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including the Ministry of State Administration, Ministry of Finance MoF, the Commission of Anti-Corruption and the Ombudsman Office.
The reform will follow the following strategy. Firstly, it will carry out a human resource diagnostic analysis in order to review the existing legislative and policy
procedures. Secondly, it will establish tools and procedures to enable better enforcement of the rule of law and to create an avenue for better planning and an
improved human resource management system. Finally, it will introduce an improved practice of human resource management through the establishment of
competency standards that will allow clarity in expectations and development goals to facilitate better performance management.
In particular, the MoF has made significant progress in piloting a Public Administration Reform through the Performance Management Reform PMR. For
this purpose a joint PMR Task Force was created, highlighting connections between planning, integrity, accountability and institutional performance. The PMR is now
undergoing eight key processes, which will hopefully expand to other Government institutions:
1. Identify an appropriate organizational structure to deliver the required results, culminating in the revision of the MoF Organic Law.
2. Approve the necessary legislation to conduct the reform. 3. Identify positions and competency standards.
4. Develop new job descriptions for all leadership and management positions complete with required competencies and Key Performance Indicators KPIs.
5. Complete baseline diagnostic tests for 939 nominated Public Financial Management PFM professionals in all Ministries
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. 6. Select professionals at the MoF on the grounds of merit.
7. Draw accurate job descriptions, work plans and individual capacity building plans. 8.
Carry out an Institutional Capacity Development Plan.
2.2.2.3. The Economic Reform
In 2016, the Government will be implementing the Economic Reform and Growth Program, coordinated by the Minister of State, Coordinator of Economic Affairs
MECAE. The reform operationalizes, plans and drives the implementation of
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PFM competencies include covering planning, budgeting, payments, procurement contract management and asset fleet management. Accounting and financial regulations and internal audit
diagnostic tests will be the next to be administered.
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actionable activities focused on developing, strengthening and supporting the overall private sector environment. The objective is to increase private investment,
create sustainable jobs and diversify the economy. The reform consists of six major reforms designed to strengthen and improve the private sector environment. These
major reforms are: 1 Land and Property Regulation Reform, 2 Economic Infrastructure Development, 3 Labour Market Reform and Workforce
Development, 4 Reform of the Business Enabling Environment, 5 Reform of the Private Investment Regime, and 6 Private Sector Reform and Development.
Whilst overall reform coordination is the responsibility of MECAE, the implementation of specific activities will be coordinated across Ministries and
relevant public entities. The reform closely complements the Fiscal Reform Program carried out by the MoF.
2.2.2.4. The Fiscal Reform, Performance Management Reform, and Budget Performance Reform
The Fiscal Reform, Performance Management Reform, and Budget Performance Reform aim to ensure the fiscal sustainability of Timor-Leste in the medium and long
term by achieving a balance between State expenditures and revenues. As such, there are three interrelated reforms carried out by the Ministry of Finance each with
its own set of goals. The Fiscal Reform will increase non-petroleum resources, while guaranteeing the
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it e t to its itize s. I o de to a hie e this, the Fis al Refo comprises measures in two broad areas. Firstly, it seeks to provide the Timorese Tax
and Customs systems with an efficient body of legislation that enables the State to collect the necessary revenues for pursuing its mission. Secondly, it seeks to
modernize and consolidate the Timorese Tax and Customs administrations through the modernization of IT systems and streamlining processes and procedures.
The Budget Performance Reform is to ensure that public resources are used as efficiently and effectively as possible in order to provide quality public services. The
Budget Performance Reform agenda includes measures in four areas. The first is improving the quality of public expenditure through introducing a form of Program
Budgeting, improving multi-year budgeting, and putting in place an effective system for monitoring and evaluating both the quantity and quality of public expenditure.
The second area concerns improving the IT systems and processes and procedures of the public institutions that channel and execute public expenditure. The third area is
the reform of the governance and cost structure of State-Owned Enterprises with a view towards achieving self-sustainability. The fourth area is the decentralization of
public expenditure as part of the political decentralization agenda, which will require the development of Standard Operating Procedures, the deployment of IT Systems,
