Analysis and Information System for Municipal Budget Data of Styrian Local Governments (GEMFIN)

04.06.2019 - 03.06.2024
Assigned research project

The scope of the project is the design as well as technical and empirical implementation of a municipal budgetary analysis and information system (GemFin) for the office of the Federal State Government of Styria. The primary objective is to provide tools for effective auditing and monitoring municipal budgetary data and evaluating municipal finances of all local governments by Federal State Government (supervisory authority of local governments). The GemFin system comprises: - a data collecting system, - a financial information system (detailed data on budgeted and closed accounts as well as debt and asset accounts), - a hierarchical system of municipal budgetary indicators, - a reporting and evaluation system for the analysis and controlling of municipal budgetary data and for support in the evaluation of the municipal financial situation. - a pc, server and web application for use in the office of the Federal State Government of Styria for administrative and controlling purposes

People

Project leader

Institute

Contract/collaboration

  • Land Steiermark

Research focus

  • Beyond TUW-research focus: 80%
  • Information Systems Engineering: 20%

Keywords

GermanEnglish
GemeindegebarungMuncipal finances
GebarungsprüfungBudget auditing
HaushaltsanalyseBudget analysis
E-GovernmentE-government
GebarungsstatistikFinancial statistics

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