January 28, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) — Following are highlights of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) Roadmap unveiled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak here Thursday:

* The GTP Roadmap will be used to describe targets and outline plans in helping to realise the step change necessary to achieve Vision 2020;

* It will focus on actions and outcomes the people can immediately see and feel in areas identified as National Key Results Areas (NKRAs) and Ministerial Key Results Areas (MKRAs);

* A transformation engine, in the form of quick call for the best ideas and rapid move to action, will be used to deliver big results fast as the GTP has set firm targets for 2010 and in some cases for 2011 and 2012;

* Performance management of both ministers and civil servants are an important aspect of the GTP;

* This programme is not definitive or static, but will evolve and be improved over time as it is transparent, action oriented and dynamic;

* The GTP incorporates both the outputs from the eight labs or dedicated teams, each one for the six NKRAs, one for 1Malaysia and another one to look at data management, as well as inputs from the people;

* This programme will not sacrifice moral character for economic growth and has ambitious economic and social goals for 2020, although it will be challenging to achieve it in the next 10 years;

* As Malaysia is in danger of being stuck as a middle income nation, it needs to achieve roughly eight per cent of real annual growth in the next 10 years to cross the high income threshold;

* To be a moral and ethical society, the GTP seeks to improve performance on social measures such as crime, corruption, education and distribution of income;

* Although Malaysia is still in a challenging fiscal position with the need to reduce government spending, the programme is also looking at improving outcomes;

* The MKRAs and Ministerial Key Performance Indicators (MKPIs), alligned to the NKRAs, will over time be cascaded throughout the broader civil service to ensure delivery of outcomes;

* Targets of MKRAs and MKPIs that are not met will be removed, replaced or enhanced;

* The ‘Performance Now’ part of the government’s transformation will be implemented in three phases;

* In Horizon 1 (2010-2012), among others, government officials will make decisions or take actions that are consistent with the 16 Delivery Principles in order to instill a new way of doing things and ultimately deliver big results faster;

* The government will also manage delivery of NKPIs and MKPIs intensely and ensure that ministries meet their targets, via Flash Reports to Cabinet and on-demand status reports, PM-led cross-ministerial Delivery Task Force, PM-Minister Reviews, Performance Assessment and Annual Report;

* The government has also set up PEMANDU to assist the Prime Minister in managing the delivery of the NKRA and MKRA outcomes;

* Existing government transformation initiatives would be intensified under various agencies;

* In Horizon 2 (2012-2015), the government has committed to broad and deep transformation to strengthen the professional development of the civil service;

* In Horizon 3 (2015-2020), the government will move towards a new model of smaller government while simultaneously enhancing the quality of public services.

* It also endeavour to develop a people-centric mindset and culture by creating an environment of competition and choice for public services;

* It also aspires to establish wide-ranging roles for the private sector in public service delivery, and reallocate its resources to areas where the government is truly the best provider;

* The government knows that delivering these outcomes will not be easy and cannot transform the nation on its own;

* Therefore, it has pledged to work hand-in-hand with the people, the private sector, the social sector and other key stakeholders, getting inputs from them and seeking regular feedback to measure its outcomes delivery; and

* Although challenges and setbacks for the GTP are inevitable, the government and all Malaysians must remind themselves of what is really at stake and continue to stay on the course and fulfil the most important obligation of transforming Malaysia for future generations.

(Source: Bernama)