The Senegalese head of state inaugurated on Monday the first edition of the Conference of Public Administrators and Managers (CAMP), an event which marks the kick-off of a series of major reforms for the modernization of the administration.
As Senegal goes through the coolest days of the new year, Bassirou Diomaye Faye launched the first edition of the Conference of Administrators and Managers on Monday, in Diamniadio, about thirty kilometers from Dakar, in a climate of strong mobilization. public. This major event brings together, around the Senegalese president, several members of the government including Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko as well as public administration officials.
The objective is to lay the foundations for an ambitious modernization of the administrative apparatus of the second largest economy in the UEMOA zone, nine months after the arrival of new authorities who intend to implement a systemic rupture, through the public policy framework entitled “National Transformation Agenda: Senegal Vision 2050”.
In his opening speech, the 44-year-old leader spoke of strategic reforms intended to improve the management of public finances and strengthen the efficiency of the administration. He thus announced the imminent creation of a “ national agency for centralization of public procurement », an initiative he received from his Prime Minister. “ Our objective is to rationalize State expenditure and improve our budgetary room for maneuver within the framework of sustainable consolidation and virtuous management of our public finances. “, he declared, emphasizing the need for more rigorous and more efficient management of state resources.
The president also emphasized collaboration between ministries, calling for the finalization of sectoral policy letters in each department and the establishment of a culture of management dialogue. “ It is together that we will succeed in building a governance of sovereignty, a governance of solution, a governance of results », affirmed the head of state.
Collaboration and efficiency
Harmonious and coordinated management of public policies, according to him, is essential to produce concrete results within specific deadlines. He also insisted on the generalization of quality management in all public and parapublic structures, in order to aim for the systematic certification of administrative procedures, whether simple or complex.
-One of the major points of his intervention concerned the acceleration of the digital transformation of public administrations. “ The time has also come to accelerate the digital transformation of our administrations », he specified, emphasizing the importance of the dematerialization of formalities and their simplified accessibility, which will constitute guarantees of transparency and good governance. In this context, the president announced the launch, on February 24, of the “Technological New Deal”, a project which aims to modernize public service by making it more agile and forward-looking.
Furthermore, Bassirou D. Faye highlighted the internal challenges that currently hamper the efficiency of the administration. “ After nine months of exercising power, the findings are alarming “, he underlined, in particular concerning the state of public finances and the organization of the administration, considered “fixed in outdated patterns” and often ineffective in the face of rapidly evolving socio-economic realities.
The Senegalese administration faces a hypertrophic parapublic sector, often duplicating the central administration and representing a burden on the state budget, without contributing sufficiently to the nation’s dividends, lamented Faye. He therefore called for a profound reform of the administration, aimed at making it more modern, closer to citizens and more efficient in carrying out its missions.
The president indicated that public companies, instead of being a “ burden on the nation », must be drivers of collective prosperity and administered according to the best international standards. He recalled his promise to set up a system of calls for applications for certain positions of responsibility, stressing that this work has already begun at the level of the National Human Rights Commission, headed by law professor Amsatou Sow Sidibé.
Resolutely focused on the future, the Senegalese head of state insisted on the crucial role of the CAMP, which will now become “ an annual themed event » and a framework for reflection and dialogue to refine the country’s governance strategies. “ Ladies and gentlemen, leading is deciding », he recalled, before calling for collective action to ensure the effective implementation of the reforms necessary for the transformation of Senegal.
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