Establishing a System with More Effective Political Leadership :
Establishing a System with More Effective Political Leadership To strengthen the administrative leadership of the Cabinet and Prime Minister, the reform
introduced new positions in the Cabinet Secretariat;
established a new Cabinet Office;
created Ministers for Special Mission;
set up Councils of important policies, such as the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy;
placed new politically appointed positions, State Secretary and Parliamentary Secretary, within each Ministry.
Restructuring of National Administrative Organs :
Restructuring of National Administrative Organs
Currently 1 Office and 22 Ministries were reorganized into 1 Cabinet Office and 12 Ministries by realigning the roles of the government.
Policy coordination on issues that concern two or more Ministries will become more effective by the comprehensive coordination of the Cabinet Office which is given higher status than other Ministries.
More Transparent Administration :
More Transparent Administration 89 undertakings of the government such as the operation of national museums and research institutes are now conducted by IAIs (Independent Administrative Institutions) which are organizationally independent from the government. The establishment of 59 IAIs has been legislated, and most of them will start operating from April 1, 2001. In the IAI system,
Drastic Streamlining of the Central Government :
Drastic Streamlining of the Central Government A goal is set to cut the number of national civil servants by 25% over the decade.
The number of bureaus is reduced from 128 to 96 (by 25%) and that of divisions from approximately 1200 to 1000 (by 20%).
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