Phnom Penh: The National Assembly has created a clear vision and objectives for deep reforms and the promotion of good governance, reinforcing accountability, transparency, efficiency, and responsibility within the Secretariat-General to enhance services for Members of Parliament, ensuring timeliness, effectiveness, and high-quality performance.
According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, the remarks were made by Samdech Maha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia, when she was presiding over the opening ceremony of a high-level public forum titled ‘Review and Analysis of Functions and Organisational Structures within Ministries and Institutions’ held at the National Assembly Palace this morning with 300 distinguished participants from both the legislative and executive branches in attendance.
Samdech Khuon Sudary highlighted that in this seventh legislature, the National Assembly has been refining seven key measures for deep reforms as follows: conducting studies on the legal frameworks governing human resource management within the Secretariat-General, analysing and restructuring functions to improve organisational structures, developing official census processes, and refining job descriptions to align officials with actual needs and expertise. Additionally, enhancing staff attendance monitoring through a digital Face ID Scan system, strengthening work performance monitoring with monthly digital reports, developing transparent incentive systems, and implementing an E-Administration under the E-Parliament initiative were also outlined.
‘As part of ongoing reform measures, over 100 officials have been removed from the employment framework through retirement or voluntary resignation over the past 20 months,’ Samdech Khuon Sudary said. These measures have significantly contributed to national budget savings, improved work efficiency, and reinforced principles of meritocracy, justice, accountability, transparency, and equal opportunity in career advancement, she added.
‘The National Assembly is actively working to build and develop officials’ capacity by providing training opportunities both internally and externally, with a particular focus on strengthening research capabilities,’ she said. Research capacity development aims to expand expertise in legal drafting, legislation, policy analysis, and evidence-based evaluation, strengthening the National Assembly’s human resources and institutional capacity for research-driven policymaking.