UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE FORUM WORKSHOP 7
Session: Leadership Training in BIPA
LEADERSHIP FOR
THE TRANSFORMATIONAL GOVERNMENT
By: Ishaq Mohammed Ameen,
Executive Director – Leadership Programs, BIPA
25 -26 June 2013
Government Expenditure of Training in Bahrain – How much is it?
Total government expenditure
on training during 9 years (20032011) was
230, 856, 532 Bahraini Dinars
(US $ 610,731,566)
Inside Bahrain 40 Million Dinars
17% of the total expenditures
Outside Bahrain
13,044,818.00
13,859,109.00
16,515,748.00
20,240,624.00
17,570,811.00
20,691,363.00
30,138,684.00
29,745,812.00
29,051,371.00
190,858,340.00
Inside Bahrain
1,834,973.00
2,597,731.00
2,869,682.00
4,272,458.00
4,977,711.00
4,861,606.00
6,309,629.00
5,692,678.00
6,591,064.00
40,007,532.00
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Total
Source:
Source: Ministry of Finance
Kingdom of Bahrain
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About BIPA
Established by a Royal Decree in 2006 … Actual Operation and
budget allocated 2009….Number of Employees: Approximately 55
BIPA Mission Statement
Acting as change Agent for
sustained Transformation
through training, learning and
development (Research &
Consultancy) in the public
sector
Develop human
capacity
Develop an
evidence-based
research agenda
within BIPA
Develop
organizational
capacity
Develop a strategic
agenda for Public
Sector in line with
Vision 2030
BIPA Vision
Partner of choice Developing
First Class Civil Servants
BIPA's ambition is to become a ‘Think tank' for the
Public sector and proactively respond to strategic
issues in the Public Sector
Main Questions to be Answered
• What were main attempts of BIPA and contributions to
provide leadership development programs for the public
sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the past 4 years?
• Where does BIPA fit within the concept of
transformational Government?
• Are BIPA leadership development programs tuned and in
line with the concept of Transformational Government (tGov)?
• What actions are necessary based on the answers for Q1
and Q2?
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Establishment of BIPA & 2030 National Economic Vision Role
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BIPA Mandate
Article 2:
BIPA will work for the purpose of
improving public administration in the
Kingdom of Bahrain and providing training
for government entities to develop
Government employees in a way that
enhances PA and supports economic and
social plans.
Vision 2030 and National Economic
strategy (derived out of it) stated:
“Create a prestigious leadership program
to develop leaders in the public sector.
Top-quality government requires topquality talent in its ranks”.
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The Concept of Transformational Govt. (T-Gov)
The expressions: transformational government, transformative e-government,
reinventing government, innovative government and citizen centric government are
often used in close proximity, by both politicians and academics.
Bannister & Connolly (2010)
e-government is:
“.. a technological innovation and move
from an inefficient and mainly
unaccountable bureaucracy to a new
entrepreneurial culture”. Blackstone et al
(2005)
“Government transformation is about
change management facilitated by
technology
“Transformational Government….
encompasses a new "virtual" business
layer within government which allows an
integrated, government-wide, citizenfocused service to be presented to citizens
across all channels, but at no extra cost
and without having to restructure
government to do so..” OASIS
“t-Government would seem to be a
mixture of e-government, business process
re-engineering and business scope redefinition
Bannister & Connolly (2010)
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The Importance of Leadership in the Context of
Transformational Govt.
E-Gov
Capabilitie
s
Streamlining
and Change
Managemen
t
TGovernment
Leadership
Building
Capabilities at
all Levels
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The Concept of Transformational Govt.
A study by the University of Manchester found that 35%
of e-government projects in developing countries
resulted in total failures; and that 50% were partial
failures.
Source: Working Paper, University of Manchester, U.K. Higher Education Admission Center (HEAC)
Heeks, R.
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BIPA National Leadership Programs Timeline
BIPA leadership development programs have gone through the
following milestones:
Some initiatives
existed but were
not systematic
200
8
Design &
development of
leadership
programs
started
200
9
Systematic Training
started
(Programs started)
201
0
A draft policy for
National
Leadership
Development
brought up
201
Qeyadat Program
1 started
201
2
National Policy for
Leadership
Development to be
endorsed
201
3
Kawader Program started
International
Partners engaged
with BIPA
e.g. NSG, Oxford,
AHRI
Other Programs to
start in 2014
Nokhba &
Takween
BIPA more visible on
the International
Arena
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BIPA Training Priorities in the first 4 years
BIPA worked in the first 4 years of operation on the following priorities:
• Build reputation for BIPA as training provider for the public sector “Who
are you?)
• Build track record for its training capability
• Build enablers (Infrastructure for the training process) to take place
smoothly and with sustainable quality
• Build Training facilities, a general framework for training in BIPA, a
network of skilled trainers, facilitators, coaches, developers etc…
• Building experience and developing expertise in leadership development
• Building partnership with international bodies specialized in related
fields to BIPA work
• Building leadership development programs which are tailored to the
needs of the public sector in Bahrain.
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National Leadership Program Objectives
BIPA leadership development programs generally focus on the following strategic
objectives:
• Endeavoring to develop government officials in terms of performance and potential
following structured and established methodologies
• To familiarize Program participants with major current and future challenges that they
may face in the public sector
• To equip participants with tools to better understand self and others in the workplace
• To provide opportunities for the participants to widen their networks and develop
relationships within the public sector toward a corporate culture as much as possible
• To contribute to the achievement of the goals as per Bahrain’s National Economic
Vision 2030 and the program of the Government
• To provide opportunities for participants and their public organizations to learn from
each other by sharing best practices related to common areas of interest.
• To familiarize Program participants with the major laws and statutory requirements
which govern the public sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
• In the Future: To introduce trainees to “Evidence-based policy Making” skills
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Important Terms
National Legislations means
laws passed by the legislature or
National
‫التشريعات‬
the legislative authority in the
Legislations
‫الوطنية‬
country and are bound-laws,
upon which the government
issues the appropriate policies
Government
‫السياسات الحكومية‬
as executive authority.
Policies
Government policies can be
‫استراتيجيات العمل‬
Strategies
defined as the rules and
regulations governing the
work or the way the rules are
Work Execution
‫مبادرات وآليات التنفيذ‬
set for the work by
Implementation
senior government
Strategy is the method of
mechanisms
authorities which vary
work according to the
are the means, methods
depending on the policy
system established by the
and operational tools that
of the state or the
state or government, in
are
government curriculum.
other words it is the way of
used to complete the work
reaching the goals that are
in accordance with
set in accordance with
the strategies.
existing policies in the state.
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Strategies that were followed by BIPA
Determining the general strategic directions of the design and
implementation of the training programs.
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Training & Learning Framework
Top Leaders Program
Nokhba
Qeyadat
Induction to Government
Consultancy & Research
Assessment Center
Short Courses (Single Competency)
Specialized
Programs
SP
ICT
G Stat P
HRM
PR & Media
PFP
GPMP
MPA
Apprenticeship
Takween
E-Learning/E-Training
Kawader
Strategies that were followed by BIPA
National Leadership Development Program
Target
Group
Duration
Assistant Undersecretaries & Undersecretaries
Directors
Section Heads
Supervisors/Group
Leaders
Nokhba
Induction to Senior Civil Service
Qeyadat
Kawader
Takween
TBD
16 Weeks
12 Weeks
6 Weeks
A General framework for government leadership development programs was tailored
Tailored Courses
The above is a process that is about to be endorsed by the Civil Service Council as a government policy
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Our Leadership Building Approach:( Hands-on,
Theoretical, Practical and Involves all Parties)
Action
Learning
Public
Sector
Private
Sector
BIPA
International
Professional
Partner
Field
Visits
Mentoring
and
Coaching
Case
Studies
Projects
IDPs
Knowledge
Sharing
Theories
Interactive
lecturing
and
Interviews
Strategies that were followed by BIPA
Linking leadership and training
programs and courses with Major laws
governing the public sector in Bahrain,
such as: Civil Service Law, Tender Law,
National Audit Court, and others
Tailored Courses
Designing training programs in accordance
with national models related to the local
nature and prevailing educational patterns
Learner-Focused
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Strategies that were followed by BIPA
Applied the principle of
“Locally design and Internationally
recognize”
Global Spread
Best Practices
Linking the design of training programs with the
strategic constants for the Kingdom
Tailored Courses
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A Clear Model that focuses on the customer and
Delivering Results
Build a clear yet simple
model for leadership
programs designed by
BIPA
Deliver
Results
Set Direction
& Lead
Take Care of
Customers &
Stakeholders
Develop your
team
Control &
Develop your
Organization
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Strategies that were followed by BIPA
* Focusing on local expertise in training delivery
Leadership programs adopted the concept of
“Leaders as Teachers”
and hence utilizing the expertise from within the
local public sector.
International Recognition
* Partnering with international bodies specialized
in leadership development
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Outsourcing
The use of a range of qualified trainers and the formation of a
network of relationships with them
Cooperation with others to develop
National policies and Legislations that
impact the process of training in the
public sector
National
Legislations
Government
Policies
‫التشريعات‬
‫الوطنية‬
‫السياسات الحكومية‬
Strategies
‫استراتيجيات العمل‬
Work Execution
‫مبادرات وآليات التنفيذ‬
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Outcome of the Strategies followed
BIPA has yet to conduct a thorough study on the impact of leadership programs
conducted by BIPA (2009-2013) Some indicators for the level and quality of the
results obtained to date do exist
Levels of Qualification
No. of Participants & Graduates
100
25
80
45
20
41
60
50
40
24
25
25
25
13
20
0
15
44
19
19
46
44
20
‫متوسط االعمار‬
20
‫اعداد الخريجين‬
42
20
‫اعداد المشاركين‬
20
17
1 ‫الدفعة‬2 ‫الدفعة‬3 ‫الدفعة‬4 ‫الدفعة‬5 ‫الدفعة‬6 ‫الدفعة‬7 ‫الدفعة‬
1
12
15
10
2
5
8
0
2
1
1
2
4
2
8
11
8
16
15
13
12
15
14
1
4
1
10
5
12
12
‫الجنس ذكر‬
5
5
8
9
‫دبلوم عالي‬
‫ماجستير‬
8
‫دكتوراه‬
1
3
All Batches
9
6
1
‫بكالوريس‬
10
1 ‫ الدفعة‬2 ‫ الدفعة‬3 ‫ الدفعة‬4 ‫ الدفعة‬5 ‫ الدفعة‬6 ‫ الدفعة‬7 ‫الدفعة‬
15
13
1
9
Gender Distribution
20
‫ثانوية عامة‬
1
8
5
3
‫الجنس انثى‬
400
300
200
100
0
312
141 121
8
62
7
59
0
1 ‫ الدفعة‬2 ‫ الدفعة‬3 ‫ الدفعة‬4 ‫ الدفعة‬5 ‫ الدفعة‬6 ‫ الدفعة‬7 ‫الدفعة‬
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96
5
45
Outcome of the Strategies followed
Level of Satisfaction by Participants
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
88.75
89.79
84.23
86.58
88.16
86.67
89.67
Batch 1
Batch 2
Batch 3
Batch 4
Batch 5
Batch 6
Batch 7
30
20
10
0
Overall Satisfaction
There are many success stories that are not
documented and need proper research
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Conclusions
• Transformational Government needs proper leadership and hence BIPA
has been engaged in this process since it started its activities in 2009.
•
“Transformational government cannot be as such transformational if it is
not the result of a negotiated process between a number of actors or within
a network. It has to be configured beyond the boundaries of government
operations and out of the box marked: e-government" Quote from workshop ToR
• The transformation Government must satisfy two components: the
Hardware and the Software:
1. The Hardware is the latest technology available
2. The Software is the negotiated process between a number of actors within
the network which includes training, building trust, leadership
development, collaboration, etc…
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Conclusions
• There are a number of government entities which need to interact and
complement each other in the effort for adopting and implementing the
concept of t-Gov. These include but not limited to BIPA, e-Gov and CIO.
•
• All above entities have to work together and to engage other pubic
sector entities to achieve objectives of the transformational government
• The concept of t-G to be imbedded within leadership programs in BIPA
• A government policy to be issued to further formalize and strategize the
process of leadership development in the public sector
• Government policies can be further supported by national legislations to
protect policies endorsed
• It would be ideal to come up with a national policy regarding adoption of
the concept of t-G which could be endorsed by the cabinet
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Thank You
Ishaq Mohamed Ameen
BIPA
Kingdom of Bahrain
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