New dawn for public entities
ARUSHA: THE second forum of the Chairpersons of the Boards and Chief Executive Officers of public institutions on 30th August adopted six resolutions, which aim at improving performance and pushing for-ward the country’s development agenda.
The resolutions were reached after a three-day meeting in Arusha, in which the heads of public entities along with Chairperson of the Boards discussed various issues related to the development and performance of public institutions in the country.
The adopted resolutions are set to be implemented this financial year.
The Treasury Registrar(TR), Mr Nehemiah Mchechu said that the first resolution directs all public institutions and organisations to fully take part in developing and implementing the envisaged National Development Vision 2050.
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He added that the institutions should guarantee transparency in their activities before the public by publishing financial reports in the media and upload on official websites within three months after receiving the audited information.
The TR said strategic institutions and those that do business should be given the autonomy to operate themselves, especially in recruiting qualified staff of their choice.
Another resolution adopted during the session is human resource management,training and developing good leadership.
Mr Mchechu said public institutions should in-vest in developing the skills of human resources in various crucial areas to speed up positive results and improve performance.
He said the training should also consider the uses of Information Technology(IT) and catch up with global changes occurring in ICT field.
He said: “We need a succession plan, Board of Directors must have at least three names of people who can take over the leadership of the institution in future.”
Moreover, the fourth resolution requires public institutions and organisations to setup strategies in place to invest outside Tanzania.
He said in order to implement the concept, the institutions must strengthen their performance at local level and set plans to face competition at the international level.
However, Mr Mchechu urged the institutions to conduct business research before setting up investment to avoid losing capital and operating at loss.
Furthermore, the sixth resolution directs all public organisations and institutions to fully implement the resolutions listed in the first forum of the Chairpersons of the Boards and Chief Executive Officers of public institutions which have not yet been implemented.
The first forum was conducted last year.
On Wednesday, President Samia Suluhu Hassan outlined a bold vision for Tanzania’s future, emphasising strategic investment, food security and a renewed focus on the efficient management of public institutions.
Speaking at the opening of the forum the Head of State highlighted food security as a critical area for investment.
Citing the Mkulazi Sugar Factory project undertaken by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in partnership with Prison Corporation Sole (PCS), President Samia said that such collaborations ensure the availability of essential commodities like sugar, even in difficult times.
The President also underscored the importance of generating foreign currency to strengthen the nation’s reserves.
