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Integration Ministry; We have a poll!
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Topic Started: Jul 19 2014, 03:36 AM (337 Views)
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Jul 19 2014, 07:40 PM
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If you give the "co-Ministers" different portfolios, there wouldn't be much chance for conflict, outside of them arguing whose job is more important or something. It could work.
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Jul 19 2014, 07:42 PM
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If you give the "co-Ministers" different portfolios, you have created two Ministries.
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Jul 19 2014, 07:43 PM
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If you give the "co-Ministers" different portfolios, you have created two Ministries.  Again, that's basically what happened with Interior and Welfare. They were under one forum though.
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Jul 20 2014, 06:45 PM
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I think that a factor we often don't consider, but seems to be fairly significant, is how the divide or lack thereof affects motivation. Structurally, it makes sense for there to be an interior minister overseeing everything and then divisions of staff for each aspect. This is similarly the case in Culture. However, what I've noticed is that the title "Minister" is far more likely to generate significant work from the holder than "Assistant Minister" or the like.
There's obviously a balance to be found, we don't want to devalue the title by making everyone a Minister, but I think it is a relevant consideration in how work is divided. Anumia and I were criticized more than once for having a cabinet that was too large, yet from the inside it often felt like dividing things up further would have helped.
With regards to the current state of the Interior Ministry, I think it is important to remember where we have come from. Over the course of the time I was VP we basically rebuilt it from the ground up and there are numerous (successful) programs that are on-going that either didn't exist or were unused a year ago. The current administration hasn't made any groundbreaking changes, but they didn't need to - they inherited a well functioning system. Is there more that could be done? Of course! I think the transition to the new administration had some hiccups, but everything seems to be functioning well now. I understand Drecq's frustration - he took over at a time when a lot of reform had already occurred and there wasn't really enough data to judge what was working and what needed tweaking.
One thing I will say is that the limited hard data that I have collected shows an improvement in recruitment and integration over the last six months, which is a reversal of steady decline that has happened over years. My experience and the data suggest that as a region grows and ages, it becomes more and more difficult to get new people involved. This conceptually makes sense to me - the hardest thing for me coming here was getting an understanding of the vast amount of history and culture that affect even basic decision making in government (e.g., why people respond so viscerally to suggestions of creating an economy). That body of knowledge required to truly understand Europeia continues to grow, and it can be overwhelming.
If anyone has any specific ideas, I'm sure the ministry would be very interested, and is be more than willing to advocate for implementation of good ones.
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I personally look forward to the Maltatorship in the Speakership..
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Jul 20 2014, 06:55 PM
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It seems odd the VP and MoI aren't working in coordination to revitalize the CSO. I think a working CSO is the best way to integrate new people in the community. For the CSO to work though, all Ministers need to be ready and willing to work with asst. Ministers and ensure they're learning about their ministry and really getting more involved elsewhere. Yes, it is more work, but in the end, it can be quite successful. Ministers like Lethen (when he was MoC and worked very well with his asst. Ministers) are what we need.
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Malashaan
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Jul 20 2014, 07:21 PM
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What's the current situation with the CSO? When I left the VP's office it was working well - I know there was am issue getting Lexus access to the files, but I was led to believe it was fully functional again now - is that not the case?
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 Decorations Awards Resume Europeia Forum Administrator Ensign in the Europeian Republican Navy Former President x2 Former Senate Speaker x12 Former Chief Justice Former World Assembly Delegate Former Vice President x7 Former Primus Inter Pares Former Attorney General x8 Former Minister of Culture Former Minister of Foreign Cultivation Former Interior Minister x2 Former World Assembly Minister Former Senator x15 Former Associate Justice x4 Democrats Former President Former Vice President Former Prime Minister Former Speak of the House x5 Former Minister of Interior Affairs x2 Former Chief of Staff Former Secretary of State New Valencia Constitutional Framer and Founding Member Loremia Constitutional Framer and Founder - Cerian Quilor
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I personally look forward to the Maltatorship in the Speakership..
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