governments’ willingness to recognize the usefulness of outside knowledge, particularly public knowledge as I have described it. Experience shows that governments are reluctant in general, with perhaps one exception, the Simitis government, who I am happy to see here tonight, to exploit public knowledge, even if the proposals and recommendations are potentially relevant and useful.
Our pursuit for operational excellence is driven by our continuing efforts to align our business processes with international standards and best practices. We have pushed for innovative approaches to managing and developing our people. Receiving stakeholder affirmation We believe that our good performance eventually reached the minds of the public we serve.