MP SPEAKS | Many within the civil service want to move together with the new government’s reform agenda.
| I had imagined that one of the biggest challenges after our appointment into the ministry would be getting the civil service to deliver results.
In fact, members of the former ruling party filled the ranks of the service with party allegiance being a prime consideration when promotions were to be awarded. Yet, capability alone is not enough. We need to ensure a good and professional working culture within the service. The minister and I decided to trust our own civil service and handed over the job of planning, organising and executing FitMalaysia to them.
I must admit that it is indeed easy and very tempting for us to take such shortcuts too. Our electorate wants fast results. The bureaucracy is not the best way to deliver “IR 4.0-speed” results at this point. Let me give you one example. They want to feel proud of the work they do. They want to restore the dignity of the civil service. They do not want to be mere paper shifters with all the real work done either outside by private contractors or inside by some makeshift elite unit; they want to perform and be respected for their performance.
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