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Medvedev warns bureaucrats against putting off his orders
Published: 16 March, 2010, 17:54
Edited: 21 June, 2010, 18:44
RIA Novosti / Dmitriy Astakhov, POOL
TAGS: Meeting, Medvedev, Russia, Politics, Internet
Russia’s President Medvedev has criticized officials for not executing his orders and warned them that they will be punished, and may even be dismissed.
During a video conference devoted to the matter, the head of state has called the situation with implementation of his instructions “rather complicated”. He said that the reports that government and organizations send to him are “not always substantial.”
“Quite often they simply give runarounds,” Medvedev said as quoted by Itar-Tass. “In order to meet the deadlines, our dear colleagues report that such and such has been done. However, in reality – when a case is examined – it reveals that nothing was done.”
According to the president, it is understandable that some projects – like the 2014 Sochi Olympics– are quite time-consuming. In other cases, when an official asks to postpone a deadline for half a year, there is no doubt it means “a failure to implement presidential orders.”
Medvedev has called on his aide Konstantin Chuichenko, the head of the supervisory body, to check the necessity for such put-offs. If it surfaces that it is an authority’s noncompliance of duties is the cause, he or she should answer for that and may even be dismissed, no matter how high their rank is.
Also, the president – known for his modernization proposals – has called on members of the government and heads of regions to use the Internet to monitor people’s opinion.
“Those who can use [the Internet] are modern managers. Those who cannot are not ready yet, sorry,” he is quoted by Interfax as saying. “If I look through, all others should do the same. That is something I recommend not only to the government officials, but also to regional leaders.”
Medvedev is the first Russian president to have a video blog and, in order to create further interaction between citizens and authorities, has pushed for the introduction of “e-government”. As a result, as of April 1, Russians will be able to take care of some day-to-day bureaucracy online.
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RT should interview you Ormoz shed light upon these situations. don't hide anything, though openess of errors they can be fixed.
"Having small and well-performing government -- this a fight of all Russians and not only the President and small group of people who cares about this country." Wow Bogdanov do you know how many countries wish they could honestly make that comment. I mean everyone tends to take what they have for granted and my own country is certainly not totally flawed but we have some really big problems as a ratio comparatively. RE Ormoz I totally and absolutely agree, and no one would know better than a small businessman , it has always been my opinion that small business is a national security issue and should be treated as such, with regard to the lack or promotion/incentive there of. it is the roots and foundation of the very existence of the society and as such has a very large lever on the opinions and objections of the people. in my country we have the cancer of monopoly, things look rosy as long as everyone goes along with the plan , but what about when the take and the take starts to encroach on the give and the give of the middle class and small business. do things still look so rosy? Russia absolutely does not have that problem (problems it has) and I believe the good policies of the leaders President and the team are trying to keep it that way. It’s not an easy fight, but it’s definitely my opinion that it is easier, much easier, to break a ‘bureaucratic corrupt’ ‘monopoly’ that is the shadow of a ‘government monopoly’ than an evolved monopoly with deep roots in the leadership structure of the actual nation. Of which I am 100% confident does not exist in Russia. the latter tends to take down the nation with it, and as such is 'to big to fail'. Russia can save the world.
I experienced many things like that in my short time in Russia. I could write a book about unnecessary things like spending 12 hours to pay a driving fine or spending 2-3 hours to pay a bill at a bank. I am sure the government knows about that. It is time they do something about it, NOT just talk about it. It is not hard or impossible and should not take a long time, so why are they waiting???