The Impact of leadership on embedding a culture of continuous
improvement
Building the new working culture for a more efficient government
Maintaining competitiveness through continuous improvement
Principles and strategies for generating a profound change
Event summary
The
world is changing around us at an incredible pace due to remarkable
technological advancements and governments seeing the advantages of being trim.
This process can either overwhelm us or make our lives better and our country
stronger. Governments have to respond to keep up with the hopes and aspirations
of citizens and businesses, to remain efficient and trustworthy.
The
results of increasing efficiency and productivity are:
Governments
reducing their tax take and other receipts, expressed as a proportion of GDP,
by an average of 6.5% over the last two decades
Real
GDP grew faster to an average rate of 4.1%
Governments
expanded their spending on the public sector at a faster rate (increased from
2.4% a year in 1990 to 4.3% in 2005)
Governments
were able to spend more on education
More
jobs were created in a lean government environment
Lean
governments were better able to respond to the pressures of
globalisation, because of a higher positive balance of trade
Governments
were more likely to respond to the pressure of globalizations because of
higher exports than imports
Governments
were also able to see striking growth in private sector productivity
