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Jordan King Abdullah says ultimate objective of public sector modernisation is to improve services provided to citizens.
  • Jordan king Abdullah urged coordination among state institutions to ensure the implementation of the modernisation roadmap
  • Prime Minister Khasawneh said that the roadmap identified seven pillars as top priorities for improvement and modernisation of public services

Jordan has drawn up a public sector modernization roadmap to bolster the efficiency of the administration and improve services  to citizens.

Jordan king Abdullah on Sunday urged coordination among state institutions to ensure the implementation of the modernisation roadmap, during a meeting with Committee to Modernise the Public Sector at Al Husseiniya Palace which was attended by Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh.

The committee members spoke about the main pillars of the roadmap, which include 206 initiatives focused on bringing about qualitative leaps in government services, streamlining and bolstering the efficiency of the public sector, expediting digital transformation, restructuring and merging public institutions, and nurturing excellence and innovation

Prime Minister Khasawneh said that the roadmap identified seven pillars as top priorities for improvement and modernisation of public services, procedures and digitalisation, organisational structures and administration, policy and decision-making, human resources, laws, and institutional culture.

The implementation of the first phase of the roadmap will conclude in 2025 and its impact will be assessed and reflected onto the second phase, Khasawneh added.