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White Paper on Public Sector ReformChapter 1212:1 THE CHANGING ROLE OF GOVERNMENTThe Government, within the context of its stated VISION for Public SectorReform will pursue programmes consistent with its macro-economic policies,and oriented towards a market-driven economy. This approach will notnecessarily imply less government, but different and more effectivegovernment, working to achieve greater economic growth, stability andcapacity for continuous development. Government’s changing role willinvolve:• being a catalyst for change and development;• disengaging itself from those areas where the market works efficiently;• promoting and continuing activities where the market alone cannot berelied upon;• facilitating, regulating and monitoring activities in the public interest;• more inter-action with the private sector, non-governmentalorganisations and private voluntary organisations through the work ofthe Economic Commission and the Social Commission which havealready been set up as advisory bodies to assist in the furtherance ofgovernment’s macro-economic and social policies and objectives.The public sector reform programme will strongly support the government’schanging role through increased focus and action on policy formulation,leadership and planning.
White Paper on Public Sector Reform12:2 ROLE AND FUNCTIONING OF STATUTORYBOARDSThe Government will continue to use Statutory Boards and State Enterprises incrucial areas of the economy and society to promote and facilitate its social andeconomic development policies. Some Boards have drawn severe publiccriticism and scrutiny regarding their roles and functioning, specificallypertaining to:-• the level of inefficiency in their operations and their involvement inoperations perceived to be better suited to be undertaken by the privatesector;• being a financial burden on the public purse; and• perceived political interference in the day to day management of theBoards.Government’s reform programme for Statutory Boards will thus seek to:• rationalize and streamline the structures, processes and systemswithin Statutory Boards to make them more viable;• commercialise by contracting out those operations which couldbetter be undertaken by the Private Sector; and• support Boards whose activities are transparently developmental.Government will enhance overall performance improvement in StatutoryBoards in the following manner:
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