AMMAN — The Cabinet on Tuesday decided to set up a committee
headed by
Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh to plan and oversee a public
sector reform drive, a statement said.
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The panel is mandated with revisiting relevant legislation
and adapt recommendations on a restructuring process.
The development, which came amid calls for genuine reform by
public opinion leaders and reformists, was received with mixed reactions by
experts, a lawmaker and former officials.
President of the Social Economic Council, Mohammad Halayka
hailed the decision as a “step in the right direction”.
“The government picked up on the messages that
administrative reform is a priority and as we referred to in the State of the
Country report 2020.” The public sector is inefficient, he said, and there is a
need to slash red tape and streamline the governmental sector, Halayka, also a
former deputy premier and lawmaker, told Jordan News.
The recently released report defines public administration
reform as a “process that aims to reduce spending and improve performance in
the country’s entities and administrative units”.
The document also points out the “rapid changes” seen in
recent years.
“The past years have seen developments and challenges that
had a direct impact on public administration and sector. Major challenges
include the change in the state’s role, climate change, and technological and
communications advances. Thus, the public sector must benefit from others’
experiences in order to adapt to the exponential changes.”
MP Saleh Armouti believes that the public sector is
“inefficient” and that there is a dire need to “stop the decline”.
“The Kingdom needs policies and programs devised in
collaboration with the civil society, experts, private sectors along with
decision-makers”, he told
Jordan News.
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