IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

At a press conference after addressing the valedictory session of a two-day conference on ‘Excellence in Public Service Delivery’ here on Friday, Mr. Chandrasekhar said the commission’s proposals would be discussed with the Secretaries and top officials of the departments concerned to decide which all proposals could be implemented. A group of Ministers would then take up the matter and give directions on the course of action to be adopted for implementing the proposals. He said that the commission had identified 20 missions in the area of introducing e-governance.

The committee headed by then chief secretary Amit Kiran Deb, comprising representatives from IITs, IIMs and ISI gave 69 proposals, had suggested the division.

This was, however, rejected by the present committee headed by current Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborty, it member secretary said.

The establishment of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes was announced yesterday as part of the Government's plan for reforms of the public service.

The planned changes also include the extension of staff performance reviews, which apply in the civil service and local government, to all areas of the public service.

Government sources indicated yesterday that the package is "designed to address the immediate priority of securing maximum value for public spending and laying the foundation for a complete overhaul of how the public service is managed and does its business".

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The group of private sector representatives will also be required to recommend promotions, enhancements, demotions, salary hikes and re-organization in a fundamental change of operations in government.

The government has published a programme brief outlining its plans for public sector reform under the banner of Project Future but there will be no sell offs or privatisation of government services among the 17 projects identified in the first phase. Based on the EY report published last year, the document, which was revealed at a press briefing Monday by the premier and deputy governor, lists 51 reform projects in total that will be implemented in five phases.

Some government land will be sold but no agencies, entities, departments or specific services will be outsourced and most of the projects involve amalgamation, rationalisation, development or management change.

Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has declared that modernisation of the Saint Lucia public service is critical, especially given his administration’s emphasis on e-government.

Chastanet, who has relieved himself of responsibility for the public service, told reporters Tuesday there was need for a ‘day to day minister’ to oversee the sector.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri launched on Thursday the Cabinet’s initiative to “Modernize Public Administrations and Fight Corruption,” after Lebanon scored poorly in studies on transparent governance.

He called for stepping away from political bickering and fighting, and for taking steps toward providing the Lebanese with better services.

The nationwide initiative was part of the Cabinet’s policy statement and was launched during a convention held at the Grand Serail in Beirut, in the presence of Hariri, Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar, and several MPs and local figures.

According to 2010 data, 8.2% of Latvia's population are employed in the general government sector, reminded Dreimane. Therefore, attaining the government's goal of reducing the number of employees in general government sector to 8% of the population means that their number is yet to be reduced by 0.2% or by approximately 4,800 people.

KKMM has said that the streamlining of the ICT agencies under one ministry was to allow more effective execution of functions and implementation of powers entrusted to the Communications and Multimedia Minister. KKMM will now also develop, implement and monitor the National ICT Policy.

Among the changes to be presented are the shift towards making local councils a one-stop-shop and much simpler means of acquiring funds.

The changes are based on suggestions received from the public during the consultation phase. It is therefore expected that the local councils’ term will be extended to four years since a three-year term was considered to be short for councils to enact their programme.

Es war die Idee von der größten Verwaltungsreform in der Geschichte des Landes. Nicht nur Landkreise sollen zusammengelegt, sondern auch die Landesaufgaben von gut 60 Behörden der Ministerien an die Kreise verlagert werden. Die Regierung des Flächenlandes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern kann sich nämlich eine teure Verwaltung längst nicht mehr leisten. Doch der Politik fehlt der Mut zu Veränderungen.