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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Saturday emphasized that his government will continue to develop its performance and upgrade public service offering as ordered by His Majesty King Abdullah II.

"Successful governments are not the ones that make no mistakes, but rather those that learn from their mistakes, evaluate their performance constantly, and always correct and improve until they reach what they aspire to," Razzaz told an online ceremony that saw the launch of an impact assessment policy guide.

"It has become imperative for us to institutionalize the decision-making process and assess its impact," Razzaz added, stressing the importance of the guide to asses policy impact and better manage institutional development.

The ceremony was attended by top officials, the ministers of institutional development and prime ministry affairs and the EU ambassador to Jordan, Maria Hadjitheodosiou, and director of the EU-funded Support for Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA), Gregor Virant.

The guide was devised by the Institutional Performance and Policy Development Department (Decision Support Unit) in the Prime Ministry in cooperation with SIGMA and the Institute of Public Administration.

It aims to build and strengthen the capacities of government departments, institutions, decision-makers, legislators, and community institutions on the use and application of impact assessment instruments, by offering an indicative and organizational reference document that clarifies good institutional practices in the field of impact assessment.

In press remarks following the teleconference, State Minister for Institutional Performance Development, Yasirah Ghosheh, said the manual is intended to serve as a road-map for all government departments when implementing an impact assessment related to any decision or legislation approved by the cabinet.

Ghosheh also indicated that the guide also aims to inform government departments and institutions how to study any proposed decision or policy submitted by the department or institution to the cabinet, by preparing comprehensive studies on the project or policy intended to be implemented and exploring its impact in all respects for better decision-making.

In turn, State Minister for Prime Ministry Affairs Sami Al-Dawoud described the manual as key part of administrative reform, which, he said, is a government priority, adding that the document will help uplift public management, pinpoint shortcomings and give better decision-making options.

EU ambassador to Jordan, Maria Hadjitheodosiou, said the SIGMA project worked closely with government stakeholders on the guide and offered assistance in its formulation, stressing that the EU is committed to providing the advice and technical support required during the implementation of the legislative impact assessment policy in Jordan.