Chief secretary to deliver maiden address tomorrow

 

Chief Secretary to the Government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar is set to deliver his inaugural message tomorrow, themed “Public Service Reform”.

The Public Service Department in a post on Facebook said Shamsul will deliver the special address at the 2024 KSN Leadership Aspiration ceremony at De’ Seri Endon Hall, Puspanitapuri in Putrajaya, at 2.30pm.

“What does public service reform mean? The support of all public officers in realising the direction of public service reform is greatly appreciated,” the post read.

Shamsul (above), the former Public Private Partnership Unit director-general, was appointed as the 16th chief secretary to the government beginning Aug 12, replacing Mohd Zuki Ali whose service contract ended on Aug 10.

On Sept 2, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was reported to have said that he wanted reforms in public administration to be implemented immediately, expecting this September to be the month of more rapid reform movements.

Anwar, who voiced the urgent move during his monthly meeting with the staff of the Prime Minister’s Department, said public service reform needs to be achieved with methods or procedures that are in line with the times.

In this regard, Anwar said he will discuss with Shamsul and Public Service director-general Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz the steps that need to be taken to improve public service performance.

- Bernama