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Just as there is a Cabinet, why shouldn't there be a Council of Secretaries-General for ministries, meeting periodically under the chairmanship or auspices of the Prime Minister?
​The Secretary-General in any ministry is essentially its executive and technical arm; they are closest to operational details, actively monitoring the ministry's directorates and departments, and typically possess the greatest stability and cumulative experience, whereas a minister may change while the institution, its operations, and its projects continue.
​A periodic council bringing together secretaries-general could serve as an executive coordination hub among ministries, where joint projects, decisions requiring multi-ministry cooperation, overlaps in authority and procedures, and obstacles delaying completion can be addressed.
​Instead of paperwork moving endlessly from one ministry to another and projects waiting on official correspondence, meetings, and replies, specialists and executives would sit around a single table to determine: Where is the problem? Who is responsible for solving it? What is the required timeline for execution?
​The idea is not to a new layer of bureaucracy, but rather to cut down on existing bureaucratic layers.
​The Cabinet sets policies and makes decisions, while the Council of Secretaries-General coordinates execution, tracks completion, and dismantles obstacles between ministries.
​It is merely a proposal, but applying it institutionally and periodically could contribute to faster executive decision-making, streamlined procedures, heightened coordination, and transforming numerous meetings and correspondences into actual achievements on the ground.
​By Dr. Tariq Sami Khoury
​Source: Rum News Agency