In a move to boost the number of ethnic monorities in the civil service a Careers Fair for graduates is to be held in London on 7 July 1999. Only 1.6 per cent of staff from ethnic minority communities are at the senior level and the target is to raise the figure to 3.2% by 2004/05.
Partnership working involving public and voluntary sector bodies is delivering results through the Better Government for Older People programme. The programme is being sponsored and steered by a partnership between six organisations which reflect the main stakeholders involved in developing local strategies for an ageing population.
Work is being spearheaded by 28 local authorities who are leading pilot projects, but in all some 300 organisations are involved.
Juico P E
The Asian Manager, (Phillipines), Sep-Oct 1998 Vol 11 No 5
Start page: 11. No of pages: 2
Discusses the task of managing public resources in an environment of scarcity and under a critical public gaze, where the concern is with accountability and productivity. Describes the difference between private and public sector management, and argues that both perform the same business functions (including production, finance, human resources development) and the same management functions (including planning, leadership, organization) but that their respective constituencies are very different in both number and nature. Contends that new skills are needed to deal with the new issues, such as environmentalism, gender equality, empowerment and disability rights; considers the need for a change in attitudes as proposed by a Price Waterhouse ‘change team’, specifically in honesty, courage, respect for diversity and sensitivity to all stakeholders and constituencies. Believes that measuring effectiveness in the public sector is more ambiguous than in the private sector, where profit is the indicator; defines what accountability really means and concludes that accountable persons and organizations take responsibility for and are responsive to the objectives of the organization.
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