ROADTOWN Tortola BVI, November 30th  – The Deputy Governor’s Office has received 71 cost savings ideas submissions as part of its Efficiency, Innovate and Save (EIS) Competition and will soon announce the winners following input from the public.

Deputy Governor Mrs. V. Inez Archibald in an invited comment shared her pleasure in the competition and the level of ideas received from both the private and public sectors.

The Deputy Governor said, “It is good to see that both the public and private sectors had remarkable ideas on ways to improve cost in the public service.” She added, “We started this initiative as a result of the economic climate to look for ways to make the public service stronger, more efficient and innovative while reducing operating costs and both sectors approached the initiative with dedication and have submitted 71 ideas that can be used to help improve cost in the public service.”

Permanent Secretary in the Deputy Governor’s Office Mr. David Archer explaining the next step in choosing the top two winners from both the private and public sectors to the Department of Information and Public Relations said, “The top nine ideas will be submitted to the Heads of Department (HOD) at a special HOD Meeting scheduled for next week where the top three winners from both the public and private sectors will be picked.”

Mr. Archer added, “Once the top three in both categories are chosen, those six ideas will be shared with the public and the private sectors, who will vote to pick a top winner in both categories. The two ideas receiving the most votes will be the overall winners of the competition while the second and third highest votes in each category will be ranked second and third place winners.”

The assessment team went through all 71 submissions received and have judged them based on the following criteria:
1. Did the idea improve the quality of service of the end product?
2. Did the idea simplify a process to reduce administrative burden?

3. Did the idea utilise technology as part of the solution?
4. Did the idea have a real impact on clients’ lives or the environment?

5. Was there a clear plan for implementing the idea?
6. Would the idea improve the speed of government’s operations to improve
Efficiency?

7. Did the idea generate potential savings?
8. Was the idea original?

“The assessment committee thought it was important for the entire Territory to have input in determining the winners of the competition since the competition was Territory-wide,” Mr. Archer explained.

The competition, which emanated from the Deputy Governor’s Office’s 2011 Work Plan and was officially launched in January, was a territory-wide competition opened to public officers and members of the public inviting them to produce collaborative ideas on ways to make the public service stronger and more efficient while reducing operating costs.

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