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- The counterpart of devolution of resources to the civil servants in the implementing agencies should be, more stringent performance requirements and enhanced accountability.
- Civil servants in the implementing agencies should accept responsibility for achieving specified performance targets while managing resources. Accountability can be achieved through agreements with the departmental minister specifying the performance targets.
- The proposed performance agreements should be put in the public domain so that there is total transparency about what the civil servants have agreed to do during a particular time period. These performance agreements should be a part of the overall performance management system.
Code of Ethics for Civil Services:
- The existing collection of values for the civil services consists of conduct rules that prohibit a number of common behaviours that constitute undesirable conduct and behaviour for civil servants; however, we lack a declaration of values that can direct civil servants in the performance of their duties.
- There is a need for more generic norms of acceptable behaviour for civil servants to be developed.
- A declaration of values for the civil services is required, reflecting public expectations of the bond between the civil service and the government, the legislature, and the general public, with particular regard to political impartiality, upholding the highest ethical standards, and transparency for acts and obligations to the current government.
- Establishing effective institutional structures to promote and implement the standards and code of ethics, as well as evaluating the degree to which they are implemented and maintained in the civil service, is another important factor.
