Deputizing for Prime Minister Dr. Bishr Khasawneh, Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs, Ibrahim Jazi, on Sunday attended the ceremony to honor winners of the Civil Service Bureau’s Ideal Employee Awards in its 14th edition for 2022. In a speech delivered on behalf of Prime Minister, Jazi said His Majesty King Abdullah II’s visions in developing concepts of the state’s political, economic insight and the public sector’s goals are achieved through an “integrated” program of reform and administrative modernization. Jazi noted the government launched a road map to modernize the Kingdom’s public sector, which would be implemented “systematically and within specific and clear timeframes.” Jazi also said employees are a basic requirement for stimulating the national economy to develop institutional and individual capabilities in the government apparatus, which necessarily requires staff efficiency and excellence. Meanwhile, President of the Civil Service Bureau (CCB), Sameh Nasser, said multiple “key” legislative and procedural amendments were made so far to the instructions and foundations governing the award since its launch in 2007. Nasser added that this development effort aimed to improving the award’s outcomes, which now focus on the employees’ behavioral aspect, job ethics, excellence in performance. Regarding the award’s 14th edition, Nasser said a total of 171 male and female public servants were nominated, representing 70 out of 97 government departments, adding that 23 employees won in the prize’s various categories.
Source: Jordan News Agency