SHO…RTAGE OF RESPONSIBILITY

KarabakhOpen
27-05-2008 11:43:34

More replacements in public administration are expected. Last week
President Bako Sahakyan held a consultation on the effectiveness
of the system of public administration. After the consultation
Prime Minister Ara Harutiunyan told journalists that the present
system does not comply with modern requirements and reforms will
be carried out. In the first stage structural reforms are foreseen,
and replacements are foreseen in the second stage.

It has been said that the system of public administration is
ineffective and exaggerated but after the presidential election
last summer more government posts were created. At the same time,
the prime minister stated in parliament about the shortage of good
specialists. It turns out that on the one hand there are a lot of
specialists and on the other hand there are no specialists. The
conclusion that comes first is that most officials are not
efficient. In other words, they get a salary from the state budget
for work which they do not do.

Apparently, however, the greatest problem about selecting
a staff is not the lack of professionalism but the lack of
responsibility. Karabakh lacks people who are ready to assume
responsibility. Some people think they are unable to carry such a
heavy load, others are not offered because of "disobedience", yet
others do not want to have any trouble, but most often each tries to
avoid "unnecessary" responsibility.

It is not always because all the specialists are irresponsible. Most
probably, the problem is with the system – it is so imperfect that not
everyone is able to fulfill their potential of responsibility. Besides,
the borders of responsibility are blurred.

Nevertheless, there will be changes. It is possible to state with
confidence that the State Agency of Migration and Refugees will be
reorganized into one of the departments of the ministry of social
security. Instead, a State Agency of Tourism will be set up. It
is not known what other perturbations are awaiting the staffs of
government agencies. The government reassures that optimizing staff
is not a lay-off.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress