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6.1.0 As noted previously the preparation of a National Profile to assess the National Legal Infrastructure for Sound Financial Management is a substantial and potentially rewarding endeavour. It requires the creation of a common sense of purpose and interest across some of the most important institutions and agencies in the state. As in many such significant endeavours, the experience of working through this common process can generate benefits in terms of mutual understanding and trust between organisations, which can be almost as important as the end product of the process itself. 6.1.1 Once again however it is worth stressing that unless the findings of the National Profile serve as an agenda for change and improvement there is little point in opening such an elaborate and time consuming research project. It is therefore imperative that before the process is opened up in the first place, all parties concerned with the legal infrastructure to be examined, and in particular the government authorities, should examine their motives for engaging in the compilation of a National Profile and should decide honestly whether they believe they can commit fully to the process. Any ambiguities or doubts which linger on this point will only serve to frustrate and call into doubt, an initiative which otherwise possesses all the potential to make a real and valuable change to the national public administration environment. 6.1.2 It is the hope of UNITAR therefore, that the responsible authorities across a great number of countries will find this Guidance Document useful in mapping out the principal areas of concern (both in terms of content and procedure) which merit their attention as they set about designing their own National Profile. Additional information on this Guidance Document, and on other areas of UNITAR assistance, may be obtained from: Babar Kamal
Guidance Document: Assisting Countries in Preparing a National
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