Date: Wednesday, 25 March 2009

There are as many as 37 ministries and councils under the Executive Yuan — far more than the average number (between 15 and 25) in other countries. There is an urgent need to integrate and merge these organizations to increase government flexibility and efficiency. President Ma Ying-jeou’s restructuring plans are expected to have an impact on business in Taiwan. To enhance flexibility and effectiveness through streamlining government bureaucracies, new agencies and ministries will be created and old ones merged or eliminated. Ma’s plan further aims to make government innovative, build better relationships with the corporate world and develop long-term economic benefits to promote Taiwan’s competitiveness.

1. Reasons for Organizational Reform
2. Goals and Strategies of Organizational Reform
3. Organizational Reform Structure
4. Categories of Ministries, Councils/Commissions, and the Executive Yuan Headquarters
5. Timeline for Initiating Organizational Reform

About the Speaker(s)

Dr. Sung Yu-Hsieh is currently the Deputy Minister at Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC), Executive Yuan. Before that, he served as Chief Secretary of Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC); Director of Department of Planning, RDEC; Deputy Director of Department of Supervision and Evaluation, RDEC; Section Chief, Department of Information Management, RDEC; Adjunct Associate Professor, Chung Yuan Christian University and Yuan Ze University. He graduated from National Chung-Hsing University, and earned MPP in University of Michigan, U.S.A., and PhD, Business Administration from National Chengchi University, Taiwan.

 032509 Reforming Taiwan Government Institutions (150.51 kB)