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Prime Minister Dacian Cilos on Tuesday said that the administration's incapacity to pursue the interests of the state must be reduced, pointing out that there is much resistance to change in the system.
He believes that a key-element is the more efficient management of state-owned companies based on the corporate governance principle.
"Beyond the budget allotments, beyond the fiscal policy, a resource the state hasn't sufficiently capitalised on is represented by the state-owned companies. We still haven't got a coherent and long-term vision in all sectors of what we want to do with these companies which are resources of the state and which (...) in key-areas can act as key-factors for stimulating the development of the respective areas - I am thinking about energy, transport, natural resources exploitation. The coherent, efficient management of state-owned companies through a performing management, corporate governance represent an important goal for this government and I hope it remains a goal for the governments to follow," the Prime Minister said.
The chief of Government showed that the Economy Ministry has started a consistent change process, meant to define the expectations of the state from its own companies and which includes the professionalisation of the administration boards.
"We should avoid seeing the administration boards as sinecures for a public worker or another and think of competent, performing people to entrust clear mandates to when they represent the state in these boards," Ciolos added. AGERPRES
