PHILOSOPHY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Government's ...

White Paper on Public Sector Reformfor political and administrative decision-making and follow-up action. Thepriority policy areas identified for national attention were:-• Consensus on the Role of the State• Entrepreneurship in Management• Governance and Institution Building• Financial Management• Management by PrioritiesThe Reform programme has to take into account the view that:(i) substantial resource allocation is required;(ii) a change in people and systems will not take place overnight;(iii) organisations as open systems are affected by changes in theenvironment and as such they will each have to be targeted forchange.The Consultation agreed that the implementation of the reform programmerequired individuals and groups in the public sector to dedicate “managementand staff time” to take charge of specific improvement projects. Externalresources to provide advice and guidance and intensive training would also berequired.In pursuing the concept of total change, through reform, the government willemphasize the integrated and holistic nature of the programme, which must beunderscored by -(i)cultural change - i.e. changes in knowledge, attitudes, values and