Ulaanbaatar
Government productivity recovery discussed
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On March 22, the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs organized a meeting on ‘Government Productivity Recovery’ at the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) as part of the series of meetings ahead of the forthcoming Mongolia Economic Forum in April.
In his remarks delivered at the opening of the meeting, Justice Minister Kh.Nyambaatar underscored that the government productivity recovery is one of the core objectives of the New Revival Policy, underlining that the government's restructuring of budget, investment, and structure would be a sign of a recovery in government productivity.
According to the Minister, the measures to boost government productivity such as digitalizing the public services, reducing bureaucracy, state inspection, and licensing systems, and implementing some of the government’s functions through the private sector and NGOs are being taken in phases.
Participants representing the private sector also shared their views during the meeting.
President of Max Group D.Ganbaatar said, “It is commendable that the State Great Khural and the Government are putting concrete efforts to reduce government bureaucracy and to speed up the country’s development. I believe that the implementation of mega-projects will have a positive impact on improving the livelihoods of the people. There are possibilities to create a joint-stock company and realize one of the mega-projects through public-private partnership once the legal environment improves.”
President of MNCCI O.Amartuvshin: “To put it simply, public-private partnerships are a process by which the government supports the private sector to improve the quality of life of its citizens and work together to address social issues. We believe that more than 90 projects that require about MNT 100 trillion in funding under the government's ‘New Revival Policy’ are a great opportunity to expand the economy. The government can solve this by trusting and supporting the private sector. On the other hand, the question is whether the government itself is ready for a partnership or has full confidence in the private sector. How can foreign investors trust and invest in our country if the country’s government itself does not trust and support its domestic entities?"
