NEW DELHI, 5 October (H.S.): The National Centre for Good Governance

(NCGG) successfully concluded the 6th Training Programme on Public Policy and

Governance for the civil servants of Cambodia on Friday in New Delhi. The

2-week program was organized from September 23rd to October 4th, 2024 in

collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and had participation of

39 senior and mid-level civil servants from Cambodia, representing the Ministry

of Economy & Finance and the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology

& Innovations. The participating officers hold positions such as Joint

Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Director, Under Secretary among others.

In the valedictory session Director

General, NCGG emphasized on the importance of longstanding collaboration

between India and Cambodia and discussed how the challenges faced by both the

nations are common and developments in the area of science and technology,

infrastructure development and the vision for development envisaged by both the

nations is also similar.

Highlighting the impact of transformative

initiatives like Aadhaar, which have revolutionized subsidy transfer, he reflected

on India's vision for inclusive governance & prioritizing governance

reforms, which focus on digital transformation for better service delivery so

as to bring citizens closer to government.

He outlined that the goal is to create

digitally empowered citizens and technologically transformed institutions and

consequently the nation. He also encouraged the officers to try and replicate

the best practices learnt here especially for increasing infrastructure growth,

building digital platforms like PM Gati Shakti for which both nations are

committed to help each other through bilateral cooperation.

The

participating officers gave three very elaborate and insightful presentations

on “Review of National Science Policy for Cambodia”, “Rationalizing Expenditure

Plan for Infrastructure and Growth”, and “Governance Reforms in Cambodia and

Digital Transformation” showcasing the knowledge and learnings gained during

the programme.

Mr Ith

Hunly, Deputy Director, Ministry of Science and Technology Innovations, and Head

of Cambodia’s delegation, shed light on the historical and cultural relations

between the two nations. He expressed gratitude to the Indian government for

organizing a comprehensive programme. He acknowledged that the learning’s from

the sessions were very useful and would help participants implement good

governance practices in Cambodia.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Nimish kumar