- Joined
- Dec 30, 2010
- Messages
- 12,730
- Points
- 113
It is difficult to spot the differences in the PM’s statement which describes the new MCI as being responsible for "oversee[ing] the development of the infocomm technology, media and design sectors; the national and public libraries; as well as Government’s information and public communications policies. REACH will be transferred from the current MCYS to MCI. The re-organisation will enable the Government to focus more sharply on communication and information.”
These new developments may be ill-thought through but like all administrative re-organisations they incur a cost, sometimes excessive costs to create a whole new ministry; re-brand all three of the new departments; develop peripherals and collaterals; and set up administrative arrangements, not to mention the logistical details involved.
Additionally, the reshuffle of ministers necessary for the newly-structured Cabinet also brings with it a cost. With the addition of Ms Grace Fu and Ms Indranee Rajah to the Cabinet, we now face the price of two additional ministerial salaries, not to mention raising the number of personnel in the PMO to seven.
Does the Prime Minister really need two DPMs, a Senior Minister of State and three Ministers without Portfolio to run his department? What exactly are the duties associated with his office that he finds so onerous as to require six subordinates?
And why, for that matter, since he carried on quite nicely for eighteen months does Mr Shanmugam suddenly require a Minister of State, and one appointed at Senior level at that, to support him?
- http://yoursdp.org/publ/perspectives/2-1-0-1085
These new developments may be ill-thought through but like all administrative re-organisations they incur a cost, sometimes excessive costs to create a whole new ministry; re-brand all three of the new departments; develop peripherals and collaterals; and set up administrative arrangements, not to mention the logistical details involved.
Additionally, the reshuffle of ministers necessary for the newly-structured Cabinet also brings with it a cost. With the addition of Ms Grace Fu and Ms Indranee Rajah to the Cabinet, we now face the price of two additional ministerial salaries, not to mention raising the number of personnel in the PMO to seven.
Does the Prime Minister really need two DPMs, a Senior Minister of State and three Ministers without Portfolio to run his department? What exactly are the duties associated with his office that he finds so onerous as to require six subordinates?
And why, for that matter, since he carried on quite nicely for eighteen months does Mr Shanmugam suddenly require a Minister of State, and one appointed at Senior level at that, to support him?
- http://yoursdp.org/publ/perspectives/2-1-0-1085
