I analyse the effects of these actions in the context of initiating innovative social changes
Local Governance Implications of the Intricacies of the Political Change in Marienbad
Full text linkThe paper offers a case study of the Marianske Lazne administration as an example of the New Public Governance (NPG) approach ed in the Czech Republic. The focus is on the particular pillars representing the features of NPG. Until now, five months after the general election, the particular attention of the Pirate Party on the determinants of NPG objectives could be observed through: making all meetings of the board's expert commissions accessible for the general public; publishing all documents discussed by the town's council on the internet; making all the town's banking accounts transparent; creating a department of internal audit separated from the rest of the administration; granting the status of a permanent guest at the board's meetings to a representative of the opposition; doubling the frequency of the council's meetings; preparing new rules of procedure facilitating the participation of citizens in the council's meetings; strengthening the communication channels between the council on the one hand and the chairpersons of expert commissions and directors of municipal organisations on the other; cancelling the positions with unclear benefits for the town; and making the rules of using municipal funds more transparent. There are still mo re evident measures expected in the areas of the second and third pillars of the Pirates' program, that is the provision of quality services for citizens and vicular and the positive development of tfie town's spa industry
Elementy pozytywizmu w ukraińskiej filozofii i kulturze drugiej połowy XIX wieku
Full text linkThis article addresses the appropriation of positivist thought by Ukrainian intellectuals in the second half of the nineteenth century, in particular in the field of philosophy of history. By discussing elements of positivist thought in the works of Mykhailo Drahomanov, Ivan Franko and Pantaleimon Kulish, the author argues that all three were under direct influence of positivist thought, but none of them was a blind adherent of positivism. Positivism particularly influenced their thinking about history and the issue of determinism. Importantly, it was not the French positivism of Auguste Comte whose ideas were adopted, but rather the English positivism of Henry Thomas Buckle and John Stuart Mill.Artykuł omawia recepcję myśli pozytywistycznej przez ukraińskich intelektualistów w drugiej połowie XIX wieku, szczególnie w dziedzinie filozofii historii. Na podstawie analizy elementów pozytywistycznej myśli w dziełach Mykhailo Drahomanova, Iwana Franki oraz Panteleimona Kulisha, artykuł dowodzi, że wszyscy autorzy byli pod bezpośrednim wpływem myśli pozytywistycznej, ale żaden z nich nie był ślepym zwolennikiem pozytywizmu. Pozytywizm wpłynął zwłaszcza na ich myślenie o historii i kwestię determinizmu. Co ciekawe, nie był to pozytywizm francuski Auguste’a Comte’a, którego idee zostały przyjęte, ale raczej angielski pozytywizm Henry’ego Thomasa Buckle’a i Johna Stuarta Milla
Evolutionary transformation of the journal. Part 4
Full text linkThe article presents the fourth phase of the development of the journal Studia Historiae Scientiarum (previous name Prace Komisji Historii Nauki PAU / Proceedings of the PAU Commission on the History of Science). The sections of the journal were modified, as well as the peer review procedure and the bibliographic style. There has also been an increase in the number of foreign authors and reviewers of the journal.Przedstawiono czwarty etap rozwijania czasopisma Studia Historiae Scientiarum (wcześniejsza nazwa Prace Komisji Historii Nauki PAU). Zmodyfikowano działy czasopisma, procedurę recenzyjną oraz styl zapisu bibliografii. Wzrosła liczba zagranicznych autorów i zagranicznych recenzentów czasopisma
Zmiana i uchylenie aktów administracyjnych organów Unii Europejskiej – modele teoretyczny i normatywny
Full text linkAmending and Repealing of Administrative Acts Issued by EU Institutions: Theoretical and Normative ModelsThe article aims to compare the theoretical and normative models of amending or repealing of acts issued by EU administrative bodies. EU written law lacks universal principles governing the issue. On the one hand, it is regulated by the rules stemming from relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which are not products of legislative work. EU law also required reconstruction and systematisation of aspects that are vital for the principles of overturning administrative acts resulting from casuistic judge-made law of the CJEU. In this way, it is possible to work out a theoretical model of amending or repealing of EU acts. On the other hand, the issue is regulated by the normative model adopted in the model of EU administrative proceedings developed by the Research Network on EU Administrative Law (ReNEUAL). The article includes the author's comments as regards the proposal offered by ReNEUAL in this area