Mirza Abdul Aleem BaigAug 23, 2025

- A SMART bureaucracy cannot function in a DUMB political system: Disjointed, Unaccountable, Manipulative, and Broken.

All Roads To Reforms Pass Through Political Reform – OpEd

#PoliticalReform #SMARTPakistan #CivilServiceReform #Governace #DUMBSystem #PakistanVision2047

https://www.eurasiareview.com/28072025-all-roads-to-reforms-pass-through-political-reform-oped/

All Roads To Reforms Pass Through Political Reform – OpEd

In his recent article “A SMART Civil Service”, Ahsan Iqbal (Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives of Pakistan) outlines a thoughtful and technically sound framework to reform Pakistan’s bureaucratic system, aiming to make it Specialized, Merit-based, Accountable, Responsive, and Tech-enabled. The proposal to replace the colonial-era generalist model with domain-specific expertise, introduce lateral entry...

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RainSMediaRadioMar 24, 2025
ICYMI: UK Finance Minister Announces 15% Reduction in Government Operational Costs https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/03/uk-finance-minister-announces-15.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #UKFinance #GovernmentSavings #BudgetCuts #EconomicStability #CivilServiceReform
UK Finance Minister Announces 15% Reduction in Government Operational Costs

  UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves has unveiled a comprehensive plan to reduce the government's operational expenses by 15% over the ne...

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Mark FodenNov 27, 2023

"The difficulty and complexity [of Civil Service reform] illustrates powerfully the need for a strong authority over the whole Civil Service" - Lord Maude’s report on UK civil service reform.

I hear complexity regularly offered as an excuse. Once it’s understood, there are strategies that might enable progress but strengthening central control is not one of them.

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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-governance-and-accountability/independent-review-of-governance-and-accountability-in-the-civil-service-the-rt-hon-lord-maude-of-horsham-html#key-recommendations

Independent Review of Governance and Accountability in the Civil Service: The Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham (HTML)

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