Jordan Times
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Jordan to host
'Excellence in Public Service' conference
By Mohammad Ghazal
AMMAN — Under the title “Excellence in Public Service,” a regional conference
gathering experts in public sector reform will take place from Sept. 18-19.
During the conference, participants will look into dimensions of excellence such
as improvement of service delivery, restructuring and development of the public
sector, merit-based human resources policies, accountability and transparency,
in addition to leadership and partnership between the public and private
sectors.
Experts from the Kingdom, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ireland,
Singapore and the US will take part in the event. They will present models, case
studies, best practices and lessons to acquaint participants with efficient
tools and insight that they can use in their organisations to support and foster
reforms.
Besides, the conference will feature ideas and approaches in service delivery,
human resource management and development, public-private partnerships,
excellence awards, transparency and ethics.
During a press conference yesterday, Walid Al Turk, chairman of Excellence Inc.,
which is organising the event in cooperation with the Public Sector Development
Administration and King Abdullah II Award for Government Performance and
Transparency, said the conference will focus on building a culture of excellence
among both individuals and institutions.
He said, the conference, to be held under the patronage of HRH Prince Feisal, is
an opportunity to build on Jordan's experience in implementing the vision of His
Majesty King Abdullah to take tangible steps towards administrative, social,
economic and political reform and development.
Turk said that Minister of State for Public Sector Reform Taysir Smadi will
outline the latest achievements and the role of Jordan in public sector reform
in a press conference next week.
Yasera Ghosheh, coordinator for the King Abdullah II Award for Government
Performance and Transparency, highlighted Jordan's achievements in regards to
transparency in government performance, referring to the role of the award as a
valuable incentive to encourage and reward excellence in public sector reform.