AMMAN — His
Majesty
King Abdullah on Tuesday urged the Committee to Modernize the Public
Sector to clearly identify its goals and tie its outcomes to a timeframe for
implementation, expressing the desire to see its recommendations in the near
future, according to a Royal Court statement.
اضافة اعلان
During a meeting with the chair and members
of the Committee to Modernize the Public Sector at Al-Husseiniya Palace,
attended by HRH
Crown Prince Hussein, King Abdullah stressed the need to forge
ahead with administrative reform, which should have a tangible impact for
citizens.
His Majesty said improving services would
bolster trust in the competence and professionalism of the public sector.
The King said reforms must be comprehensive
and overarching, with administrative reform concurrently taking place alongside
the political and economic reform tracks, to avoid negatively impacting the
entire process.
His Majesty highlighted the need for
stability in laws and regulations, urging evaluating and utilizing prior
experiences to advance performance.
For his part, Prime Minister
Bisher Al-Khasawneh, who heads the committee, said it convenes regularly and works
systematically on developing the public sector’s structure, enhancing
performance, empowering promising talents, and identifying missteps and
rectifying them.
The prime minister added that the committee
is also working on improving and automating public services, enhancing
cooperation between the public and private sectors, and delivering quality
services in vital sectors.
He said the committee has set a six-month
timeframe, noting that the first phase entails identifying missteps that were
marked in some institutions and ministries, in order to find swift solutions
for them.
Prime Minister Khasawneh noted that the
committee is working on a long-term strategy tied to a roadmap that could
entail merging institutions, commissions, and ministries.
For their part, the committee members
highlighted the need to hone the skills and build the capacities of public
sector employees by activating the Institute of Public Administration and
strengthening its role in training and qualifying public servants.
They noted the value of institutional
processes and instilling commitment within the workforce, calling for utilizing
prior administrative reform experiences and successful examples from the
private sector.
Committee members also affirmed the need to
activate the role of the Audit Bureau and the Jordan Integrity and
Anti-Corruption Commission to deter negative practices in the public sector and
encourage positive ones, highlighting the role of accountability and setting
clear KPIs in improving the overall quality of public services provided to
citizens.
Director of the Office of His Majesty
Jafar Hassan attended the meeting.
Last month, the Cabinet decided to form the Committee to
Modernize the Public Sector, chaired by the prime minister, with the membership
of several ministers, officials, experts in public administration, and private
sector figures.
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