Introduction to the public sector management
“There are no backward countries, but rather countries that are unable to manage themselves...
Management is the main driver and development is the outcome and the result.”
Peter Drucker
Defining the public sector
It is used to denote economic activities based on state ownership of capital and products.
The public sector includes public administrations such as ministries, embassies, public institutions, municipalities, local groups, military and diplomatic corps, and others...
The concept of the public sector:
The public sector is the field that includes government interests and institutions and all companies controlled by state agencies, and this sector is often linked to central planning. Public interests and institutions also produce various services and goods, and provide them to citizens according to appropriate administrative prices.
Economic definition of the public sector
This sector is defined in economic dictionaries as that section of the economy that is concerned with state transactions, as it receives income from taxes, fees, loans and other revenues and affects the business of the economy through its agreement and investment decisions (state expenditures) and through its control (through fiscal and tax policy) over Spending and investment decisions in other sectors of the economy.
Types of organizations in the public sector
Government interests:
Governmental interests are represented in the ministries (security, defense, judiciary, education, health...)
These ministries do not have financial or administrative independence
Subject to regulatory standards and financial regulations followed by the government.
Its expenditures are financed from the state budget
Ministry of Environment, Municipality and Urban Planning
General Secretariat for the Council of Ministers
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Interior Affairs
Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Economy and Trade
Ministry of Energy and Industry...
The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs
2- Public Institutions:
Public institutions manage some activities in a different way from government departments.
It works to achieve the public interest in accordance with the standards of efficiency and effectiveness in performance.
In its management, it enjoys a legal personality independent of the state’s personality, and an independent budget.
The presence of state supervision and control over these institutions.
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
"your connection"
Hamad Medical Corporation
Charity Regulatory Authority
QTA
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center
Qatar Olympic Committee
Transportation
Qatar Ports Management Company
Orphan Care Center
Aspire Zone Foundation
Qatar Development Bank
Primary Health Care Corporation
Qatar Museums Authority
Qatar Media Corporation
Cultural Village Foundation - Katara
Qatar Cancer Control Society
Qatar Assistive Technology Center (Mada)
Qatar Investment Authority
Elderly Empowerment and Care Center
Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority
National Human Rights Commission
(KAHRAMAA)
Qatar Financial Markets Authority
drop room
Social Development Center
Qatar Red Crescent Society
Qatar News Agency (QNA)
Qatar Central Bank
Public Works Authority (Ashghal)
Qatar Diabetes Association
Qatar University
Friends of Mental Health Association “Weyak”
Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center
Public Prosecution
Qatar Center for Elderly Care
Audit Bureau
The superior committee of justice
General Authority of Customs
General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority
Childhood Cultural Center
Education above all
Transparency and Accountability Authority
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Civil Aviation Authority
Qatar Center for Voluntary Work
Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy
Amiri Guard
Doha Exhibition and Convention Center
Audit Bureau
Qatar National Library
Qatar National Convention Center
drop room
Qatar Assistive Technology Center (Mada)
Shafallah Center for Persons with Disabilities
Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority
Qatar Ports Management Company
Orphan Care Center
3- Governmental or semi-governmental companies:
Governmental companies manage their economic activities.
The state owns it completely or owns part of its capital.
These companies are characterized by flexibility and administrative freedom from red tape.
It operates under the laws and regulations that apply to private sector companies.
Reasons for the existence of the public sector
The importance and sensitivity of the public sector in the country.
The huge capital needed to create these organizations: air transport, railways...
The high costs of its operation and the government's desire to provide its products at prices affordable to the community.
Low (or sometimes no) rate of return and expected net profit.
Providing security:
Where the state in many countries is usually unique in some activities:
Establishment of weapons and energy projects
Equipping personnel and equipment for the defense of the homeland
Providing security for its citizens, which is expressed in national security...
Good use of property and resources
Protection of public and private property.
Protect the resources and public interests of the state.
Good use of the state's public resources.
Implementation of public policies:
Setting the general policies of the state, taking into account all internal and external conditions
Ensure the achievement of the country's strategic objectives
Implementation of the state's general policies and general directions
Ensuring the protection of the rights of all social, economic and political groups...
public sector goals
economic and development goals
achieving economic stability.
Elimination of monopoly and economic blocs.
Achieving development through mobilizing economic energies according to a central plan.
Providing an appropriate climate for investment.
Achieving sustainable development...
cultural goals
Spreading education and making it available to members of society
Spreading culture among the people
Exchange of cultures between society and other societies.
Preserving culture, customs and traditions.
Identity preservation.
Ethical goals
Achieving justice, equality and freedom.
Preserving the prevailing moral concepts.
Inculcation of moral values in society.
Instilling citizenship, patriotism, loyalty and belonging.
religious goals
Building and preparing houses of worship
Protection of places of worship and religious minorities.
Watching over the affairs of workers in places of worship ....
Issuance of laws regulating religious rites.
Establishing organizations and associations to achieve the doctrinal goals of the community (Ministry of Awqaf).
Negative characteristics of public sector management:
Loss of freedom in decisions
government restrictions
Not having multiple sources of funding
short term orientation
bureaucratic expansion
Refuse to change
social dependency
Poor productivity and efficiency
Elements of public sector development:
Restructuring the government apparatus:
Restructuring organizations and institutions and increasing their rehabilitation, eliminating the manifestations of slack in them and increasing their effectiveness and efficiency in exploiting all resources.
The goal of restructuring the public sector is to ensure performance and eliminate duplication of tasks. It also aims to reduce the number of independent institutions, control their expansion, and link them with each ministry according to its competence.
Developing services and simplifying procedures:
Raising the effectiveness and efficiency of the government apparatus to reach a high level of service to the individual, group, or public and private organizations.
Continuous development of the level of government services, in order to become more transparent, effective and able to achieve all national goals.
Human Resource Development and Administrative Policies:
Implementation of development and reform programs in the public sector and the creation of human resources with skills, qualifications and attitudes that are compatible with it and capable of performing jobs and tasks efficiently and effectively, which is reflected in the performance of the public sector in achieving national goals.
Supporting the public policy-making and decision-making process:
Strengthening methods of follow-up and evaluation of institutional performance to reach the goals and objectives set by supporting the government decision-making process and drawing public policies. This can only be done by providing comprehensive and unified information on the level of government performance for the decision-maker, in addition to achieving integration and balance between all types of planning.
Support creativity and excellence:
The goal is to achieve development and advancement in all fields by consolidating and supporting creative initiatives in government institutions and building the skills and capabilities of the public sector by giving a margin of freedom in conception, planning and opinion, especially innovation and development.