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analysis of the social service-planning concept
of the multi-purpose micro-region association of baja
pages (relating to 20 settlements). The suggestion sets out a three-point strategy how
to eliminate the shortcomings. One of the points suggests the ongoing operation of the
signalling system, since currently the association does not have correct information regarding
the actual utilization of basic services and their operation, since they are adjusted to
the eligibility criteria of funding determined in the annual budget act. This results in
frequent transformations, merge and separation of activities, which makes the process
impossible to be followed. A continuously operated signalling system is capable to predict
the changing demands and provides opportunity for adequate response. 15
The second point of the strategy is related to the fact that within the association
several service providers fulfil the same professional task with fluctuating capacity. It
should be achieved that at least a dialogue would develop between the service providers,
which could serve professional improvement by exchange of experience, but it could also
lead to a minimal level of interoperability in case of capacity surplus or shortage. 16
In the third point the proposal suggests, that the cooperation structure of the
settlements should be reconsidered according to the service-planning concept, or else, in
case of the settlements where concepts have not been completed, they should be prepared
according to the same series of criteria and data content and should be coordinated with
the concept of the micro region. These series of criteria should be applied at those local
governments where the review becomes due.
As for the first priority, the concept highlights the fact that, since social security
essentially covers the guarantee for providing a minimal livelihood, therefore providing it
should be set as a primary objective. Besides, establishing the social security of the inhabitants
living in the micro region, or “creating the state leading to it”. The care and services should
be accessible for the disadvantaged inhabitants of the region: the disadvantages themselves
should be reduced. The local governments could accomplish these tasks only by cooperation,
therefore the process aiming at it should be launched, because it will serve the needs of the
needy, and will facilitates the organisation of tasks for the settlement.
In order to accomplish the tasks the micro region suggests a comprehensive state survey,
as a first task, including the exact survey of the capacity of the existing services and the
establishment of the real needs.
Thus, the service-planning concept suggest these priorities in the social service-planning
concept of the micro region, the completion of which, in my opinion, should have been
preceded by the survey mentioned above, and the concept should have been based on
that in the first place.
According to the listing above, quite a lot of elements seem to be missing from the
Social Service-Planning Concept of the Multi-Purpose Micro-Region Association of
Baja. First of all, the basic principles were left out albeit they should have been clarified
in the beginning of the concept, not to mention of the initial hypothesis which fails to
appear in the whole concept, although the strategic plan should have been based on it.
15 Bajai Kistérség Szolgáltatástervezési Koncepció 2007.
16 Bajai Kistérség Szolgáltatástervezési Koncepció 2007.
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