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An Exploratory Study of Professionalism on Data Management Jobs in the Public Sector: From the Perspective of Library and Information Science

공공부문 데이터 관리직무의 전문성에 대한 탐색적 연구 - 문헌정보학 관점에서 -

  • 박희진 (한성대학교 크리에이티브인문학부 디지털인문정보학트랙) ;
  • 김지성 (한성대학교 사회과학부 공공행정트랙)
  • Received : 2022.11.01
  • Accepted : 2022.11.24
  • Published : 2022.11.30
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Abstract

Public reforms based on New Public Management have made the public sector specialized, and accordingly the role of public administration has expanded as well as the demand on professional jobs has increased. On the other hand, with the rapid development of information and communication technology, the data produced by public sector organizations has also significantly increased. This environmental changes made data management and a data management job in the public sector critical. However, there have been very few studies of conceptualizations and systematic investigations on data management jobs. Moreover, specific definitions, types or qualifications of/for a data management job or a person who do this job are rarely reflected in relevant laws and regulations. Based on the systematic literature review, this study conceptualized professionalism, identified its multiple dimensions, and draw a conceptual research framework. Focusing on the professional control on personnel management which is one of the dimensions of professionalism, relevant laws, work guidelines and job descriptions included in job openings were analyzed with regard to a data management job in the public sector. The findings are as follows. First, an assigned role and responsibility associated with a data management job have vague boundaries. Second, work guidelines and manuals only focus on the post quality control stage rather than equally addressing all the eight stages of the data lifecycle. Third, neither a data management job in the public sector nor a person who take care of this job is not appropriately defined. Therefore, a role and responsibility of/for the job and a person in charge should be reflected in the relevant laws and guidelines in a tailored way. More importantly, job analyses and evaluations should be thoroughly conducted to enhance professionalism on data management jobs in the long term.

신공공관리론 기반의 정부개혁 패러다임에 따라 공공부문이 전문화되어 행정의 역할이 확대되고 그 기능이 세분화하면서 고도의 전문성과 자격을 요구하는 직무 수요가 증가하고 있다. 한편 정보통신기술의 급속한 발달에 따라 공공행정업무를 통해 생산되는 데이터도 큰 폭으로 증가하여 공공부문 데이터 관리 분야가 확장되고 그 중요성 또한 커지고 있다. 하지만 데이터 관리직무에 대한 개념화 및 체계적 연구가 매우 부족한 현실이며 관련 법령에서도 직무의 구체적 정의나 담당 인력에 대한 구체적 자격 요건을 찾아보기 어렵다. 본 연구는 공공부문의 전문화와 이에 따라 요구되는 직무의 전문성에 대한 선행연구 검토를 통해 전문성의 개념적 차원을 확인하고 이를 토대로 공공부문 데이터 관리 직무의 유형과 자격 요건을 분석하였다. 공직 전문화에 토대를 둔 전문성의 하위 차원 중 전문직 기반 인사관리와 통제에 초점을 두고 관련 법령 및 업무 지침, 채용 공고에 나타난 직무의 내용을 분석한 결과 첫째, 공공부문 데이터 관리직무에 대한 책임자 및 실무담당자의 직무 역할 및 책임의 한계 구분이 모호한 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 업무 지침 및 실무 매뉴얼에 데이터 생애주기의 각 단계별 직무 내용이 균등하게 반영되지 않고 사후 품질관리단계에만 중점을 두고 있었다. 셋째, 공공부문 데이터 관리직무 및 담당 인력에 대한 자격 요건의 구체적 정의가 확립되지 않았다. 따라서 법령 및 지침에 직무와 담당자의 역할 및 책임 수준과 데이터 생애주기의 단계별 내용을 구체적으로 반영하고 장기적 관점에서 직무 전문성 제고를 위한 직무분석 및 평가가 선행되어야 할 것이다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 한성대학교 학술연구비 지원과제임.

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