Under the name of Better Administrative Policy, the Flemish public administration was subjected to root-and-branch reform in 2006 by the following principles:
- designed to make the public administration more efficient;
- tasks are now organised on the basis of 8 policy areas;
- each policy area is composed of a department and a number of autonomous agencies;
- the role of the departments is to prepare, monitor and evaluate public policy in the policy field of the department;
- the agencies then apply and implement government policy within the context of the services provided to citizens, companies and organisations.
The 8 policy areas of the Flemish public administration:
- Chancellery, Public Governance, Foreign Affairs and Justice (KB)
- Education and Training (O&V)
- Work, Economy, Science, Innovation, Agriculture and Social Economy (WEWILS)
- Environment (OMG)
- Finance and Budget (FB)
- Welfare, Public Health and Family (WVG)
- Culture, Youth, Sport and Media (CJSM)
- Mobility a Environment (OMG) and Public Works (MOW)
