Besides the other buzz-words of transparency, independence and integrity, what do these words entail? You may also ask why I continue to speak on this particular topic, as in my previous speeches. This is because I have seen in practice what good governance and accountability can do to an individual, an organisation and society as a whole.
It is an important issue which should be given more prominence in our various training programmes and courses. I am glad that the ‘governance’ topic in your course took up about 9 hours of your course programme and contributed 5 percent to your overall grade. This is a clear reflection of the importance of this issue in public policy and management.