Traffic jam in Phnom Penh, 2005. Wikimedia Commons
By Chheang Vannarith
Khmer Times Opinion-Sept 3, 2018
Speculations on the members of the new cabinet aside, the main task of the new Cambodian government is to deliver what it has promised, especially in terms of raising the living standard of its citizens, delivering better public services, and improving good governance. A new Rectangular Strategy Phase IV will be adopted to outline key direct government’s reform agenda.
Vision and ideas are plenty. But the main challenge for the government is “implementation”. Some have expressed doubts and skepticism that the sixth-mandate government, after the July 29 election, cannot deliver much due to the lack of leadership, creativity, and innovation in the public sector. It is argued here that public sector innovation is the key to unlock Cambodia’s development potential and to materialise its development vision to become a higher-middle-income country by 2030 and high-income country by 2050.
Read more at: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50529434/cambodia-needs-to-invest-in-public-sector-innovation/
First published in: Khmer Times
