Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance 2003-2011

Good Practices and InnovATIONS in Public Governance
One other key to the sustainability of Lebanon’s new management approach is that
the MoIM has regained public confidence in the government’s ability to administer
elections with complete neutrality. The general public appreciates the systematic
mechanisms used and the transparent policies adopted, so support should remain
strong for continuing the new election practices.
Lessons Learned
Among the main lessons learned was the need to allocate more time to building the
capacity of staff and to developing adequate employee incentive schemes. Addressing
such matters would have resulted in less resistance to change and encouraged
staff to get on board faster.
Another important lesson was the need to identify ways of transferring the knowledge
of external stakeholders to ministerial staff more quickly. Because of the tight
time frame for implementing election reforms, staff was not always able to fully
comprehend and integrate the new mechanisms that the external experts brought into
the Ministry’s usual processes.
Last but not least, utilizing technology in administering elections has shed light on
the Ministry’s limitations in fully exploiting technology. This limitation stems mainly
from the absence of a specific department responsible for promulgating the use of
modern technology and integrating it into the daily work routines of the staff. On
most occasions, the incorporation of technology in the election preparation and implementation
processes was initiated unsystematically by staffers.
Contact Information
Mr. Fadi Abilmona
Project Officer
Lebanese Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
Beirut
Lebanon
Tel: 009613 283187
Fax: 009611 751601
E-mail: fadi.abilmona@gmail.com
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