Interior minister set to promote governance reform on Facebook
MINISTER of Interior Sar Kheng on August 27 announced that he will use his official Facebook page as a means to keep the public updated on the progress of decentralisation and deconcentration reforms and respond to queries on the issue.
The minister said decentralisation and deconcentration play a crucial role in daily livelihood, especially public services in the community.
Cambodia used to have a basic governance system long ago, but it was changed from one political regime to another. Despite political regime changes, public administration had remained centralised for a long time.
The government, he said, has been carrying out reforms on decentralisation and deconcentration focusing on the revision of public administration at sub-national levels. This reform is based on the principles of a democratic unified administration.
The reform, which involves delegating tasks from national to sub-national levels, is important in promoting public services and local development in response to the actual need of the people and effectively contributes to poverty reduction, he said.
“Decentralisation and deconcentration is one of the most important reforms in governance system.
“As head of the National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD), I, along with my colleagues and especially the NCDD Secretariat, are happy to clarify and discuss the theme with compatriots via my Facebook page,” he said.