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The emphasis on continuous improvement
and quality in the Sarawak Civil Service
began in the early 1990’s. Since then, the
Sarawak Civil Service has been proudly
receiving global recognition for its quality
management initiatives.
management will go to waste. Undoubtedly, integrity in the civil service is very
important as it could also serve as an example for the people, the children in
particular, as they will man our industries, manage our businesses and carry out
our national development in the future.
The private sector, with its own rule about the good governance, may ind it
easier to supervise as compared to the public sector, which has got to do beyond
the scope of direct supervision. For example, the public sector must convince
the people that the beneits of development can only be felt if they have the
conviction that things must be done properly and with integrity. Besides, things
must be done with consciousness that they are being done for common beneits
and development in a way to reward people, who must participate in the process.
In other words, we must be guided, in what ever things that we do to attain an
equitable society for us all.
The development of the business community, at the same time the civil
community is the function of the public sector. We have to make sure that we
can interact with both wings of the major development efforts in our society so
that we can have, what I call, the continuous improvement of the system in the
country that can be called quality management. In this particular congress, I
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and quality in the Sarawak Civil Service
began in the early 1990’s. Since then, the
Sarawak Civil Service has been proudly
receiving global recognition for its quality
management initiatives.
management will go to waste. Undoubtedly, integrity in the civil service is very
important as it could also serve as an example for the people, the children in
particular, as they will man our industries, manage our businesses and carry out
our national development in the future.
The private sector, with its own rule about the good governance, may ind it
easier to supervise as compared to the public sector, which has got to do beyond
the scope of direct supervision. For example, the public sector must convince
the people that the beneits of development can only be felt if they have the
conviction that things must be done properly and with integrity. Besides, things
must be done with consciousness that they are being done for common beneits
and development in a way to reward people, who must participate in the process.
In other words, we must be guided, in what ever things that we do to attain an
equitable society for us all.
The development of the business community, at the same time the civil
community is the function of the public sector. We have to make sure that we
can interact with both wings of the major development efforts in our society so
that we can have, what I call, the continuous improvement of the system in the
country that can be called quality management. In this particular congress, I
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