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Direction provided to the City divisions by the City Executive Office, mayor and deputy mayors
With the introduction of the new management system and City division model, the controllability of the City organisation has improved. However, control and direction have become more fragmented, and there is a lack of clarity regarding who directs what.
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Effectiveness of the recommendations
The recommendations issued by the Audit Committee in 2017 led to measures except the fact that the dual role of elected representatives and office holders who belong to the Helsinki Group’s administration continues to be problematic.
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Achievement of the binding objectives and targets
The City divisions that were the most successful in achieving their binding operational objectives and targets were the Education Division and Central Administration.
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The City’s finances
The City’s finances were strong in 2019. The coronavirus pandemic will weaken the City’s finances in 2020.
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Impacts of enhancing the use of space
The results obtained on enhancing the use of space and changing the measures used for this purpose have varied in different services of the City. However, taking the views of customers and staff into account has been found to be important in facility alterations.
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Ownership steering of sports and cultural services and overall management
The ownership steering of sports and cultural services is organised in an appropriate manner for the most part. At City level, the problem is that the division of labour between the mayor and deputy mayors has not been defined.
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Achievement of the objectives of early childhood education and care
The objectives set for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in the City Strategy were achieved for the most part, but the staff shortage may undermine the achievement of the objectives in the future.
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Integration of families with children in the Education Division
The integration of families with children has been promoted in the Education Division, but the division must increase the development of the skills of its own staff with regard to integration.
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Realisation of the accessibility policies
The accessibility of the built environment was actively promoted in the 2010s, but there is still a need to increase cooperation with disability associations. The realisation of the accessibility of the built environment according to plan should be ensured.
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Quality of digital services
The quality of the City of Helsinki’s digital services is good for the most part when compared to the national quality criteria for digital services. However, there is room for development in the findability and functionality of the services.
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Electronic health care services
The electronic health care services are high quality, but not all residents of the municipality are able to use them. Because of this, the availability of traditional service channels must also be ensured in the future.
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Realisation of digitalisation in basic education
Basic education currently has sufficient and functional digital environments, systems and equipment, but they must be developed and replaced. The digital and pedagogical skills of teachers have not improved as planned, and there is a lack of sufficient monitoring data on the development of pupils’ skills.
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Quality control of 24-hour care of the elderly
The quality control of the 24-hour care of the elderly can be considered to be satisfactory in the City’s own service provision and sufficient in purchased services.
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Availability and productivity of oral health care services
The oral health care services of the City of Helsinki are high quality, but access to care has been difficult, particularly due to problems in making contact and the lack of non-urgent appointments.
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Cooperation and multi-professionality at family centres
The family centre model has increased cooperation between different professionals according to the objectives. Family centre work is just beginning in several areas of Helsinki, and there are still needs for development.
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Implementation of large-scale traffic projects
Not all large-scale traffic projects of the City have been implemented in such a way that it would be possible for them to stay within the original cost estimate or schedule.
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Managing disturbances caused by street construction sites
The City is unable to monitor the great number of worksites to a sufficient degree or intervene in operations efficiently enough in the event of issues. Disturbances caused by street construction sites are assessed by major professional construction operators, but they are only responsible for roughly half of the excavation sites within the city.
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