Public Sector Reform
White Paper on Public Sector Reform
PHILOSOPHY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Government’s policy for public sector reform is driven by a philosophy that makes the interest of the people of paramount concern. The human resource is the most valuable of all national resources. People, whether there are the employers, employees or customers of the public sector, transcend structures, systems, procedures and technology. They are the key elements to the overall success of government’s initiative in public sector reform. The philosophy for Public Sector Reform embraces the view that new values, a sense of mission and purpose and a strong spirit of professionalism, are required to accomplish fundamental changes and improvements in the public sector. Moreover, the government firmly believes that the high reputation which the Barbados public sector has built up over the years, both at home and abroad, for standards of impartiality, loyalty to the government of the day, and integrity, has to be maintained. The belief also reinforces the Government’s commitment to a programme of Public Sector Reform which will sustain those excellent principles governing public sector behaviour whilst changing what is necessary to improve effectiveness, quality of service and generally heighten the level of performance of the public service. The government perceives public sector reform as a compelling mandate for advancing the process of creating a better society in Barbados. It holds the view that public sector reform must be home-grown, participatory and tailored to meet local needs. It sees reform as part of the change process through which the
White Paper on Public Sector Reform
country will be enabled to compete in the global political
economy to increase its economic and social development and better position itself to meet the rising expectations of a modernising people. At another level, the philosophy for public sector reform takes into account the changing role of government
PHILOSOPHY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Government’s policy for public sector reform is driven by a philosophy that makes the interest of the people of paramount concern. The human resource is the most valuable of all national resources. People, whether there are the employers, employees or customers of the public sector, transcend structures, systems, procedures and technology. They are the key elements to the overall success of government’s initiative in public sector reform. The philosophy for Public Sector Reform embraces the view that new values, a sense of mission and purpose and a strong spirit of professionalism, are required to accomplish fundamental changes and improvements in the public sector. Moreover, the government firmly believes that the high reputation which the Barbados public sector has built up over the years, both at home and abroad, for standards of impartiality, loyalty to the government of the day, and integrity, has to be maintained. The belief also reinforces the Government’s commitment to a programme of Public Sector Reform which will sustain those excellent principles governing public sector behaviour whilst changing what is necessary to improve effectiveness, quality of service and generally heighten the level of performance of the public service. The government perceives public sector reform as a compelling mandate for advancing the process of creating a better society in Barbados. It holds the view that public sector reform must be home-grown, participatory and tailored to meet local needs. It sees reform as part of the change process through which the
White Paper on Public Sector Reform
country will be enabled to compete in the global political
economy to increase its economic and social development and better position itself to meet the rising expectations of a modernising people. At another level, the philosophy for public sector reform takes into account the changing role of government