| By Saiful Rizal
Dato Paduka Hj Awg Hazair, the Permanent Secretary at the Prime
Minister's Office declaring open the "Alignment Workshop
for the Heads of Department".
Some of the participants at the Alignment Workshop.
An "Alignment Workshop for
the Heads of Department" opened yesterday afternoon at the
Civil Service Institute in Rimba, Gadong.
The objective of the workshop
was to know the efforts, alignment techniques, vision,
missions/objectives, and activities of various ministries and
government agencies in line with the 8th National Development
Plan (NDP).
Dato Paduka Hj Awg Hazair bin
Hj Abdullah, the Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's
Office as the guest of honour declared open the workshop.
He said that the civil service
was the government's administration machinery to implement the
policies, visions and objectives towards progress, development,
prosperity, peace, stability and the welfare of the people and
the country.
"Realising the nature and
the role that are given to the civil service, it is our
responsibilities as the leaders in government agencies or
departments to ensure each objectives, hopes, and visions of the
government be implemented in an organised, effective and
efficient way.
"The responsibilities of
the implementation of the government's visions and objectives do
not solely rely on a specific agency or department but it is the
responsibility of all the government agencies whether directly
or indirectly for the full implementation.
"Therefore, in order to
achieve the government's visions and objectives, the commitment
of all the government agencies and departments is needed. The
efficiency and the success rely on the combined co-operation and
coordination of these agencies and departments."
Dato Hazair also announced
several new rules and directions for the civil service in a bid
to make it more effective, efficient and innovative.
These include the 100 hours of
training per year for the officers and staff at all levels to
improve their skills, work quality and knowledge specially in
moving towards the e-government which requires a change in
mindset, new work culture and ICT applications.
Other than that, a computerised
attendance was recently ordered by the Prime Minister's Office
to give an accountable and more systematic attendance record.
The two and a half day-workshop
was organised by the Management Services Department and ends on
Wednesday. It is conducted by David Hurren of Hurren Barlow
International, an international consultant agency.
The workshop's outcome is to
have a clear view of what a strategic plan should contain and
the participants should have departmental goals aligned with the
8th NDP and they also have to write a draft of strategic and
operational goals for 2003.
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