The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU; Malay: Unit Pemodenan Tadbiran dan Perancangan Pengurusan Malaysia) is one of the prominent government agencies in Malaysia, that is responsible for 'modernising and reforming' the public sector.
Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) is one of the few central agencies in Malaysia, responsible for ‘modernising and reformising’ the public sector in the areas of administrative reforms. MAMPU is placed under the Prime Minister Department. Essentially, MAMPU was established in 1977 as an agency that is given the tasks to reform and modernise public administration in the public sector (Jeong, 2012).
Among the main objectives and functions of MAMPU are:
Other related objectives and functions of MAMPU are:
In general, MAMPU is divided into six (6) divisions:
In conclusion, the fundamental functions of MAMPU in general is to assist the various governmental organisations at the Federal, State, and Local government levels, on matters pertaining to modernisation and reformation of the public sector and public administration, especially that of administrative reforms. Thus, MAMPU can be regarded as the highest authority in setting the standard and policy for developing, modernising and reforming public administration (Jeong, 2012).
Essentially, paramount is the e-Government project, which has been one of the more notable project (flagship) under MAMPU, which concurrently worked together with MDeC and Accenture, in their efforts to help modernised the public sector. The e-Government flagship was launched in 1996, by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad (1981–2003).
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