Governance and Development Aid

GOVERNANCE HAS BECOME A TOOL TO PRESENT A NEW AGENDA FOR DEVELOPMENT AID, WHICH WILL ONLY ACHIEVE ITS GOALS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNANCE, FOREMOST OF WHICH ARE: TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY, AS WELL AS ATTENTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM AND FOCUS ON THE SYSTEM OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES. THEREFORE, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS CONSTANTLY EMPHASIZE THAT GOVERNANCE DOES NOT DEPEND ON INSTITUTIONS BUT THROUGH PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES THAT ACHIEVE THE DESIRED RESULTS.
THE CONCEPT OF THE TERM GOVERNANCE
IT IS A SET OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS, WHETHER AS INDIVIDUALS OR AS PART OF POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS BY IMPROVING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE FUTURE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS, ALLOWING INVESTMENT TO BE ATTRACTED AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
REASONS FOR THE EMERGENCE OF THE CONCEPT OF GOVERNANCE
GLOBALIZATION AS A PROCESS AND THE PROCESSES INVOLVED ARE MAINLY RELATED.
2- GLOBALIZATION OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
3- THE INCREASING ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AT THE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS.
4- GLOBALIZATION OF MARKET ECONOMIC MECHANISMS AND IDEAS, WHICH LED TO AN INCREASING ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
5- THE SPREAD OF TRANSFORMATIONS AT THE HIGH LEVEL.
6- INCREASING THE RATES OF SIMILARITY BETWEEN GROUPS, INSTITUTIONS OR SOCIETIES.
THE NEED TO INVOLVE THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES.
COMPREHENSIVE CONCEPT OF GOVERNANCE
PARTICIPATION OF ALL PARTIES OF SOCIETY TO THE GOVERNMENT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, GOVERNANCE MEANS HERE:
ELIMINATE CORRUPTION RESULTING FROM WEAK ACCOUNTABILITY AND EMBODY TRANSPARENCY, CREDIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
MORE DEMOCRACY, FREEDOMS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.
ACTIVATING COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND REFORMING PERSONNEL MATTERS.
A WELL-DEVELOPED FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM WITH DECENTRALIZATION.
AN EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WITH THE USE OF LAWS TO ACHIEVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTITUTIONS.
IT GOVERNANCE:
IT GOVERNANCE IS AN ELEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, WHICH AIMS TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND TO EXTRACT IMPROVED VALUE FROM INVESTING IN INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY.
IT GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS ENABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THEIR IT RISKS, AND ENSURE THAT IT-RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE ALIGNED WITH THEIR OVERALL BUSINESS OBJECTIVES.
AREAS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE:
IT GOVERNANCE IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE AREAS: DELIVERY VALUE – STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT – PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT – RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – RISK MANAGEMENT.
5 STEPS TO CREATE AN IT GOVERNANCE MODEL:
5 STEPS TO FOLLOW TO CREATE AN IT GOVERNANCE MODEL, WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS:
START WITH THE BASICS
THE KEY PART IN THIS PROCESS IS TO IDENTIFY STAKEHOLDERS, LIKELY THE STAKEHOLDERS: MARKETING MANAGERS, IT MANAGERS, OR THIRD-PARTY VENDORS. ETCETERA.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AS UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYEES BEYOND GOVERNANCE AND NOT HAVING TO COMPLY WITH IT WILL MAKE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE APPLICATION OF GOVERNANCE MODELS EASIER.
PRIORITIZE BUSINESS GOALS AND INITIATIVESTHE STEERING COMMITTEE WILL LEAD THIS STEP, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP GOALS BASED ON THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE/DEPARTMENTS AND THEN WORK TOGETHER TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THOSE GOALS SHOULD HAVE A HIGHER FOCUS ON.
DESIGN PROCESSES
YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IF THE RIGHT SYSTEM FOR PRIORITIZING AND OBTAINING APPROVALS IS IN PLACE, A STRONG AND EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION FLOW STRUCTURE WILL HELP YOUR GOVERNANCE MODEL SUCCEED.
FORMATION OF COMMITTEES
IT IS IMPORTANT TO APPOINT THE RIGHT PERSON IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
CLEAR AND SPECIFIC ROLES LEAD TO LESS CONFUSION WHEN DEPLOYING THE GOVERNANCE MODEL.
SELECT COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND BE SURE TO INCLUDE AN EXPERIENCED IT EMPLOYEE IN EACH. PROJECT SPONSORS AND PMO WILL PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE BY EXPLAINING THE BENEFITS OF THE NEW GOVERNANCE MODEL AND ENDORSING THE PROJECT.
COMMUNICATION & CAMPAIGNS
THIS IS THE FUN PART OF THE PROCESS! AT THIS STAGE, MANAGEMENT WILL NEED TO SENSITIZE THE RELEVANT TEAMS TO OPERATIONS AND COMMITTEES.
HERE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DETERMINE HOW GOVERNANCE IS ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT EMPLOYEES WILL FEEL THAT SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS NOT FULLY INVESTED IN IT GOVERNANCE.
THE WORK OF IT GOVERNANCE DOES NOT END ONCE A GOVERNANCE MODEL IS ESTABLISHED:
FOR IT GOVERNANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO:
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.
COMMUNICATE REGULARLY.
CREATE A CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY, TRUST AND CREDIBILITY THROUGH THE TRANSFER OF INFORMATION.
COMMITMENT OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT.