Brunei Civil Service Could Face A Major Shake Up Says Minister

Dato Haji Suyoi

Kuala Belait – Brunei’s Civil Service could be in for a major shake up. They are to be reformed to meet the challenges of a changing world.

And Civil Service members are urged to continue their efforts in finding new ways to ensure the smooth running of the administrative machinery and to be more dynamic, progressive and responsive towards public needs.

The staff should also be able to solve problems on time professionally.

Dato Haji Suyoi, Deputy Minister of Education speaking at the Public Civil Day celebration for the Belait District yesterday added that the government was taking various steps for public civil service to become an excellent sector.

These include efforts to reform the public civil service to become a catalyst to be prepared to meet challenges of the 21st Century.

The reforms include promoting quality work culture through teamwork, introduction of civil service innovation award, a revision of the various departments' organisational structure.

These efforts will propel the service towards empowerment in line with future demands and a civil service vision for the 21st century.

Sixty retired government officers also received their certificates at the event.

Apart from that government staff and officers, village heads, penghulus and kampong ketuas as well as retired government officers and staff had a health check-up by officers from the Suri Seri Begawan Hospital, Kuala Belait.

The theme of this year's civil day celebration is "Toward Excellence of the Public Civil Service". -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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