PHILOSOPHY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Government's ...

White Paper on Public Sector Reformdirectly involved in task implementation. Decentralization and delegation willenable such officials to make appropriate decisions in a work situation andapply solutions which will set the problem right. A clear determination will bemade of what functions can be performed at the centre and what can best bedecentralized to agencies. The decentralization of organisational structureswill be incremental. Agencies will be given support to enable them to assumegreater responsibility, and improved accountability.The process of decentralization will make the public sector more open to quickdecision-making, reduce overload at the top, facilitate policy formulation andimplementation, and, above all, create a more representative, responsive andresponsible public sector.6:3 OPERATING MECHANISMSThe government affirms that procedures and rules exist to enable action to betaken promptly and not to slow down the process of government.Accordingly, the reform will review processes, rules and procedures, andinstitute measures to improve them to achieve a speedier output of work and abetter quality service.The reviews will highlight opportunities for creativity, innovation and themanagement of change. They will incorporate a management ethos, whichplaces a high value on receptivity to new ideas, and systems of managementand flexibility to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing environment. Animportant product of the review will be organisational manuals to guide allemployees towards the improved ways of doing things.