Public Sector Innovation in Southern Africa
eBook - ePub

Public Sector Innovation in Southern Africa

Insights from Zimbabwe and South Africa

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eBook - ePub

Public Sector Innovation in Southern Africa

Insights from Zimbabwe and South Africa

About this book

This timely and thought-provoking book argues that public sector innovation ameliorates many societal challenges in Southern Africa, demonstrating how innovative practices are already improving service delivery and addressing governance gaps.

Bringing together a diverse range of scholars, this book's chapters provide insights into the challenges and opportunities shaping innovation in the public sector. The book highlights the emergence of a new public administration paradigm grounded in theory: innovation in public administration. Through theoretical reflections and case studies from Zimbabwe and South Africa, the chapter authors navigate institutional, technological, and socio-political issues undergirding public sector innovation. The contributors provide perspectives on public governance, examining innovations such as policy innovation labs, smart cities, 4IR, e-procurement, and how technology adoption closes the digital divide and affects citizens' sense of gain. The book further discusses the institutionalisation of innovation and transitioning to innovation for change, concluding by reflecting on public sector innovation in the future of Southern Africa.

The insights shared serve as an essential resource for policymakers, researchers (across fields of public administration, political economy, and African studies), and development practitioners committed to reimagining governance and advancing public sector transformation in Southern Africa.

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Yes, you can access Public Sector Innovation in Southern Africa by Costa Hofisi,Lewis Edwin Chigova in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politik & Internationale Beziehungen & Afrikanische Politik. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. Contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Acronyms
  11. 1 Introduction: Setting the Context for Public Sector Innovation in Africa
  12. 2 Evolving Paradigms of Public Administration: Towards Innovation Public Administration?
  13. 3 Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives on Electronic Procurement Implementation
  14. 4 Citizens’ Sense of Gain and Technology Adoption in Public Administration
  15. 5 Exploring the Prospects and Hazards of 4IR on The Future of Public Governance
  16. 6 Exploring the Digital Divide in Rural Communities for ICT Adoption in South Africa
  17. 7 Transitioning to Innovation for Transformative Change in Zimbabwe
  18. 8 Institutionalisation of the Innovation Process in Local Government Management in Zimbabwe Focusing on Devolution
  19. 9 Exploring Smart City Aspirations, Challenges, and Opportunities for African Cities
  20. 10 Unmaking Policy Inconsistencies: Reconfiguring Policy Processes Through Policy Innovation Labs
  21. 11 Concluding Remarks: Innovating Southern Africa’s Public Sector for the Future
  22. Index