PHILOSOPHY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Government's ...

White Paper on Public Sector Reformthe impact of international economic recessionsand the responses made by Barbados and some other commonwealth countries inrationalising the role of government and the operations of the public sector.Section III sets out the key elements and actions in the reform process. The Vision,Mission and Objectives needed to inspire commitment and action from all involved,are discussed. The Vision calls for the transformation of the public sector into adynamic entity, an efficient provider of quality service, and a competitive andresults-oriented body of workers. Each government agency will be mission-drivenin order to guide staff, customers and stakeholders towards its essential purposeand to what it wishes to accomplish. The Objectives for Public Sector Reformrelate to the need to make Barbados more competitive nationally and globally inareas such as enhanced productivity, optimisation of resources, improved systemsand procedures and improvements in the quality and standards of performance.Organisational restructuring is another key element in the reform process to bringabout improved efficiency in government operations. It will involve analysis,changes in structures and management processes, human behavioural changes,communications upgrading and the like.The wide scope of Human Resource Management and Development is discussed inthe context of its prime importance in creating and directing other nationalresources to produce the desired results for Barbados. The proposed actions,including the use of a positive human resource management policy, thestrengthening of training efforts, the use of incentives, institutional strengtheningand streamlining of human resource agencies to bring about fundamental