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White Paper on Public Sector Reformparticipants in the structure are assigned leadership roles and have fullinvolvement in the reform process.The organisational structure for Public Sector Reform process, comprises amongothers, a Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister. TheSteering Committee’s special responsibility includes executive oversight andaccountability for the reform exercise. The Ministry of the Civil Service as thecoordinating agency, has responsibility for leading and collaborating withMinistries in key reform areas. The Internal Reform Committees have to performthe very important function of driving the reform process forward in Ministries.They will be given technical support from the Ministry of the Civil Service, Officeof Public Sector Reform.The Paper discusses the role and functions of the Cabinet and the workingrelationships between the Minister and the Permanent Secretary. It observes that ablurring of policy and management issues leads to ineffective administration. Tohelp resolve this issue, the Ministry will draw up guidelines or principles to clarifythe respective roles of the Minister and the bureaucrat. Similar action will betaken in respect of Statutory Boards where blurring of roles, functions andrelationships also occur.The changing role of Government lies at the base of Public Sector Reform. Therole of government in a market-driven economy is discussed. Government isexpected to act as a catalyst for change, be a facilitator, a regulator, and apromoter of social partnerships through the building of consensus, to ensure thatthe society and economy function efficiently.
White Paper on Public Sector ReformLegal reform is another critical element of the reform process. The development ofa new Public Service Act to streamline and consolidate legislation on the publicservice is indicated.Costs implications of the transformation programme are discussed in Section V. Itis known that costs will be incurred over the range of activities identified,specifically in areas such as training, technology improvements, consultancies,office accommodation and other infra-structural requirements. The costs will bemet from on-going allocations and from new provision where necessary.International agencies are also expected to contribute towards the training. Asummary of actions planned for public sector reform is also provided in thisSection.Section VI of the White Paper presents a conclusion that Public Sector Reform isan on-going activity and not a finite goal. It recognises and highlights the need forurgent transformation in the present way of doing business so that the policies,attitudes and inherited habits in organisational culture, which now proveunhelpful, will be replaced with the requisite flexibility and capacity to make theBarbados public sector more dynamic and competitive into the twenty-first centuryand beyond.Chapter 1INTRODUCTION1.1 THE NEED FOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMThis White Paper on Public Sector Reform emerges from the need for the
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