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een vasthoudende sturing van de politieke top

English translation: Steadfast management at senior political level


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Dutch term or phrase:een vasthoudende sturing van de politieke top
English translation:Steadfast management at senior political level
Entered by: Dave Calderhead
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12:56 Nov 30, 2005
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Dutch term or phrase: een vasthoudende sturing van de politieke top
This is a report about government reform (e-government etc.), which looks at practical examples in other countries and explores how they might be implemented in the Netherlands. This particular example refers to the Belgian "Kruispuntbank" initiative, whereby the databases of all the social security institutions are linked up. One specific application examined is on-line registration of new employees by employers. Can't work out what this phrase actually means so would welcome any insight.

In dit kleine voorbeeld zien we een paar belangrijke aspecten terugkomen. Belgen richten zich op dienstverlening, verbetering bedrijfsvoering en fraudebestrijding (ook in die volgorde). Zij zijn buitengewoon praktisch: ze proberen concrete uitvoeringsprocessen te verbeteren, zonder grootschalige structuurwijzigingen. Daartoe veranderen ze tegelijkertijd wettelijke regimes, verbeteren ze de organisatie en leggen ze ICT-infrastructuren aan.
**Een vasthoudende sturing van de politieke top**, een duidelijke visie op privacy en de vastberadenheid om de autonomie ten aanzien van de informatievoorziening te doorbreken zijn de factoren voor het succes in België.
MoiraB
Local time: 10:40
Steadfast management by the political leaders
Explanation:
Or Tenacious management
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Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 10:40
Grading comment
Or perhaps "...at senior political level". Thanks, Dave. I was obviously overlooking the bleeding obvious and trying to read too much into it! ;-))
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4 +2Steadfast management by the political leaders
Dave Calderhead
4continued commitment from government ministers
DutchConnection


  

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Steadfast management by the political leaders


Explanation:
Or Tenacious management

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 10:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Or perhaps "...at senior political level". Thanks, Dave. I was obviously overlooking the bleeding obvious and trying to read too much into it! ;-))

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans G. Liepert: je heb gelijk - maar dat is in Belgie het geval?
33 mins
  -> That dependes on whether the author is being really sincere or rather sarcastic, Hans! - Thanks for your support (;-{)>,

agree  Robert Kleemaier: Good morning, Dave.
1 hr
  -> Hi Robert - Thanks (:-{)>
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
continued commitment from government ministers


Explanation:
This would be my take within the given context.

DutchConnection
Local time: 09:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Dave Calderhead: Opposition party is also part of "politieke top" whether we ;ile them or not! - Good evening, E (:-{)> Opposition also plays a role in overall government - that's what the adversarial system is about, wouldn't you agree? To challenge decisions/proposals
3 hrs
  -> I agree, but in this particular situation they don't have much clout compared to the policies of the government of the day.
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