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FreeBalance Lessons Learned in Supporting Fiscal Decentralization

Improve Public Finance Effectiveness through Fiscal Decentralization  Government operational and fiscal decentralization leads to improved local decision-making and service delivery. This is particularly important considering the extent of public service expenditures in regional and local governments. Many countries struggle to achieve the benefits of decentralization, delegation, and devolution.  Challenges include accountability, capacity, coordination, discretion, technology, … Continued

How does Effective Public Financial Management Improve COVID-19 Pandemic Responses?

What’s the good government pandemic response news?  Effective use of Public Financial Management processes and Government Resource Planning software. Our mission:  We fundamentally believe that governments are at the nexus of providing improved citizen quality of life, and for solving global wicked problems. This is why FreeBalance is a government-only Business to Government (B2G) provider … Continued

The FreeBalance Approach to PFM Reform

Our government advisory services enable governments to develop effective reform agendas. This consulting is technology agnostic – we never recommend “rip and replace” of Government Resource Planning (GRP) components with the FreeBalance Accountability Suite™ unless there is no workable alternative.

Rethinking Public Financial Management

Many PFM interventions are thought to be of a “technical” nature. Technology is acquired, legal frameworks changed, capacity built and all sorts of positive outcome ensue.

Good Governance Lessons from IMF/WB Spring Meetings

How can governments cope with migration, trade tensions, food insecurity, or climate change with poor governance?  These questions were at the heart of many sessions at the annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings last week in Washington. I was fortunate to attend numerous sessions, augmented by watching webcast replays. My takeaways on sustainable development, good governance, … Continued

Sustainable Development Lessons from IMF/WB Spring Meetings

Sustainable development drives political and economic discussion these days. As it should. As it did at the annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings last week in Washington. I was fortunate to attend numerous sessions, augmented by watching webcast replays. My takeaways on sustainable development, good governance, and government digital transformation have been … Continued

Finance Ministry Modernization

I learn so much from our government customers and governance experts. Attendees at the 2019 FreeBalance International Steering Committee (FISC) saw me typing furiously to take notes (and to tweet). Senior public servants, nominated by their governments, shared observations about Finance Ministry modernization. This included lessons from other countries articulated during workshops and discussions. Most … Continued

Our Journey to Enabling Sustainable Growth

This article was first published by Insight Success. It wasn’t the 25 years of public finances software experience in the Government of Canada that attracted Manuel Pietra to Ottawa-based FreeBalance. With global executive experience, Pietra realized the potential to bring proven Government Resource Planning enterprise software to the world. What started as a quest to … Continued

Industry 4.0 Opportunities and Threats for Government

The Emerging Era of Digital transformation in Government Are governments obsolete in the emerging era of digital transformation. The Fourth Industrial Revolution: autonomous vehicles, robots, 3D printing, artificial intelligence. And, the sharing economy with the ‘uberization’ of everything. The impact of digital disruption has been a subject of discussion at the past three FreeBalance International … Continued

Public Financial Management Drives SDGs Success

How can governments achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? It’s a tall order. 17 goals, 169 measures. Incomplete measures: many proxies and subsets. It makes for a gap between aspiration and reality. We know something about government performance management at FreeBalance. We know that 17 major goals are too many to rationally manage and track … Continued

Public Financial Management and the Sustainable Development Goals Riddle

How can government prioritize to support the global Sustainable Development Goals? Consider this: the SDGs include 17 goals and 169 indicators. And, unlike the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs apply to all countries. Performance management experts will tell you that 169 measurements are too many for any organization. Many of the indicators are proxies that … Continued

Why are Governments Digitally Transforming?

Government digital transformation is much more than optimizing existing processes. It’s not about analog thinking, as described in the What is Digital Transformation blog post earlier this week. extent of organizational change required for government organizations to digitally transform seems overwhelming. Why do government leaders spearhead deep and disruptive organizational change? How does digital drive … Continued

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