Governance : Governance determines who has power, who makes decisions, how other players

make their voice heard and how account is rendered etc .The need for governance exists anytime
a group of people come together to accomplish an end. Though the governance literature proposes
several definitions, most rest on three dimensions: authority, decision-making and accountability.

In another way, governance is how society or groups within it organize to make its decisions.

Challenges of Governance:

Effective representation of diverse population.

Ageing citizens.
Integrating transportation networks.
Preparing for the effects of climate change.
Everything is faster.
New disruptive technologies are both driving and enabling change and everything from
policy making to service delivery to citizen activism.
As expectations grow, the relationship between government and citizens is changing.
Renewing our notions of privacy of openness.
Control of government data.
How to incorporate the direct involvement of citizens between elections while responding
to the newly empowered activist citizens.

Smart Governance: SMART Governance is about the future of the public services, it’s
about greater efficiency, community leadership, mobile working and continuous improvement
through innovation.

SMART Governance is about using technology to facilitate and support better planning and decision
making. It is about improving democratic processes and transforming the ways that public services are
delivered. It includes e-government, the efficiency agenda and mobile working. Ex: National Institute of
Smart Governance.

Indications of smart governance:

Participation
Rule of law
Transparency
Consensus
Responsiveness
Accountability
Efficiency

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Smart governance fields:
Smart city
Smart citizen

Resources:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269107473_What_is_governance
https://www.thedailystar.net/25th-anniversary-special-part-1/e-governance-and-
bangladesh-210577
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262284083_Impact_of_e-
governance_in_public_offices_Bangladesh_perspective_--
case_study_of_office_of_digital_controller_of_accounts_Sylhet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governance

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