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both local and foreign, have given us
good ratings, which have enabled us to
borrow money to accelerate the pace
of development towards the year 2020
and beyond.
We have been able to convince
the rating agencies of our ability to
spread out financial planning and
do jobs as early as possible at lower
costs. In other words, we have been
able to show our capability to race
against the trend of inlation. We must
be able to sustain the achievement
as we are no longer the status quo
administration of the past but a
development administration, which
must have the capacity and capability
to change with the time.
Admittedly, the development
Besides the hands-on approach adopted administration always suffers under the yoke of the increasing volume of projects
by the Sarawak Civil Service oficers and other works in the process of development. It is an accepted fact that works
to carefully and consistently monitor are never decreasing. Therefore, we must build our capability to cope with
development programs and projects, the the expanding challenges by improving our eficiency. For example, in every
Sarawak Civil Service has also created
and applied the use of ICT to upgrade its department, we must get the people to think how they can hasten the pace of
project monitoring and implementation the development and spend their expenditure in accordance with the budget.
functions. These approaches ensure that the We must think of doing things, which can be expected to increase greatly
implementation of Sarawakâs development in volume, differently from now onward in order to cope with the increasing
programmes can pass the scrutiny of the volume of work load.
people and the investing community.
The expenditures during the last two or three development plans show
continuous expansion in the amount of money to be spent for development.
Empowerment needs System of Checks, Balances
The question of empowerment will become more important among the civil
servants as soon as the civil service could establish enough checks and balance
in the system. Essentially, empowerment can only be working well if there is
suficient system of checks and balances in the government machinery and the
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good ratings, which have enabled us to
borrow money to accelerate the pace
of development towards the year 2020
and beyond.
We have been able to convince
the rating agencies of our ability to
spread out financial planning and
do jobs as early as possible at lower
costs. In other words, we have been
able to show our capability to race
against the trend of inlation. We must
be able to sustain the achievement
as we are no longer the status quo
administration of the past but a
development administration, which
must have the capacity and capability
to change with the time.
Admittedly, the development
Besides the hands-on approach adopted administration always suffers under the yoke of the increasing volume of projects
by the Sarawak Civil Service oficers and other works in the process of development. It is an accepted fact that works
to carefully and consistently monitor are never decreasing. Therefore, we must build our capability to cope with
development programs and projects, the the expanding challenges by improving our eficiency. For example, in every
Sarawak Civil Service has also created
and applied the use of ICT to upgrade its department, we must get the people to think how they can hasten the pace of
project monitoring and implementation the development and spend their expenditure in accordance with the budget.
functions. These approaches ensure that the We must think of doing things, which can be expected to increase greatly
implementation of Sarawakâs development in volume, differently from now onward in order to cope with the increasing
programmes can pass the scrutiny of the volume of work load.
people and the investing community.
The expenditures during the last two or three development plans show
continuous expansion in the amount of money to be spent for development.
Empowerment needs System of Checks, Balances
The question of empowerment will become more important among the civil
servants as soon as the civil service could establish enough checks and balance
in the system. Essentially, empowerment can only be working well if there is
suficient system of checks and balances in the government machinery and the
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