The accounting system of central state administrations

Abstract

The many important innovations and reforms that over the years have involved Public Administration in a change and growth process have resulted in the dissemination of new analytical technologies aimed at exploring cost structures and the correlations between costs and achieved results, so as to support Government decision-makers with dependable and verified data. The achievement of this goal has been facilitated by the legislation introduced in this area over the years and by ICT's continued evolution. More specifically, IT evolution has brought about the use and dissemination of information systems related to the State Budget and the management of the public expenditure of central State administrations through the standardization not only of its criteria, but also of the tools employed, ensuring an efficient and timely execution of operations. The Ministry of the Economy and Finance (MEF) and the State General Accounting Department (RGS) are today a crucial pivot of a complete system that supports central State Administrations in the implementation of all their accounting, economic and financial activities and that is going through further evolution, both in the use of new technologies and in the extension of the functional reach of correlated processes. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.