Reform in customs are replicable elsewhere
This article discusses the key recipes that have made the success of Gnamien Konan at the head of the Ivorian customs for seven (07) years. Gnamien Konan has a big advantage over its competitors. A more than positive, recognized by all seven years of managing one of the most difficult areas to manage in the third world, particularly in Africa.
This experience, he wants to replicate nationwide with the necessary adjustments and corrections, should be highlighted, in broad outline, to solicit the support of the largest possible number of voters, but their reactions, criticisms and contributions are always welcome.
Today's theme: The conditions for effective reform of administrative services.
Reformer, is to bring new blood into an anemic body, condemned to degeneration. Customs before the reforms of 2001 Gnamien Konan, resembled a major chronic diseases that had not yet met the doctor, let alone the appropriate medication to cure. From 1999 to May 2001, four successive CEOs at bedside this sick man. No fewer than three audits were commissioned and executed by the government, from January to December 1999 for the diagnosis and search for suitable remedies.
The call for applications hosted by power from the 2000 election, allowed Mr Gnamien KONAN to put at the service of his country by committing the necessary reforms to the recovery of the customs.
Reforms continuous from May 2001 to March 2008 or for almost seven (07) years, are characterized by three essential elements: a very strong proactive, innovative solutions and endogenous, which adapted to local realities implementation has required very little financial investment.
Voluntarism
the beginning was marked by leadership of the fiercest voluntarism, supporting the implementation of concrete measures for efficiency and change. This proactive approach has been guided by the following approach declined in three sequences:
1 - clear and precise identification of problems and malfunctions;
2 - Design and implementation of appropriate measures;
3 - Monitoring and evaluation of the measures work.
The effectiveness of this scheme depended mainly a factor: the actual involvement of the chief who had to lead by example. Otherwise, it would have been theoretical and have not experienced any commencement of execution.
endogenous reforms and innovative
duty Reforms have been successful because we know they were conducted from within and not dictated from outside. It is an implacable truth: only the first affected by a problem are able to make the most effective solutions. This truth has been experienced in customs. The problems of customs, is the "job" of customs problems in Côte d'Ivoire, their resolution is up to Ivorians and not the IMF, World Bank, ADB, the European Union, to France, the United States, China ...
30 years of structural adjustment programs put together by outside, for lack of desire internally to engage the struggle for development, has resulted in the HIPC. Without endogenous reform initiative, no development.
Reforms effective with few financial resources
efficient reforms do not necessarily require investment enormous financial. Customs reforms are characterized by that other truth. Customs revenue evolving since 2001 from 486 billion in 2000 to 779,000,000,000 in 2007 revenue on the topic of general merchandise from 227 billion in 2000 to 429,000,000,000 in 2007 on a customs territory deducted by half, an increase over 90% effective administration at the forefront of modernity in terms of IT, cited as a model in Africa and the world of customs officers steeped in the culture of the result-oriented administration of trade facilitation. But 200 billion of surplus value achieved in 7 years, that is to say, additional resources harvested from the forecast for the treasury. These are the inspiring results of reforms in 7 years without financementautres that budget allocations usual customs. This was done by the customs will be at a larger scale, by Gnamien KONAN for the Ivory Coast. This will be done with the same methods and principles, and with the Ivorian experts waiting to demonstrate the full measure of talent, a determined leader, daring and inventive shows them the way to express themselves and explode. This leader is Gnamien KONAN. What he did at customs, it will do for the entire Cote d'Ivoire. You will just give him the opportunity.
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