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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
White Paper on Public Sector Reformimprovements, are elaborated in the Paper.Improvement in Financial Management is similarly accepted as a key element inthe reform process. It is needed to provide agency managers with appropriatefacilitation to enable them to meet their programme targets and produce results.The actions of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, together withexternal consultants in examining institutional strengthening for publicexpenditure and revenue management agencies in government, are highlighted.One of the recommendations made and already accepted, is the implementation ofperformance programme budgeting in government agencies from the next financialyear.Customer Charters for improving the delivery of services, raising standards ofperformance, and for providing customers with courteous, fair and prompt service,is a key element for implementation in the reform process. The White Paper setsout the range of Charter principles such as standards, quality performance,openness, and value for money; it indicates some initial actions already taken inthis area and identifies some pilot projects for which plans have been made.Furthermore, customer public relations to build support for the reform are beingaddressed through the distribution of a Public Sector Reform Logo, the use of bothprint and electronic media to disseminate information, and in the training of frontlinestaff in customer relations.Section IV of the Paper discusses the organisational structures, roles andresponsibilities to support the public sector reform effort. The role of the Cabinet,operational relationships between the Minister and the Permanent Secretary, therespective roles of the government and other social partners, the role andfunctioning of Statutory Boards and legal reform are discussed. All major
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