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Laos: US$44m Needed for Governance Reform |
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laovoices.com |
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Monday, July 04, 2011 |
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ICT for MDGs
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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Jul 12, 2011 |
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The government will spend US$8 million on the Governance and Public Administration Reform (GPAR) Programme for 2011-15, according to a senior government official on Friday.
But this amount falls far short of the US$44 million needed to operate the programme, so the government has called on development partners to extend their support to the new nationwide GPAR programme.
Representatives from government ministries, the National Assembly and development partners met in Vientiane on Friday to discuss how to put the programme into practice over the next five years.
Minister of Education and Sports Dr Phankham Viphavanh said the governance reform project has helped bolster the strategies of the Party and state, particularly in administration and the national socio-economic development plan.
“When I look back at the series of GPAR projects that were set up at the Prime Minister’s Office and in the provinces in 2001, I am very encouraged by the results they have achieved,” he said.
“GPAR was envisaged to be a broad platform driving a wide range of reforms, reflecting the deep understanding of the inter-related nature of steps required to build a modern state and to ensure optimal relationships and interaction between state and society.”
Dr Phankham said governance aimed to strengthen state structures, decision-making processes, policy making, capacity building, information dissemination, styles of leadership and relations between state and people, ensuring that state services respond to the needs of the public in a timely manner.
He urged development partners to continue their support for the GPAR programme for 2011-15 to ensure good governance and better delivery of state services to the public.
According to a press release from the meeting, human resource development to upgrade the competence of officials at the national and sub-national levels in management, governance regulations and systems is vital to accelerate human and econom ic development in Laos.
Minister to the Government Office and Chairperson of the Public Administration and Civil Service Authority Ms Bounpheng Mounphoxay said the government attaches great importance to governance reform to ensure effective administration, transparency and more responsibility to the public.
“It is not enough if the competencies of a thousand civil servants in Vientiane are improved – we need effective systems and administration even more in the provinces and districts, to better serve all Lao people and to eliminate poverty.”
Last week’s meeting also discussed the imminent establishment of the national Leading Committee for Governance Reform to guide and support the implementation of the GPAR programme.
The GPAR programme and the Strategic Plan on Governance for 2011-15 will play a major role in achieving the four breakthrough approaches of the Party and the goals of the Seventh National Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2011-15.
The programme will also contribute to the government’s efforts in achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 and Laos’s graduation from least developed country status by 2020.
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