Head of the Central Agency for Organisation and Administration (CAOA) Saleh el-Sheikh said preparations are underway for the 2nd stage of an administrative reform plan the government laid down in 2014.
In statements Ali Hassan, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Middle East News Agency (MENA), el-Sheikh referred to tangible achievements on the ground related to administrative reform that were significant to both employees and the public during the first phase of administrative reform.
El-Sheikh cited the government’s endeavours to create an efficiently automated administrative system with a view to improving the management of state resources and offering high quality public services.
The plan covered legislative reform, ramping up organisations, building and developing capabilities, launching an integrated database and improving public services, el-Sheikh said.
In the meantime, the CAOA head said the agency had finished training 49,360 employees on systems to be generally instilled into New Administrative Capital (NAC) governing system ahead of their relocation.
The plan adopted specialised programmes for addressing needs of the ministries concerned and a merit system for performance management and nominating civil servants entitled to move to the NAC, he added.
The CAOA is coordinating efforts with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and the Egyptian Anti-Corruption Academy (EACA), said the agency’s head.
The CAOA head welcomed cooperation with international institutions in building up capabilities in line with measures set on this score.
He cited programmes to train new employees and staffers, in addition to assistance for retired employees.
A database of consultants and professional experts operating inside and outside Egypt wishing to offer services to government facilities has been set up.
The CAOA has completed the saving 9 million papers on pdf format and started exchanging work operations with state administrative bodies managing civil servants-related affairs in preparation for the CAOA move to the NAC, according to el-Sheikh.
The CACO finished updating data of nearly 3 million employees, el-Sheikh said, saying that a database for registering employees was launched, with 5,311 government staffers in the state’s administrative body included, he said.
El-Sheikh also pointed out that the agency also embarked upon a programme to raise civil servants’ awareness of the Civil Service Law and the agency has prepared 60 videos for this purpose.
The CACO head said the agency has taken all health precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus without affecting workflow.
El-Sheikh added the CACO issues on its official Facebook account a detailed report featuring its actions and services on monthly basis.
