Citizens are sometimes allowed to criticize local officials and offer suggestions for improving government services.
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At the same time, the very basis for identification systems are changing from improving government functions to enabling citizen services.
So in area after area after area you see the work that has already begun in improving government performance, feeding into the federal budget.
"When the economy is slowing, to stubbornly stick to a policy of improving government finances would simply lead to a collapse in government finances altogether, " said the paper.
The health of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who missed his inauguration last week, has been improving, the government says.
But he has said that he is determined to present plans to bring the long-term budget outlook into balance, and has appointed Nancy Killefer to the new post of governmental performance officer, charged with improving efficiency in government.
With its slow progress in Marja in mind, however, NATO's main focus is on improving Kandahar's government.
He shared the important initiatives taken by Government in improving the education system.
At the same time, President Nelson Mandela's government is improving its own housekeeping.
Mr Letwin said the Civil Service Reform Plan committed the government to improving policy making "with a greater focus on robust evidence, transparency and engaging with key groups earlier in the process".
For years the fear of a large-scale exodus from Myanmar, as happened in 1978 and again in 1991-92, has scuppered efforts by international agencies to nudge Bangladesh's government into improving the lot of the Rohingyas.
He said the government was committed to improving the working conditions of fighter pilots.
Health minister Earl Howe replied that the government was committed to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and their carers.
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The objective of the EETPB is to reduce the tax-reporting burden on businesses while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government operations.
This is no time to miss the opportunity to save a great deal of money by vastly improving the efficiency of the federal government.
While the academy programme under Labour was based on improving underachieving schools, the coalition government's proposals are focused on giving autonomy to the most successful schools.
Mr Sargeant said the Welsh government is committed to improving the safety of all road users and the facility is another measure towards achieving this objective.
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He said that education is in an emergency and that all stakeholders must come forward to support Government s efforts in improving the education sector in the province.
The job, attached to the foreign ministry, requires Mr von Thadden to take a broad view of relations with France and to offer new ideas for improving them, inside and outside government.
Mr Brown said the notice was a "clear indication" of the government's commitment to improving the A9.
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Becta, the government's agency for improving the use of educational technology in schools, is to be scrapped.
If Detroit had spent less time lobbying for government protection and more on improving its products it might have fared better.
But the business community may now be coming around to working a bit more closely with the government in the interest of improving security.
However, the BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens says the strike is a reminder that government confidence in a slowly improving economic situation is not shared by many on the streets.
Under the plans, companies would lease motorways and trunk roads from the government, maintaining and perhaps improving them by adding lanes, for which - as long as they meet targets - they would be entitled to a share of road taxes.
The Welsh government said it was committed to improving housing services for veterans and their families.
His government has displayed a commitment to improving tax collection and cutting expenditures, and attracting foreign investment.
The government was tackling the issue by improving the welfare system, the education system, and back to work programmes, he said.
He said that the Welsh government is "committed" to improving the situation.
It is the government's favoured option for improving standards, and some schools worry they will be penalised if they do not use it.
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