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The Sarawak Civil Service spares no effort
vision, who can look ahead into possible the future. The public sector must be in equipping its civil servants as well as the
prepared to play a role to alert the private sector to changes to enable them to private sector employees with up-to-date
prepare themselves to meet the related challenges. knowledge and exposure on global quality
The immediate challenge of the public sector is to develop the manpower to management practices and approaches by
bringing in globally renowned quality gurus
enhance and sustain the quality in the civil service. Understandably, the process and experts to Sarawak. This is part of the
will take time as it starts from the transformation of the education system from Smart Partnerships practice, involving the
pre-school all the way to tertiary education. Besides, other forms of trainings, politicians, the public sector, private sector,
which specialize in various ields of emphasis in economic endeavors, must also the media and the general public, that is
encouraged in Sarawak. The partnership
be pursued. The state must also adopt appropriate technology, which entails is not borne out of rigid hierarchy or
adjustments on the manpower training. Essentially, the public sector must build contractual relationships but a willingness
up suficient technical people in order to make technology to become part of to be lexible, driven and motivated only
the transformation of the economy. by shared goals and a common duty to the
country.
More importantly, the state and the rest of the country must take cognizance
of constant changes taking place all over the world, which requires us to develop
better management systems, both in the public and public sectors, to enable us
to respond appropriately to the demands of the global market. In other words,
continuous efforts must be made to reine our ways of managing our country in this
borderless world. In this regard, our knowledge of management must continue
to be enriched with the growing sophistication in approaches in management
arising out of the necessity of the public sector to work closely with the private
sector to face global challenges.
The quality of people, based on social discipline or religious or moral
consciousness should conform to the normal norms, which could be lumped
together to become social capital. Consequently, the public sector is encouraged
to identify in the private sector the kind of network, which can emerge from
the political or social interactions in the country. Besides, we must encourage
the growth of associations or organisations that will encourage interactions
among the people in a more organised manner. The process takes time and will
be subjected to changes all the times. Therefore, we must get guidance, from
time to time, in order to get ourselves prepared to adopt quality management
as a way of life.
Personal Integrity Essential in System
Of course, central to all these, is the idea that members of the civil service
must have basic integrity in participating in the system. Without basic integrity,
the system will not be followed and all the ideas and efforts to build quality
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vision, who can look ahead into possible the future. The public sector must be in equipping its civil servants as well as the
prepared to play a role to alert the private sector to changes to enable them to private sector employees with up-to-date
prepare themselves to meet the related challenges. knowledge and exposure on global quality
The immediate challenge of the public sector is to develop the manpower to management practices and approaches by
bringing in globally renowned quality gurus
enhance and sustain the quality in the civil service. Understandably, the process and experts to Sarawak. This is part of the
will take time as it starts from the transformation of the education system from Smart Partnerships practice, involving the
pre-school all the way to tertiary education. Besides, other forms of trainings, politicians, the public sector, private sector,
which specialize in various ields of emphasis in economic endeavors, must also the media and the general public, that is
encouraged in Sarawak. The partnership
be pursued. The state must also adopt appropriate technology, which entails is not borne out of rigid hierarchy or
adjustments on the manpower training. Essentially, the public sector must build contractual relationships but a willingness
up suficient technical people in order to make technology to become part of to be lexible, driven and motivated only
the transformation of the economy. by shared goals and a common duty to the
country.
More importantly, the state and the rest of the country must take cognizance
of constant changes taking place all over the world, which requires us to develop
better management systems, both in the public and public sectors, to enable us
to respond appropriately to the demands of the global market. In other words,
continuous efforts must be made to reine our ways of managing our country in this
borderless world. In this regard, our knowledge of management must continue
to be enriched with the growing sophistication in approaches in management
arising out of the necessity of the public sector to work closely with the private
sector to face global challenges.
The quality of people, based on social discipline or religious or moral
consciousness should conform to the normal norms, which could be lumped
together to become social capital. Consequently, the public sector is encouraged
to identify in the private sector the kind of network, which can emerge from
the political or social interactions in the country. Besides, we must encourage
the growth of associations or organisations that will encourage interactions
among the people in a more organised manner. The process takes time and will
be subjected to changes all the times. Therefore, we must get guidance, from
time to time, in order to get ourselves prepared to adopt quality management
as a way of life.
Personal Integrity Essential in System
Of course, central to all these, is the idea that members of the civil service
must have basic integrity in participating in the system. Without basic integrity,
the system will not be followed and all the ideas and efforts to build quality
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