Public administration

generic term for the administrations that perform tasks of the state, including bodies governed by public law

type of top-level division of public administration

E-government (short for electronic government) involves the use of technological devices, such as computers and the Internet, for faster means of delivering public services to citizens and other persons in a country or region. E-government offers new opportunities for more direct and convenient citizen access to government and for government provision of services directly to citizens.

knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics

principled guide to action taken by the administrative executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues

service provided by a government to people living within its jurisdiction

thumb|Statue of a Tang dynasty official, 7th–8th century A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can compose the administration of any organization of any size, although the term usually connotes someone within an institution of government.

system used in appointing officials in dynastic China

branch of governmental service or employees of a government agency

thumb|Diagrams of systems in various degrees of centralisation. From left to right: centralisation, decentralisation, distribution, and distributed decentralisation. Centralisation or centralization (American English) is the process by which the activities of an organisation, particularly those regarding planning, decision-making, and framing strategies and policies, become concentrated within a particular group within that organisation. This creates a power structure where the said group occupies the highest level of hierarchy and has significantly more authority and influence over the other

bureaucrat in imperial China

new practices aimed at solving social challenges

instruction to the United States federal government issued by the President of the United States

the act of making public administration like a private organisation

Greek administrative reform

public transport not funded by fares from passengers

type of political group dedicated to recruiting voters for a particular candidate, characteristic of large American cities from the 1860s to the 1970s

technique used in public administration to enable civil servants to examine and evaluate the available options to implement the goals of elected officials

mandatory identity document for Russian citizens

Build–operate–transfer (BOT) or build–own–operate–transfer (BOOT) is a form of project delivery method, usually for large-scale infrastructure projects, wherein a private entity receives a concession from the public sector (or the private sector on rare occasions) to finance, design, construct, own, and operate a facility stated in the concession contract. The private entity will have the right to operate it for a set period of time. This enables the project proponent to recover its investment and operating and maintenance expenses in the project.

term describing how policy decisions are formed

State-building as a specific term in social sciences and humanities, refers to political and historical processes of creation, institutional consolidation, stabilization and sustainable development of states, from the earliest emergence of statehood up to the modern times. Within historical and political sciences, there are several theoretical approaches to complex questions related to the role of various contributing factors (geopolitical, economic, social, cultural, ethnic, religious, internal, external) in state-building processes.

department that fulfils the central administrative or general secretary duties of an international organization

professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration

government office offering multiple services in a single location

Russian legal act

elected village head in villages of Turkey

individuals who implement laws and public policies

subdisicipline of political science

bureaucracy of the national government of the United Kingdom

Managerialism is an organizational philosophy and practice that emphasizes the application of professional management techniques and business-oriented approaches across various types of organizations, including public sector institutions and non-profit entities. The concept centers on the belief that organizations can be optimized through systematic management processes focused on control, For example:

1883 law of the US Congress establishing the United States Civil Service Commission

type of award; object awarded by a sovereign state

government or political organization

organization

Process of establishing confidence in user identity

staff serving the institutions and agencies of the European Union

POSDCORB is an acronym widely used in the field of management and public administration that reflects the classic view of organizational theory. It appeared most prominently in a 1937 paper by Luther Gulick (in a set edited by himself and Lyndall Urwick). However, he first presented the concept in 1935. Initially, POSDCORB was envisioned in an effort to develop public service professionals. In Gulick's own words, the elements are as follows: planning, organizing, staffing, directing, co-ordinating, reporting and budgeting.

Entrepreneur development

company owned and operated by a municipality

private university in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

public Administration of Spain

initiative to increase government efficiency

perspective in public administration that emerged in the late 20th century, focusing on more collaborative and citizen-centric approach

Mobile government, or mGovernment refers to collection of services as the strategic use of government services and applications which are only possible using cellular/mobile telephones, laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and wireless internet infrastructure.

elected or appointed political position

theory

Greek administrative law

joint provision of public services by municipalities

e-government concept to provide information to the authorities once

form which contains information about civil servants' and their family's wealth and assets

De-Mail () is a German e-government communications service that made it possible to exchange legal electronic documents between citizens, agencies, and businesses over the Internet. The project was originally called Bürgerportal and has been implemented by the German government in cooperation with private business partners in an effort to reduce the communication costs of public administration and companies.