Good Governance & Duty to Care

Question 1

What does good governance mean ?

Answer 1

Governance - The total set of a government’s activities throughout the policy-making process.

Good Governance - The quality of Governing Institutions in terms of:
* Stability
* Interaction
* Transparency
* Responsiveness
* Procedural Fairness
* Effectiveness
* Adherance to the rule of law

Question 2

What is the Duty to care ?

Answer 2

A duty to care to
* The thing entrusted
The Owner
The destined Beneficiary

Question 3

What makes good governance ?

Answer 3

• Robust leglislation and institutional capacity
  Effective system design and risk management
  Consistent Enforcement, Reporting and Investigation
  Incentive Systems, Conflict Resolution and Redress Mechanisms
  Organisational democracy and moral community within an organisation
  Empowering Leadership

Question 4

What is stewardship ?

Answer 4

The duty to care for the entity managed, its owners and beneficiaries. Government professionals are stewards of the common good.

Question 5

Examples of Stewards

Answer 5

• Board of directors
• Company Secretaries
• Permanent Secretaries
• Auditors
• Risk Managers

Question 6

Hazards of stewardship

Answer 6

• Conflicts between performance values and ethical values
• Amiguity in standards of care
• Legal limitations on liability for breaches of duty