‘UNDP helping gov’t prepare policy paper on public administration’

AMMAN — The Ministry of Public Sector Development and UNDP have started preparing a policy paper on public administration in a bid to boost the efficiency and capacity of the Kingdom’s public sector, according to a ministry statement released Wednesday. 

Public Sector Development Minister Khleef Al Khawaldeh said the document will help the government build its institutional capacities to be able to cope with recent challenges such as economic conditions and the Syrian crisis. 

He explained that the policy paper will include recommendations on public sector policies and measures. 

The project, according to Khawaldeh, aims at enhancing the efficiency of public agencies and the decision-making process in addition to reforming the revenue and expenditure system. 

Specialists in the field of public policy development started preparing the document on November 1, the minister said in the statement.

Khawaldeh met one of the experts on Tuesday and briefed him on projects the ministry is implementing, the statement said.

The expert will review the current situation of public administration in Jordan and meet with other stakeholders to discuss the main pillars of the policy paper, according to the ministry. 

In late October, UNDP organised a regional conference in Jordan on public administration in Arab countries with the participation of senior officials, academia and representatives from the public and private sectors, the statement said.