Strategic Objectives 1999-2001
To realise its mission, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
has adopted the following strategies grouped under four cornerstones: products,
people, partnerships and processes.
| OUR PRODUCTS |
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| Quality Policy Development and Advice |
- Provide and promote excellence in policy co-ordination and development.
- Lead and facilitate the development of the Government's strategic
policy priorities.
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| Quality Services |
- Maintain high quality information, secretariat, and support services
to the Prime Minister, Cabinet and the Governor-General.
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| OUR PEOPLE |
- Recruit, appoint and induct excellent people.
- Maintain the competency and quality of existing staff, competitive
rewards mix and good human resource policies.
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| OUR PARTNERSHIPS |
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| Strong Relationships |
- Identify key stakeholders and raise the profile of DPMC by targeting
them and building strong relationships with them.
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| Excellent Communication |
- Implement and promote improved internal and external communications
emphasising links of mutual interest.
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| OUR PROCESSES |
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| Quality Assurance |
- Develop and maintain strong and effective quality control and management
processes and extend our reputation for getting things right.
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| The Right Information |
- Ensure access to timely, accurate and quality information.
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| Flexibility |
- Develop proactive systems that are responsive to the changing needs
of the environment.
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Critical Issues In 1999/2000
Policy Development Process
- Providing free, frank and independent advice and support to the Prime
Minister to enable her to lead and manage the day to day business of Government.
Strategic Policy Priorities
- Providing support and resources for the review formulation and implementation
of the Government's strategic policy priorities.
- Providing advice and support to the Prime Minister, in consultation with
officials supporting the Cabinet Strategy Committee on those issues identified
by the Prime Minister as high risk and high priority.
Youth-at-Risk
- Contributing to the achievement of the Government's strategic priority
around the prevention of youth offending and re-offending through the work
of the Department's Crime Prevention Unit.
Departmental Capability
- Enhancing the skills, systems and processes of the department to support
its responsibilities and to achieve priorities agreed with the Prime Minister.
General Election
- Providing support to the Prime Minister for her governmental obligations
up to the election.
- Providing advice and support to the caretaker government if required,
and to the elected government in the post election period.
APEC 99
- Co-ordinating interdepartmental processes for planning and security,
and providing support for the Prime Minister as chair and host, for the
APEC 99 series of meetings.
Millennium
- To provide support to the Prime Minister and the Governor-General around
key Millennium year events.
- Implementing a departmental wide contingency plan to overcome Year 2000
computer technology issues.
Links to Government Outcomes
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet contributes to the following
Government outcomes through the work of its constituent units.
- The Prime Minister as Head of Government and Chair of the Cabinet
is enabled to lead and guide a coherent and informed policy-making process
across the range of government activity. (Policy Advisory Group
and Cabinet Office)
- More effective co-ordination of the policy formulation process is
promoted. (Policy Advisory Group)
- The central processes of executive government are maintained and
conducted effectively, and in accordance with accepted constitutional conventions. (Cabinet
Office)
- The domestic and external security of New Zealand
is enhanced. (Domestic
and External Security Secretariat)
- The community is informed about policy changes. (Communications
Unit)
- New Zealand's foreign relations and external interests are enhanced
by informed policy decision-making. (External Assessments Bureau)
- Community safety and security is enhanced. (Crime Prevention
Unit)
- A co-ordinated and co-operative approach to crime prevention
policy design and programme implementation is promoted. (Crime Prevention Unit)
- The constitutional, social, and ceremonial functions of the office
of Governor-General are performed. (Cabinet Office and Government
House)
- The functions and dignity of the office of Governor-General are
supported and preserved. (Cabinet Office and Government House)
- The Governor-General's residences are maintained through the development
and implementation of long term maintenance programmes.
(Government House)
