Part of the stocktaking, he said, also included improving the management of Esalen, a nonprofit organization.
Uganda has committed to improving the management of drugs supply chains, and the National Medical Stores now publishes delivery schedules to show that it is efficient and accountable.
The world's burgeoning population is converging on urban areas, so improving the management of cities is a huge challenge for the future.
"The reforms they have taken, combined with our sanctions, are serious and are focused on improving the management of the bowl".
But actually moving particular operations abroad is more akin to introducing labour-saving machinery than to outsourcing in the sense of improving the management of complexity.
Improving the management of the £200bn the public sector spends each year on the purchase of goods, services, equipment, building works and projects has been a priority of Francis Maude, the minister responsible to driving Whitehall efficiency.
The Staffordshire commissioning support unit worked with Atos Consulting to help deliver better healthcare, and Private Public Ltd has been at the heart of Nesta's innovative People Powered Health project, which is improving the management of long-term health conditions.
Chinese officials have defended the need for such a law, arguing that it is an important step in improving the management of an estimated 7,000 foreign non-governmental operations operating in China.
At a news conference here today, a Lukoil vice president, Leonid Fedun, said that the savings had come from closing unprofitable wells, making oil well repair work more efficient, and improving the management of foreign oil assets.
At the same time, the ability to analyse historical leak data and information about the condition of pipes is improving the management of the infrastructure and, subsequently, the sustainability of the network.
They preferred improving the management of existing systems as selected strategy in North Africa.
