UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSIN AND UNIVERSITY OF UPPSALA, SWEDEN Student name: - Ta Quang Truong - Nguyén Hoang Anh - Tô Thị Loan Class: MMPP- 165 Topic: Evaluating the effectiveness of the quality management system ISO 9001:2008 — analysing the administrative agencies in Dong Nai province Instructor: Dr. Phan Chi Anh PhD. Lars Torsten Eriksson Ha Noi, 8/2011 TABLE OF CON’ Part 1: INTRODUCTION. NES71580711g032 3891 t5137850118424kfes 2 3, Scope of Study’ ssesssonssiriiriasiaranuzetrssosn Gi185£-HAT9THR1135055.
ISO standards in public administration. Public Administration Reform (PAR). Benefits of application of ISO standards in public administration. The process of application of ISO standards in public administration in Vietnam and Đồng Nai Province.
In Đồng Nai Province. RESULTS OF THE SURVEY OF REALITY OF APPLICATION OF ISO STANDARDS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN DONG NAI PROVINCE. Regarding civil servants’ general knowledge of ISO standards in public administration and PAR. The reality of development and application of ISO standards in public administration.
Evaluation of application of ISO standards in public administration. General evaluation cs. Some obstacles to application of ISO standards in public administration. Solutions to improve effectiveness of applying ISO standards in public administration in Đồng Nai Province 32 Part 3.
CONCLUSION - -34 LIST OF FIGURES Figure |. Structure of the three groups of departments under survey of ISO standards in public administration. Work positions of interviewees. Civil servants’ relative knowledge of ISO standards in public administration and PAR.
Objectives of development and application of ISO standards in Figure 5. Training methods and durations for ISO standards in public administration - 13 Figure 6. Training contents of ISO standards in public administration. Organisation of development and application of ISO standards in public administration.
Assigning civil servants to implement ISO standards in public administration. Organisation of supervision and periodical/sudden evaluation, and frequency ofconsulting citizens and businesses. Percentage and classification of procedures in line with ISO standards in public administration. Evaluation of ISO-based administrative procedures Figures 14 & 15.
Evaluation ofdurations and civil servants’ attitudes to application of ISO standards in public administration. Evaluation of document systems for implementing administrative procedures after applying ISO standards in public administration ract model for MPPM | ABSTRACT Title: Evaluating the effectiveness of the developm ent and applying the quality management system ISO 9001:2008 in association with the aim of public administrative reform — analysing the administrative agen cies in Dong Nai province Level: Final assignment for Master Program in Public Mana gement. Authors: Ta Quang Truong, Nguyen Hoang Anh and To Thi Loan Supervisor: PhD. Phan Chi Anh (UEB) and PhD.
Lars Torsten Eriksson (UU) Date when the thesis is presented: 2011 - 09 Aim: Applying the ISO standards in public administration, Vietnam in general and Đồng Nai Province in particular have gained certain positive results that contribu te to improved effectiveness of PAR activities and better quality of the state machinery as well as better control of administrative procedures. Howe ver, Apart from the perceived benefits brought by the ISO standards in public administration, many opinions and debates about the effectiveness of the compulsory appl ication of those standards in every state administrative agency have been raised, especially by public management experts, who have a good knowledge ofthe operational characteri stics of public organisations in Vietnam. Our question, then, is “Is it relevant to ask every state administrative agency to apply ISO standards in public administration?” To answer this question, the research group! has surveyed and evaluated the reality of the development and appl ication of the ISO standards in public administration and the recent results gained by administra tive agencies in Đồng Nai Province. Method: This study employs the following methods: Study the theoretical background, collect data through survey questionnaires and analyse collected data statistically.
Result & Conclusions: The research has pointed out the differences of results of applying ISO. standards in public administration by different’ administrative agencies. especially by those doing so to meet their upper-leve l requirements. Our "That is, T Anh, Tô Thi Loan ~ Students of MPPM 165, Vietnam Abstract model for MPPM study suggests that ISO standards in public administration can not be applied commenly in every administrative agency Suggestions for future research In theo-y, to evaluate the effectiveness of applying the ISO in orga nizations, the study has to use the indicators of effectiveness evaluation from the outside and inside the organization.
(External effectiveness relates to customer’s perception of quality, improv: customer satisfaction, increase competition, but to meas ure them require a lot of time, in some cases can not evaluate because the customer make transaction one time only. Internal one includes better documentation, better awar eness of quality and productvity and efficiency increases which can be evaluated through questionnaires). Theretcre, because of the time limit, the study evaluate only from the inside: to improve the research, it could be consider to evaluate from the outside the organization. Also, consider to expand the scope of the research on the various provinces and cities, with a higher sample rate to improve the scientific basis to persuad: the Government to consider and review the applicat ion of ISO standards in public aiministration.
Contribution of the thesis: It has also considered the limitati ons and difficulties facing application of ISO standards in public administration in the curr ent context of Vietnar’s public administration. We have then made some recommendations to improve the effectiveness of applying ISO standards in publ ic administration in administative agencies in the coming time. Our surv ey results have provided evidence of the reality and effectiveness of application of ISO standards in public administation in administrative agencies in Đồng Nai Province , which will inform relevant authorities more fully in making supporting policies and readjustments of implementation of ISO standards in public administration to achieve PAR objectives and improve operational quality of the state apparatus whil e saving state budget in avoidance of merely formal application and wastefulness of state budget that lose 0eople`s ›onfidence Abstract model for MPPM Key words: Five-six words which have been frequently used and have a key mportance in the thesis will be mentioned here: ISO standards in public administration, PAR, administrative procedures, the respondents, groups. Part 1: INTRODUCTION 1, Overview The Vietnamese Government has recently made many efforts to accelerate its Public Administration Reform (hereinafter PAR) process, which aims at improved efficiency and effectiveness of public administration in administrative agencies.
Among other things, one solution is attentive construction and application of a quality management system in activities of the state machinery (hereinafter ¿he [SO siandards in public administration) as an initial step to standardize the working methods in order to minimize troubles, make the transparent administrative procedures, and gain the satisfaction of organisations and citizens. Accordingly, the Prime Minister has issued Decision 144/2006/QD-TTg regulating application of the Quality Management System TCVN ISO 9001: 2000 in activities of administrative agencies. After nearly three years’ application of the ISO standards in public administration, Vietnam in general and Déng Nai Province in particular have gained certain positive results that improved the effectiveness of PAR activities and better quality of the state machinery as well as better control of administrative procedures. To promote the application of the system of ISO standards in public administration, the Prime Minister has decided in 2009 that every administrative agency from the centre to the grassroots that shall apply the ISO standards in the public administration in its activities.
Apart from the perceived benefits brought by the ISO standards in public adminstration, many opinions and debates about the effectiveness of the compulsory application of those standards in every state administrative agency have been raised. The public management experts, who have a good knowledge of the operational characeristics of public organisations in Vietnam argued that the ISO standards in public administration can not be applied in every the public agency because they can be effective in one agency and ineffective in another. Our question, then, is “How is current situation of [SO application in the public administration” and “Is it relevant to ask every state administrative agency to apply ISO standards in public administration?” Yo answer this question, the research group! has surveyed and evaluated the current situation of the development and application of the ISO standards in public administration and the recent results gained by administrative agencies in Đồng Nai Province. In addition, the group has analysed the possible limitations and obstacles to the recent application of the [SO standards in public administration, so as to make recommendations about improvement of effectiveness of the ISO standards in public administration in the future.
This thesis describes the research process mentioned above and its results. Research objectives The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the current of application of ISO standards in the public administration in state administrative agencies in Đồng Nai Province; to assess the impacts of the ISO standards in public administration on management effectiveness; and, to propose the solutions to improve the effectiveness ofapplication of ISO standards in public administration. Because the effectiveness of ISO in PAR is not well studied before. Scope of study - The provincial departments of Déng Nai Province that have applied the ISO standards in public administration since 2004 to date - The study is conducted between 3 - 8/2011.
‘hat s, Tạ Qua: tường, Nguyễn Hoàng Anh, Tô Thị Loan - Students of MPPM 165, Vietnam Part 2: MAIN CONTENTS I, THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 1. ISO standards in public administration The [SO standards in public administration in Vietnam form the set of TCVN ISO 9001:2000 (the 9001:2008 as the latest) that is applied activities of state administrative agencies to develop scientific and proper work processes and enable their leaders to contro! the work processes of their organisations, so as to gradually improve the quality and effectiveness of public service management and delivery”. Application of those ISO standards will go through four main stages (development, application, evaluation, maintenance and improvement of the quality management system) in order to help administrative agencies standardize their activities and improve their service quality. Public Administration Reform Public administration reform (PAR) is most commonly defined to be the reform of state management activities of state administrative agencies upon internal and external changes PAR is a planned change that aims at certain objectives set by state authoriies.
It does not change the nature of the administrative system but make the system work more effectively. PAR his different focuses in different development phases. Vietnam’s current PAR concenrates on the four main aspects of legal institution, organizational machinery, improved quality of civil servants, and public finance’. Beefits of application of ISO 900 standards in public administration It can te easily seen that such application results in the following benefits for state adlminisrative agencies’: * “he work processes of administrative agencies are standardized scientifically, yroperly, legally and under a one-stop-shop mechanism; 216i) 23] 19) v Publicly transparent and open work processes and procedures enable citizens to control and supervise activities of administrative agencies: The leader of the state-administrative agency can control its work settlement processes and give timely directions: The efficiency and effectiveness of public service management and delivery are promoted through regular improvements in line with the requirements of the standards; As a result, state-administrative agencies can enhance public trust and improve their images and relationships with organizations and citizens in line with the nature of the Vietnamese state as a state by the people and for the people.