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December 2001

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NEWS BRIEFS

STATE OF THE ART
ERP Implementation: Managing the Final Preparation and Go-Live Stages

FISCAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS
What the Soft Market Means for Government IT Initiatives

INTERNATIONAL HORIZONS
Financing Public Services in the New South Africa

PROFILING GFOA
GFOA Graduates First Class of Certified Public Finance Officers

BOOK REVIEW

FROM THE LIBRARY

CALENDAR

COMMENTARY
Nationwide Sales Tax Holiday: A 'Cockamamie' Idea

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Articles In This Month's Issue
Intergovernmental Cooperation on ERP Systems
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This article describes the joint procurement and implementation of an ERP solution by three Nebraska governments: Douglas County, the City of Omaha, and the Omaha/Douglas Public Building Commission.
Kathleen A. Hall

Dashboards and Scorecards: Executive Information Systems for the Public Sector
Web-based technologies are ushering in a new era of public management by disseminating information to key decision makers through portals known as executive information systems (EIS). This article describes the concept of EIS, identifies the features and functions of leading products, and discusses how EIS can promote strategic management in the public sector.
Leo Yonghong Liang and Rowan Miranda

Extensible Markup Language: A New Technology Tool for the Public Sector
XML is a new Internet technology tool that holds considerable promise for the public sector. This article explains what XML is and how it works, and discusses its use in seven governmental applications.
Ken Smith, Mohammad Abdolmohammadi, and Jon Harris

Power to the People: Implementing Constituent Relationship Management in the Public Sector
Despite rising interest in constituent relationship management (CRM), few governments have implemented these systems. This article draws on the experience of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to provide a framework for successful CRM implementation projects.
Shayne Kavanagh and Deanna Targosz

Strategic Planning for Technology Investments
A well-crafted technology plan can help governments maximize the value of their technology investments. This article outlines the factors to consider in developing an IT strategy.
Ronald J. Raumer

Online Advertising as an Alternative Revenue Source
An emerging alternative to traditional revenue sources is paid advertising on government Web sites. Although the potential revenue from online advertising is significant, it also raises a host of legal, ethical, and administrative issues. This article examines these issues and suggests guidelines for developing online advertising policies.
Dana Edberg, Fritz Grupe, and James Drake

Past Articles Featured On This Site:
Rethinking the Fiscal Role of the States in Public Education(PDF 39.7 Kb)
This article offers an empirical examination of the variation in state funding responsibility for K-12 education, considering its impact on equity and innovation in the public school system.
Kenneth K. Wong and Francis X. Shen

e-Government Across the Globe: How Will "e" Change Government? (August 2001)
This article outlines what e-Government is, how it is changing government, how it can be delivered, and what kind of progress governments are making in this area.
Mark Howard

Then and Now: 65 Years of the Blue Book (June 2001)
By examining the history of GFOA’s Blue Book on accounting, auditing, and financial reporting, this article
provides an overview of the background behind governmental accounting organizations, guidelines, and
principles.
By Stephen J. Gauthier

Bringing Out the Dead: Can Information Technology Resurrect Budget Reform? (April 2001)
Abandoned budget reforms dot the state and local government landscape. Program, performance, zero-based, and mission-driven budgeting-with isolated exceptions-are just some of the reforms in the scrap heap of public-sector fiscal history. The authors outline a case for why advances in information technology may lead governments to reconsider old budgeting approaches and motivate 21st Century reformers to develop new and hybrid ones.
By Judd Metzgar and Rowan Miranda

Organizing the Public Purchasing Function: A Survey of Cities and Counties (February 2001)
As a number of state and local governments explore new ways to reduce costs, provide flexibility to service delivery managers, and integrate their decision-making processes, many are examining their purchasing function as a potential area for increased efficiency.
By Clifford P. McCue

Fiscal Regionalism: Metropolitan Reform Without Boundary Changes (December 2001)
This article details the history of regional governance in the United States. It highlights the different structures of regional cooperation currently in existence and explains, in depth, a relatively new theory known as “fiscal regionalism.”
By David Miller
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