Name of subject

The public administration system of the EU 

Code of subject

AJKOIERASMUS02

Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Torma András, Czékmann Zsolt PhD, Dr. Szabó Balázs PhD

Description

The course aims at making the students familiar with the topical questions of the public administration system of the EU. The European Union - without precedent in world history between nation states, and over the collaboration-, is consisted now twenty-five countries and more than fourhundred million people in the life of influencing. The European Union (EU) institutions, processes are very complicated. Basically because they are very sophisticated and diverse interests of harmonization, which is intended. Displays the community, local government, employers'and employees' interestsas well as the citizens' interests.

ECTS

5

Name of subject

E-government in the EU

Code of subject

AJKOIERASMUS01

Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Torma András, Czékmann Zsolt PhD, Dr. Szabó Balázs PhD

Description

The course is an introduction to e-government. The basic concepts will be defined and studied theoretically and practically (on computer, using informational system) thorough examples and exercises (for each characteristic, property presented) from different countries worldwide.

The connection between government and society will be presented from a historical point of view. The reasons which challenge the transformation will be analyzed. Efficiency, costumer focus, policy outcomes, economic objectives, public reform, and citizen engagement properties will be presented.

The transformation process has to confront the legislative barriers, budgetary barriers, technology change, digital divide and all these will be studied separately. 

Different definitions of the e-government concept will be presented. The course proposes to show the connection and the differences between the e-government, e-administration and e-public service concepts.

The course intends to present the implementation process of e-government, how the readiness for the implementation can be evaluated and when the impact can be measured. The front office (on-line services, citizen engagement) and back office (organizational change, leadership, coordination, interagency collaboration, e-government skills, public-private partnership) concepts will be analyzed briefly.

Each chapter contains exercises in order to develop technical skills and abilities in the utilization of e-government and to improve theoretical knowledge of master students.  

ECTS

5