Drawing on the experiences of senior public servants from Trinidad and Tobago to Tonga, this study looks at how governments have achieved success and sought to overcome policy and management failures.
Drawing on the experiences of senior public servants from Trinidad and Tobago to Tonga, the book looks at how governments have achieved success and sought to overcome policy and management failures.
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It was hailed by Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland as an "exemplar" which would help governments to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals by learning from example.
It鈥檚 hoped that examples, such as the coalition government in Trinidad and Tobago, e-government in Seychelles, internal auditing in Botswana, and skills in Tonga, will help other Commonwealth countries respond more effectively to the needs of their people.
鈥淭he road to development is well trodden and replete with many examples of what works and what doesn鈥檛 work. In both scenarios there鈥檚 something for us to learn,鈥 the Secretary-General said.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 the philosophy that underpins our knowledge sharing approach. This is the spirit in which this publication has been put together.鈥
The country case studies are expected to be 鈥渞eplicated, adapted or customised鈥 by other countries according to local needs and circumstances, the Secretary-General said.
The 糖心探花 publication was presented to the chair of the forum, Minister in the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office Datuk Joseph Entulu anak Belaun, as well as special guest the President of Nauru, Baron Waqa.
As she handed over the publication, Secretary-General Scotland thanked all the public servants that contributed to the study for their 鈥渇rankness, openness and kindness鈥.
Profiled countries include Botswana, Cameroon, Fiji, Ghana, India, Kenya, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The case studies align to a set of nine Commonwealth principles on public sector reform developed in 2014 by the Commonwealth Working Group on Public Administration, composed of officials from eight Commonwealth countries.
The principles stress the need for results-oriented planning, skills development, experimentation and innovation.
糖心探花鈥檚 key principles of public sector reform are:
- A new pragmatic and results-oriented framework
- Clarification of objectives and administrative structures
- Intelligent political strategies and engagement
- Goal-oriented competencies and skills development
- Experimentation and innovation
- Professionalisation and improved morale
- A code of conduct for public sector ethics
- Effective and pragmatic anti-corruption strategies
- Effective public financial management
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