CORONA ADVANTAGES
9-ADDITIONS ACHIEVED
BY CORONA TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN KUWAIT
The corona-virus pandemic has become
one of the major crises that has completely and comprehensively hit the
economies of the world's countries, which has crippled its annual progress as
well as reshaping the economic map of the balance of power. The spread of the
Corona virus has affected Kuwait, as has the rest of the world, with bills
estimated at an initial value of KD 12.6 Billion – equivalent to USD 41.4 Billion.
This combined value represents the opportunity to decrease Kuwait's GDP for
2020, medical expenses, loans and salaries, grants and rewards, evacuation
trips for citizens and residents, housing, and others. As the value of these
losses to the national economy as a result of this economic health disaster has
increased, it is necessary to stand around the most important additions that
the first administration of Kuwait must use to develop the institutional
process. As per EXCPR CO. - consulting and business management - has decided
through its national role to draw the most important topics that the State of
Kuwait went through during the crisis of the spread of corona-virus, in order to
rely on it in the design of the policies of the next phase, which can be
considered lessons learned imposed in the form of the daily management of the
state. Additionally, the size of the Corona crisis accounted for 30% of the
Kuwaiti economy, which should be used to make up for the losses. The following
are the most prominent of these additions, which must be identified and
analysed in an integrated manner, towards obtaining more positive results
expected and developing the operations of the state's public institutions, both
in the business sectors and through responsiveness and dynamic sway, and thus
to make the plight of Corona an administrative economic grant to the state:
ANTICIPATING EVENTS
Since the onset of the corona virus in Kuwait, specifically in late Feb. 2020, the public sector has been on the
lookout for virus deployment stations from the People's Republic of China. That
perception has led to the taking and initiative in reducing the scale of
losses. This is confirmed by the commendation and similar steps taken by the
rest of the surrounding countries and the follow-up of the initiatives of
Kuwait in reducing the spread of the epidemic. Therefore, reading the public
scene well has had an impact in the face of the accelerated events, which led
the Kuwait to master the regional center in anticipating events, which we see
as the need to rely on it as a methodology and action plan for the rest of the
public sector institutions in the next phase.
ACCURATE REPORTS
Decision makers may be constantly
going to work sites, as well as narrowing the gap and obtaining the details of
the information and data required accurately without any margins. This can be
concluded to the extent that reports need to be developed and the mechanization
process in obtaining important value-added information, which would be good
material towards making the right decisions, thereby reducing the amount of
risks expected. In this regard, EXCPR CO. does not invite everyone to take
positions, but this pioneering experience indicates the importance of
reconsidering the feasibility of the reports submitted and periodic meetings,
in order to increase the effectiveness of the business.
RIGHT PERSON
The Corona crisis underscored the
importance of selecting the right leader in the right position to perform the
work and tasks to the fullest, according to the scarcity of resources and the
short duration of the work. This crisis demonstrated the magnitude of the
productive wheel of some state institutions, which have been taken over by
competent and highly capable people. The pioneering selection process for some
members of the committees and working chambers has the effect of limiting the
spread of the crisis and directing it to the right tracks as soon as possible.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE
LAW
The Corona crisis restored
confidence in the law and the importance of applying it effectively to all
without difference, which strengthened the role of the modern civil state in
the management of institutions. The crisis in the application of laws and
regulations has remained present over the past period, making the plight of the Corona-virus an opportunity to restore the prestige of law, regulations and
regulations. This step, which requires the continuation of this strong
approach, must therefore be commended.
GRADIENT IN LAW
The public sector also recognized
the importance of gradually applying laws and regulations, especially since the
community was not accustomed to these methods of narrowing the area of
freedoms, but the awareness of the people and their great awareness was an
important element in helping state institutions to perform their tasks to the
fullest. For example, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has gradually
closed shops and commercial markets, which has contributed to the understanding
and achievement of this method by citizens and residents.
PLANNING
The rapid spread of the Corona-virus imposed its method on the performance and activity of various state
institutions, in directing the sources of production towards achieving the
desired goals, in the days and times. It was necessary to set the overall
target for all ministries of state, which made them work continuously towards
this goal. Day-to-day work steps also play a role in widening the gap and
speedy outcomes ahead of planned duration. State public institutions should
adopt this approach after the end of the Corona distress, which will promise
more positive results.
MEDIA PLATFORMS
As we also mentioned earlier for the
importance of having a single media source during crises to receive information
and data, as a result of false news and instilling a sense of reassurance among
the members of the community. This is what has already happened in the country,
and this is what the public sector has done since the first days of the crisis,
a platform was launched run by the official speaker of the Council of Ministers
in Kuwait, to inform everyone of all that is going on and what has been taken
almost daily. We believe that the continuation of all ministries and state
institutions on their various activities in launching this step is very
important, which will undoubtedly gain unlimited transparency.
MODERN
TECHNOLOGY
Modern technology imposed its order
during the corona-virus crisis in a large way, which made public sector adopt
the method of modern applications, which has been disabled for many years, to
be the difficult figure in managing the health-economic crisis. After the
security authorities imposed their order on the state's business sectors
through the application of the partial and total curfew, the rest of the state
institutions found it to be forced to deal with these modern application in the
management of the affairs of the country. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry
has successfully implemented this system to enter the central markets through
the use of bar codes, which has achieved the need for individuals to buy their
food needs, in line with the requirements of the social dimension - the health
aspect. These efforts call for continued tele-service for the rest of the
business sectors in various state institutions, especially as The State of
Kuwait is on the verge of the high vision "Kuwait 2035", which
requires keeping pace with the speed of modern technology in public affairs.
The presence of such smart systems also has the effect of significantly
reducing the operating expenses of state institutions and increasing the level
of efficiency.
OUTSTANDING
CRISES
The Corona crisis has also
overshadowed some of the other problems and challenges that have been stuck for
years. The problem of loose labor has weighed heavily on the entire efforts of
front-line workers, which made the decision to evacuate those numbers, which
remained a problem that surrounded the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor in
adjusting the proportion of expatriates against citizens in Kuwait. In
addition, the Corona crisis demonstrated the amount of productive capacity
required to operate state institutions, and the problem of "disguised
unemployment" was solved. The Corona crisis could also open the door to
the distribution of Kuwaiti nationality to its BIDOUN beneficiaries (People without identifying their nationality!!) , who have
provided great services and sacrifices to this country, especially in light of
the imbalance in the demographics. The Ministry of Public Works has also taken
advantage of the country's partial and total curfew to repave roads and
streets. This crisis has therefore given the opportunity for various state
institutions to solve some of the problems and challenges that have haunted
them for many years.
In conclusion, perhaps the enormous
financial cost spent to address the challenges surrounding the Corona-virus crisis in Kuwait require learning from that experience and seeking to use it as
much as possible in the development of state institutions and seeking another
alternative to the source of oil in the development of the economy. That huge
economic cost has also had an impact on the Government of Kuwait, which will
remain a debt of USD 4 per barrel over the next 10 years. In other words, the
general budget for the coming years will need to be the price of a barrel of
oil minus USD 4, to cover the losses and expenses of the current Corona crisis,
which will continue until 2030. All of this makes the state institutions and
their higher administrations faced with a different kind of test, in order to
face this general waste, which must be sought alternatives and creative ways in
the management of institutions, in order to amplify the additions to the State
of Kuwait.
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