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Explain the concept behind "benchmarking." How can benchmarking be achieved for improvement of public sector efficiency and effectiveness?

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Explain the concept behind "benchmarking." How can benchmarking be achieved for improvement of public sector efficiency and effectiveness?

Benchmarking is the process of comparing processes, systems and performance related metrics to best practices or industry standards. In other words, it can be termed as the process of comparing own performance against the leaders or best in the industry.

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