India, Portugal ink MoU on governance reforms
Written by : IANS | Fri, Jun 23, 2017, 03:38 PM
New Delhi, June 23: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Portugal on co-operation in the field of public administration and governance reforms.
The MoU will help in understanding the system of customer-oriented public service delivery in Portugal with reference to rapidly changing environments in the area of public service management.
"It will enable in replicating, adapting and innovating some of the best practices and processes in the Indian public service delivery system, leading to improved public service delivery in India," said an official statement.
The forms of cooperation will include organization of a senior consultative body and working sessions for ongoing discussions regarding cooperation and collaboration. As part of its efforts in seeking international collaboration for initiatives in good governance and administrative reforms has so far entered into bilateral MoUs with China, Malaysia, Singapore, France and United Kingdom and a trilateral MoU with Brazil and South Africa.
The recent MoU with Portugal is a step in this direction.
Similar MOUs with China and Singapore are under renewal or consideration in consultation with the ministry of external affairs.