Thesun 2009-07-13 Page01 All Set For National Kpi

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All set for National KPI K UALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said the National Key Performance Indicator (KPI), aimed at boosting the performance of the civil service, is now being finalised and would be announced at the end of the month. He said the KPI was currently at the stage of determining the benchmark and its targets specifically. “I will announce it after meeting with government officers at the end of the month,” he said when interviewed in a special programme Bual Bicara in conjunction with the first 100 days of his administration, which was aired by RTM1 yesterday. Najib said in determining the National KPI targets, the government had to be bold and confident besides taking a realistic approach so that the objectives could be achieved. “We must be bold in placing a high target but not to the extent of being unrealistic. So, we have to look for an appropriate level. “If it doesn’t stimulate the people, they will say the KPI is meaningless, but if it’s too high, not achieved within one year, we will also be criticised,” he said. The National KPI encompasses six Key Result Areas (KRA), including crime-prevention efforts and the fight against corruption. Other KRA include efforts to widen access to quality and affordable education, uplift the standard of living for the lower-income group, improve the infrastructure in the rural and remote areas, as well as to improve public transport for the medium term. Najib said with the introduction of the National KPI, the responsibility of boosting the performance of the civil service did not lie on his shoulders alone, but that of all members of the administration and the civil service. He said the success of the govern-

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A section of the partially-constructed New Delhi metro bridge which collapsed early yesterday, killing five people and injuring 15. The incident occurred when a pillar supporting a part of the carriageway collapsed, a spokesman for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said. “We are investigating the matter. It appears there is a problem in the design of the pillar of the bridge,” he said. The dead were among a group of 30 men working at the site in south Delhi. Yesterday’s accident is the second major incident involving the Delhi metro service in less than a year. In October, two people were crushed to death and 12 injured when a bridge being built to extend the metro system collapsed onto a bus and cars. The New Delhi metro system, launched in 2002, has been lauded for its cleanliness and efficiency and has revolutionised travel in the city.

ment and administration depended on the achievement of the National KPI. “It is probably easier for the prime minister and the cabinet ministers if we did not choose this approach (introducing the KPI) because with the KPI, there will be more pressure. “But I feel this is what the people wants under the concept of ‘People First, Performance Now’. We must do it until the people are convinced

that it is not mere rhetoric,” he said. Replying to a lighter question, on his time management since helming the country’s administration, Najib said in jest that the 24 hours seemed to be insufficient. “It’s undeniable when I was the deputy prime minister, I was not too pressed for time. But now, my wife (Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor) tells me my days are getting longer, nights

are getting shorter,” he said. On a more serious note, he said that although he did not have an official schedule, it did not mean he could relax at home because there were still many things that needed to be done and thought of. Responding to the comment by Parliamentary Leader Lim Kit Siang, who likened Najib to Santa Claus following the government’s announce-

ment on the 11 people-friendly gifts yesterday, Najib said what had been announced was not based on the government’s populist policy. “Since taking over the administration, I concentrate on changing the policies including the economy, the style of management and it was only after 100 days I announced them. The announcement caters to the people,” he said. – Bernama

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