At the forum, themed "Elevating the National Assembly's oversight activities: from strategic orientations to practical actions in the 16th NA tenure", delegates were urged to closely align supervision with institutional reform and the effective enforcement of laws, while fundamentally modernizing oversight through the use of data, evidence, and digital technologies.
Mr. Man underscored the need to build a digital oversight mechanism, strengthen analytical, forecasting, and early-warning capacities, and rigorously follow up on post-oversight conclusions and recommendations.
He said responsibilities, deadlines, and expected outcomes must be clearly defined, with persistent monitoring until full implementation.
"We cannot oversee new challenges with old thinking, old methods, and old tools,” said the Chairman, adding, “The 16th National Assembly must establish a new approach to oversight—one that is strategically oriented, forward-looking, evidence- and data-driven, focused on the right priorities, and committed to ensuring accountability and delivering results.
“Oversight should go beyond reviewing what has already been done. It should help shape future action, remove institutional bottlenecks, identify potential risks, promote action, and contribute to national development,” Mr. Man noted.
According to the top legislator, the ultimate value of parliamentary oversight lies, not in the number of supervisory activities conducted or recommendations made, but in the tangible improvements it delivers in institutional reform, law enforcement, national governance, and people's quality of life.
