Sponsoring the Regie’s developmental contributions
Khalil: confidence in the government is related to wisely choosing managers of public sector and responsible performance
Seklaoui: over five years, the Regie contributed to 133 projects in 106 villages in 3 governorates
Minister of Finance Ali Hassan Khalil stressed that confidence in the government is related to wisely "choosing managers of public sector” that should be run with "transparency, clarity and responsibility away from personal interests" and with the availability of "adequate supervision". Growth has no chances “under administrative mess and corruption”, he said.
Khalil sponsored the ceremony that was held at the Regie’s headquarter, during which the General Manager, Mr. Nassif Seklaoui handed over contributions to 24 municipalities from the north, south and Bekaa, for the fifth consecutive year. Thus, the number of the Regie’s contributions raises to 133 projects in 106 villages in three governorates at a total cost of 4.5 billion LBP."
Khalil
"When Regie launched months ago the Sustainable Development Project, it seemed out of the context at the time, due to political chaos, anxiety about the future and lack of clarity" Khalil said. "That day, the Regie confirmed that it will pursue will to take decisions and the desire to continuously change and develop to the better. As for the knowledge, it is manifested in the level of apprehension and awareness that we managed to build and we still work on enhancing this level through experience, training, education, and capacity building.”
Eng. Seklaoui added that excellence and professionalism require investments in training and knowledge management that are at the same level as any other investment.
He also emphasized that knowledge-based plans have taken a great part of Regie plans, its budget, and even activities in the past 6 years, stressing that the “Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan” and the teams of Regie played a great role in the success of more than 150 training courses and more than 2,000 trainees in Lebanon and abroad.
In this context, Seklaoui noted that this experience was based on well-studied measures, clear goals, and specific yearly agendas, adding that a lot of workshops have become tangible projects and initiatives. He also mentioned that Regie is studying these trainings and their return on investment.
Talking about next year’s plan, Seklaoui pointed out that it will be based on scientific criteria that take into consideration the current economic situation.
“Our challenges are bigger, and we have greater resources so we have to enhance our knowledge and skills in planning, management, and communication since our greatest responsibility is towards our institution, employees, national economy, and local community. Every wrong step will be a setback.”
Eng. Seklaoui concluded his speech by stressing that trainings and investments in human resources will continue as well as cooperation with the “Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan”.
Bissat
For her part, the Head of the Institute, Mrs. Lamia Moubayed Bissat, pointed out that the first half of the year included 200 trainees from Regie and added that 3 specialized certificates were issued for them.
“Together, with the public sector, we organized for the first time a special program for leadership and management.”
She also called on high-ranking officials to take into consideration the financial and economic situation of Lebanon when working on their plans.
The yearly plan
The CEO of HR Works, Mr. Charles Saliba who is a specialized expert, helped in setting the said plan after looking into the challenges related to the strategic planning and operational plans, and the joint thinking in terms of plans for the years 2020-2021.