Municipal management based on the strategic use of information technology resources for government management: formatting and assessing the model in a city

Abstract

There are challenges in the effective management of municipalities, the structuring and provision of reliable, timely and customized information, to support the decisions of the municipal government and to prepare and monitor the municipal strategic planning aligned with the citizens requirements. The adaptation of management models and concepts from the private sector to the public environment is one alternative for facing theses challenges. This article proposes and evaluates a government management model based on the strategic use of information technology, so as to offer to the public administrator monitoring and control of strategic implementation, information for executive decision-making, management of relationships with the public, and command over the municipal management processes. The research methodology emphasizes the case study in the city of Curitiba, using a research protocol prepared from an exploratory literature review. Differences, similarities and results of the application of the model in the city are analyzed. The conclusion shows that the use and adaptation of the proposed model in a municipal public administration can contribute significantly to the development of its management models.