BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Public Sector
- the organizations in the section of the economy that is financed and controlled by central government, local authorities, and publicly funded corporations.
- See also Private Sector
Additional Resources
- Is the Obama Administration Giving Up On a Public-Sector Insurance Plan?
- I doubt it. Progressives are in the middle of a long negotiation with conservatives that will end in conference committee late this fall, where politicians will merge the Senate and House versions of the bills, hammering out the differences. We know that the House bill contains a strong public sector...
- News items 2009-08-18
- How SMES Can Win Public Sector Contracts
- As the public sector looks to cut expenditure, smaller suppliers will have to work even harder to reach the top of the tendering shortlist. Understand the process Goal: Learn how to work within the public sector’s procurement process....
- Articles 2009-09-07
- Economics: More promises – making the case for public sector cost cutting
- The fact that there has to be a general election by the first week in June next year gave this autumn's party conference season some extra spice. The economy is obviously high on the three major parties' agendas, the debate about future government tax and spending policies a central theme....
- News items 2009-10-21
- Call for pay freeze in public sector
- A pay freeze for senior public sector staff including judges, family doctors, NHS managers and top civil servants was proposed by ministers yesterday, along with rises of less than 1 per cent for hospital doctors, dentists and ordinary civil -servants. In evidence to the review bodies that recommend pay for...
- News items 2009-10-05
- Call for pay freeze in public sector
- A pay freeze for senior public sector staff including judges, family doctors, NHS managers and top civil servants was proposed by ministers yesterday, along with rises of less than 1 per cent for hospital doctors, dentists and ordinary civil -servants.In evidence to the review bodies that recommend pay for...
- External links 2009-10-05
- SunGard Announces Formation Of Public Sector Group; Appoints Gil Santos Chief Operating Officer of SunGard Public Sector, Appoints Tom Huber President of SunGard HTE
- WAYNE, Pa. -- SunGard (http://www.sungard.com) today announced it has formed a new Public Sector group that includes SunGard Bi-Tech, SunGard HTE, SunGard Pentamation, and SunGard Vivista. The group has been formed to help improve collaboration among the four public sector business units to better address the needs of the public...
- Research articles 2006-08-24
- When the halo wears off: a recent United Nations report, Unlocking the Human Potential for Public Sector Performance, shares some lessons from two decades of global diffusion of New Public Management thinking and practice
- The World Public Sector Report 2005: Unlocking the Human Potential for Public Sector Performance, released in October 2005 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, looks at how governments are tackling some of the key human resource management HRM challenges facing the public sector. Among its policy...
- Research articles 2005-12-22
- State spending battles on public sector bad, private sector good was the credo of the 1980s as governments tried, often unsuccessfully, to trim public spending. In the 1990s their task will be harder still. (Economics Focus)
- Public sector bad, private sector good was the credo of the 1980s as governments tried, often unsuccessfully, to trim public spending. In the 1990s their task w- ill be harder still THE increase in public spending in OECD countries during the 1970s--from an average...
- Research articles 1991-03-02
- Examining Opportunities for Improving Public Sector Governance Through Better Strategic Management
- Following years of management reform, strategic management has recently become an imperative in public sector. This paper presents research on the application of the balanced scorecard and associated management processes for strategic control purposes in a public sector environment. It shows how an improved balanced scorecard design has the potential...
- White papers 2002-05-01
- Human Resource Management of Diversity in the Public Sector: Addressing Challenges of Inequality and Exclusions
- The paper addresses the subject of human resource management of diversity in the public sector to tackle challenges of inequality and exclusions. The means of an end approach in the transformation of personnel administration into human resource management is crucial at the level of the preparation of the soil, concretized...
- White papers 2003-09-14
- $1 Billion in Worldwide Customer Deals Fuels HP Public Sector Momentum
- PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Public sector customers around the world are voting for HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) with their pocket books. HP today announced a significant number of new customer wins totaling more than $1 billion in new revenue as the company continues to build market momentum in the public sector,...
- Research articles 2004-09-28
- SAP America Public Sector Adopts New Name: SAP Public Sector and Education
- WASHINGTON, D.C.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 25, 1999--SAP America Public Sector, Inc. today announced that its name has been changed to SAP Public Sector and Education, Inc.
- Research articles 1999-02-25
- MasterCard International Hosts 2006 Global Public Sector Forum; Event Shines Light on Future of Public Sector Payments
- PURCHASE, N.Y. -- MasterCard International's 2006 Global Public Sector Forum will open today in Washington, D.C. The two-day annual event provides a forum for more than 150 public sector payments professionals to discuss best practices with colleagues from around the world.
- Research articles 2006-04-19
- William B. Jenkins Joins Trammell Crow Company as National Director of Government and Public Sector Solutions
- WASHINGTON -- Trammell Crow Company (NYSE:TCC) announced that William B. Jenkins has joined the firm as senior vice president and national director of government and public sector solutions. He is responsible for overseeing service delivery to all federal, state, and local government clients, as well as other public-sector organizations. He...
- Research articles 2005-07-07
- Lee Technologies Taps Elaine Wilde as Senior Vice President, Public Sector
- Company Expands Critical Infrastructure Services for DoD and Homeland Security FAIRFAX, Va. -- Lee Technologies, Inc. (http://www.leetechnologies.com), a leading provider of solutions which enable commercial enterprises and public sector agencies to avoid disaster and mitigate risk to their physical infrastructures, today announced the appointment of Elaine Ratigan Wilde, as...
- Research articles 2007-03-29
- ADB approves loans for second phase of public sector reforms in Mongolia.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-14 October 2003-ADB: ADB approves loans for second phase of public sector reforms in MongoliaC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10142003 MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank ADB will begin the second phase of a program to enhance Mongolia's public sector...
- Research articles 2003-10-14
- Classification of public sector television.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-20 January 2006-UK Government: Classification of public sector televisionC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20012009 The Office for National Statistics has today announced three classification decisions, following a review of the National Accounts treatment of public sector television: *...
- Research articles 2006-01-20
- Turkey : World Bank Approves Third Programmatic Financial And Public Sector Adjustment Loan.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 June 2004-WORLD BANK: Turkey : World Bank Approves Third Programmatic Financial And Public Sector Adjustment LoanC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06172004 ANKARA - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$1 Billion Third Programmatic Financial and Public...
- Research articles 2004-06-18
- Harvey Nash Group Eyes Top Public Sector Ranking.
- LONDON, December 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvey Nash, the international professional recruitment services and IT outsourcing company, today announced the appointment of Noorzaman Rashid, one of the UK's top public sector head hunters, to lead its public sector practice group, effective 5 January...
- Research articles 2005-12-07
- Futuremedia and Microsoft Host London Seminar for Public Sector Decision Makers
- Wireless News 05-20-2005 Futuremedia and Microsoft Host London Seminar for Public Sector Decision Makers WIRELESS NEWS-May 20, 2005-Futuremedia and Microsoft Host London Seminar for Public Sector Decision Makers C2005 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com Futuremedia, a European...
- Research articles 2005-05-20
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