
The Head of State, His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh, presided over this Wednesday, at the Palace of the Republic, the 1st edition of the National Day of Good Governance of Companies and Public Institutions.
First event of its kind in our country, the National Day of Good Governance is worth an appointment now attached to the Republican and official Agenda of our country.
The creation of an anniversary devoted to the theme of Good Governance demonstrates the full measure of our nation’s growing determination to further adhere to a systematic accountability ethics in the functioning of its administrations.
Undoubtedly, the main merit of Good Governance lies in its vocation to connect states to a process of greater spending control.
Apart from that, it promises transparency and financial integrity, it also adds to its appeal through its ability to contribute to the development of Business Environs in countries and therefore, to have a massive influx of foreign investors, conducive to sustainable development.
Colorful ceremony, the 1st Edition of the National Day of Good Governance serves as a meeting frame for all public officials of our country.
Thus, nearly 400 high-ranking officials, including Directors and Secretaries-General, as well as other senior officials of the State, took part in this event, which was essentially marked by the guidelines set out by the Head of State.
In his speech, President Guelleh first used pedagogy and evidence provided to say how much our country cannot, under the influence of increasingly fierce competition and multiple-formal crises that characterize our world today, make the economy of a profound reform of its core. provisions and public institutions.
“In a world plagued by crises of all kinds, both unpredictable and violent, every nation faces tensions that can shake its economic and social model. “, in that matter, the President of the Republic said in substance, though he rejoiced that our country “shown resilience when it needed to… In large part, thanks to public corporations that have once served as a damper in the face of exogenic shocks, a growth lever for our national economy.”
President Ismail Omar Guelleh then made use of his speech to carry out a general inventory of strategic principles through which our country will have to apprehend the achievement of successful governance of its Enterprises and public institutions.
In number three, these principles are listed under the vocabulary of “pillars… will form the armature of good public governance. » .
The 1st of these pillars is based on the notion of “efficiency and performance” and, according to the Head of State, refers to “a human resource of very great competence… , that is, men and women whose experience and training serve as a valuable asset to the competitiveness and performance of the company. »
The second pillar is based on “the demand for transparency and accountability,” a promise of traceability in the future of the State and therefore, an indisputable source of trust and identification of our compatriots towards the public institutions of their country.
“Every honest public invested must be traceable. It’s not just about integrity and morality. But it’s also a credibility and trust issue towards our fellow citizens. “, said President Guelleh, citing “the very perception of our companies” as the 3rd and final pillar on which the reform of good governance of our Companies and Public Instructions must be based.
“We must indeed consider our enterprises as a heritage of common interest. And this keeping in mind that what we undertake today, we also do for future generations. “, to this end, highlighted the President of the Republic for whom, the adoption of a wise reform of good governance of our Institutions is also linked to the capacity of our Public Administration to demonstrate widespread use of new information technologies including “the digital and artificial intelligence.
“The reform we are seeking is nothing more than a modernization of our companies to make them more adapted to the demands and challenges of today and tomorrow,” said President Guelleh in this momentum, demanding the permanent establishment of a formal framework of action in Djibouti of our public services, the equivalent of a charter and “contract that will embody their commitment to the Nation and hold them accountable to their results. »
