The 5th Capacity Building programme on Public Policy and Governance for Civil Servants of the Kingdom of Cambodia successfully completed on July 6 at the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in New Delhi, India.
According to a press release, 40 senior officers from the Ministry of Civil Services and the Senate of Cambodia participated in the two-week programme organised from June 24 to July 5 in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The programme offered a platform for policy dialogue and sharing best practices, helping participants gain valuable insights into institutional transformation and citizen engagement.
The valedictory session was chaired by Shri V. Srinivas, NCGG Director General (DG) and Secretary Department of Administrative Reform and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India who highlighted the importance of long friendly and historical relations between the two nations. He discussed that it is the role of civil servants to simplify the interface between
citizens and government.
Citing examples from the grievance redressal model he elaborated how technology has played a key role in bringing citizens closer to government, while optimising transparency and accountability. He complemented the participating officers for making excellent and substantive presentations.
Speaking on the occasion, Guest of Honour H.E. Koy Kuong, High Commissioner of Kingdom of Cambodia to India spoke about the ancient connections between the two civilisations and thanked the government of India for support in capacity building of its officers. He elaborated how the two nations have been exchanging knowledge, wisdom and people have been travelling between the countries for pilgrimage as well as medical requirements.
He spoke that it was encouraging to see the participants showcasing the learning from the programme in the form of insightful and excellent presentations made during the valedictory session. He highlighted that bilateral relations are at the core of collaborations betwee
n the two countries, which are aimed at building the human resource capital of the countries which in turn are necessary to meet the aspirations of the common people, thus helping in achieving good governance.
H.E. Ms. Say Pagnvathey, Deputy Director General, Senate of Cambodia and head of delegation from Cambodia expressed gratitude to the Indian Government for this opportunity. She also thanked Shri V. Srinivas along with the training team for conducting such a training programme for the Cambodian civil service officers.
She elaborated how they learnt about a lot of best practices in the area of public policy and governance and how technology is being leveraged in India. She was of the opinion that they are looking forward to such exposure and this will lead the officers to give better services to the people of their country and ultimately help in achieving good governance.
The participating officers as part of the learning outcomes gave four elaborate and insightful presentation on ‘Role of Civil Servic
es in Policy Design and Implementation in Cambodia’, ‘Social Protection in Cambodia’, ‘Cambodia towards Hybrid Digital 2050’ and ‘Role of Cambodia Parliament in Policy Design and Implementation’.
The second phase of the programme included field visits to Smart City project and Information Technology Development Agency in Dehradun, District Administration in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, the Union Public Service Commission and Indian Parliament.
The programme also gives exposure to history and culture of the country during visits to the PM Sangrahalaya, Buddha Temple and the Taj Mahal.
NCGG has imparted training to civil servants of 17 countries viz. Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Tunisia, Seychelles, Gambia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Laos, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Eretria and Cambodia. So far, 196 Civil Servants from Cambodia have been trained by NCGG.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse
