Organisation and management government reforms

Abstract

This Chapter is about the various Organisation and Management government reforms that have been implemented in the Public Service. It reviews and considers these government reforms from a broad organisational and management perspective by focusing on three main reform features, namely, the structural reforms that have directly and indirectly impacted the Public Service; the national government policy reforms that required the complimentary coordination of Malta’s public administration; and the specific organisational and management reforms within the Public Service. The research reveals that the Public Service by implementing these various organisation and management government reforms have optimistically responded to the emerging challenges by proposing and initiating both policy-oriented and legislative solutions. The ultimate objective of the Government was to mitigate the bureaucratic administrative process and, in parallel, evolve a dynamic vertical and horizontal service-based approach. Thus, satisfying the citizens and businesses needs at a highly advanced level to support the government’s strategy to deliver a service of excellence. These organisational and management reforms are not a one-time occurrence but rather are part of a coherent, consistent and continuous change process. However, much more is required to be accomplished, if the Public Service is to keep up with the rapidly changing environment.