Government of national unity: Ukraine needs movement

It is essential that the necessary resources be allocated for this, particularly human and managerial resources.

When discussing the improvement of public administration, it could be framed as a government of "national salvation," "national unity," or "national development"—it depends on how you look at it...

Until this happens, we should try to introduce anti-crisis elements now.

One of the factors that contribute to abuse and corruption, and thus to the inefficiency of public administration, is the long, "even entrenched" stay of the same people in positions of power.

I propose to extend the principle of rotation, which works well, for example, in the diplomatic service and is now being introduced in the Armed Forces, to other structures and positions.

We can start with the heads and members of the Medical and social expert commission and the Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support. Two to three years (and in times of war, it may be less) and irreversible horizontal rotation (in some cases, vertical rotation with promotion or even demotion or dismissal; those who demonstrate real results are promoted, those who fail are promoted to a lower position). It is clear that this needs to be legislated and regulated.

It would also be good to extend this principle to cover more civil servant positions.

There are questions about shortening the terms of work (in fact, often to ensure legal payment for other activities) of state representatives in various supervisory boards.

There is a separate story with the exponentially growing new category of "untouchables" - numerous assistants, advisers and advisers to advisers. Moreover, keeping people in government agencies who are not subject to civil service, anti-corruption or state secret protection legislation creates additional risks in a time of war.

It is clear that the basic question is why super-loyal, unprincipled, profit-oriented (primarily illegal) individuals capable of all sorts of scheming are elected to exercise power, but this is a complex problem that cannot be solved quickly. Despite the complexity, the key is that those who elect such "valuable personnel" to responsible positions must be held accountable and must meet the requirements they set for them.

Ukraine needs dynamics now, not only to patch holes, but also to improve the quality of public administration in the context of all-out war.

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About the author. Valeriy Chaly, Ukrainian diplomat, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States

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